Viewing Strategies for Different Interests

For Families

Scavenger Hunt Ideas: - Find 10 different animals - Spot children in paintings - Count halos in religious art - Find your favorite color used well

Kid-Friendly Highlights: - Arcimboldo's Season portraits (faces made of fruits!) - Battle scenes with horses - Saint George fighting dragons - Ships in storms

For Art Students

Technical Studies: - Compare brushwork across centuries - Study how artists show fabric - Trace perspective development - Analyze color harmonies

Copying Permitted: - Sketching allowed in galleries - Easels by permit only - Photography OK (no flash)

For Romance Seekers

Love Stories in Paint: - Fragonard's The Swing (playful flirtation) - David's Loves of Paris and Helen - Countless Venus paintings - Boucher's sensual mythologies

For History Buffs

Paintings as Documents: - Portraits revealing period fashion - Battle scenes showing warfare evolution - Court paintings displaying power - Revolutionary art changing society