# Art history

> Canonical page: /en/art-history

## Programme

  Looking at a painting becomes more interesting when you know who made it and how. After looking, reading and listening, children get creative themselves.

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### Discover artists

      Famous masters and lesser-known artists are featured.

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### Compare styles

      The group discusses different ways of depicting things.

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### Creating your own work

      Children create work in a style they have discussed or give it their own interpretation.

  The teacher tailors the examples and tasks to the group.

## Skills children practise here

- Looking carefully
    
- Recognising styles
    
- Creative interpretation