The Sleeping Beauty from a series illustrating the Legend of Briar Rose.
Series painted 1871 - 1890.  Sir Edward Burne-Jones.
Digitized image@ http://www.janet85.freeserve.co.uk/main.html

Guided Looking

Look at the painting with a partner.  Talk about the painting together.
  • What do you each like about it?
  • How does it make you feel?
  • What does it make you think of?

    • Why do you think this painting is in the folk tales unit?
 Now consider space:
  • Where do you think she is?
  • Do you see shapes that overlap?
  • Do you see shapes that are close to you?

    • Do you see shapes that are far away?


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