There are many painters whose pictures will be enjoyed by children of from five to eight, and the teacher or parent who knows art and art literature can choose for himself, keeping always in mind the story interests. To those who have little or no knowledge of art, yet who want to lead children along this path, the following list will be helpful:
Artists and Paintings That Can Be Presented to Young Children through the Story-Telling Method
Adam: Kittens; Wide Awake; The Hungry Quartette; In the Boudoir.
Botticelli: Adoration of the Magi; The Holy Family.
Bouguereau: Virgin and Angels; Virgin, Infant Jesus, and St. John; Going Home from School; The Flight into Egypt.
Delaroche: The Finding of Moses; Children of Edward IV.
Greuze: The Broken Pitcher; Innocence; Head of Girl with Apple.
Herring: Pharaoh’s Horses; Three Members of the Temperance Society; The Village Blacksmith; Farmyard.
Vigée Lebrun: Marie Antoinette and Children; Girl with Muff; Mother and Daughter.