Describing Van Gogh

Van Gogh
Section 1: Describing The Starry Night
- Consolidation activity on The Starry Night
Section 2: Listening to Vincent
- Consolidation activity on "Vincent"
- Taking a closer look at the paintings
Section 3: Analyzing a self-portrait
- Taking a closer look at the self-portrait
Final quiz

Consolidation activity on The Starry Night

True-False Questions

After watching the silent video and reading the Wikipedia excerpt, decide whether the following statements are true or false.

1. In Van Gogh's Starry Night a large cypress takes up a great deal of space in the background.

True False

False

The cypress is in the foreground.

2. The technique employed by Van Gogh are watercolors.

True False

False

It's an oil on canvas.

3. The scene depicts the landscape he contemplated from his home's window.

True False

False

The painting recreates the view from a sanatorium where he stayed in the South of France.

4. The white moonlight dimly illuminates the sky.

True False

False

The brightly lit moon shines golden like the sun.

5. The cypress is compared to a flame because of the warm color palette Van Gogh used to paint it.

True False

False

No, the cypress tree is compared to a flame because of its upward going curved lines that seem to be in motion, to be alive.