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Description: | 'Narrative' paintings, such as this, are very useful for social historians who can use the visual imagery to recreate an idea about how life used to be for people in the past and from around the world. This work tells a story about a typical school day for Belgian school children in the 19th century. Many artists used their work to portray ideas and beliefs about society, and this painting may be a comment on the rewards of obedience and study, as opposed to the harsh consequences of disobedience and laziness at school. We are immediately struck by the teachers angry face, and notice she is holding what appears to be a tool used for punishing children if they misbehaved. One child sits crying on the floor, which is contrasted with the three hardworking children sitting at their table quietly.
Oil painting of a schoolroom. Light through a window catches on a boy leaning across a desk to the school teacher. Behind him sits three children writing at a desk. Another boy kneels on the floor, his chalkboard at his feet and rubbing his eyes. The schoolroom looks untidy and a cat sits on a low table next to the teacher. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Learning Childhood Fine arts Women Basic education Oil painting Oil Paintings Children Victorian period Interiors Elderly people Schools School authority Paintings Narrative painting Classrooms Teachers School buildings People Art collections | Temporal: | 1853
Victorian (1837-1901) | Source: | Black Country History | Creator: | BRAEKELEER; Ferdinand De (1792 - 1883) | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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