Landscape with the Fall of IcarusLandscape with the Fall of Icarusby Pieter Bruegel the Elderby Pieter Bruegel the Elder

c. 1558c. 1558

Royal Museum of Fine Arts, BrusselsRoyal Museum of Fine Arts, Brussels

Write the following: Activity I Write the following: Activity I

the title of the paintingthe title of the painting the artist’s namethe artist’s name one detail from the backgroundone detail from the background one detail from the foregroundone detail from the foreground

Landscape with the Fall of IcarusLandscape with the Fall of Icarusby Pieter Bruegel the Elder

c. 1558c. 1558

Royal Museum of Fine Arts, BrusselsRoyal Museum of Fine Arts, Brussels

Pieter BruegelPieter Bruegel Pieter Bruegel the Elder, ni

cknamed ‘Peasant Bruegel’ was probably the most significant and exciting painter in the Northern Europe during the middle part of the sixteenth century. His nickname “Peasant Bruegel” indicates his subjects: peasant life, proverbs and genre scenes, the New Testament— topics set among common folks of contemporary Flanders.

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RememberRemember

The learner can recall information The learner can recall information and/or processes at will.and/or processes at will.

Activity IIActivity II

Write a brief description of the Write a brief description of the scene depicted in the painting.scene depicted in the painting.

Icarus’ legs

Shepherd gazes at the sky

Farmer concentrates on plowing

The ship sails right by

The man on shore doesn’ t notice

UnderstandUnderstand

Learners make connections between Learners make connections between what they already know and the new what they already know and the new ideas they are trying to assimilate.ideas they are trying to assimilate.

The “understand” level of thinking The “understand” level of thinking usually involves conceptual usually involves conceptual knowledge, the comprehension of an knowledge, the comprehension of an idea.idea.

Sensory Impressions and Mood—Activity IV

Animal sounds—horse, sheep, dog; wind blowing through trees; splash as Icarus hits the water

Warmth of the sun; soft, newly-plowed earth; movement of ship; coolness of water; breeze in sails; whip on horse; edge of plowed row;

Salty air; dust/dirt stirred by plow

Sun going down; delicate sailing ship; farmer plowing; Icarus’ legs thrashing the sea; shepherd gazing into sky; city in background

Scents of animals; salty air; newly plowed earth; sweaty farmer; “fishy” seaside smells

Quiet; peaceful, mundane; apathetic; disinterested; idyllic; expectant, lonely; detached, etc.

ApplyApply

Learners use procedures and processes Learners use procedures and processes they have already learned to execute they have already learned to execute tasks and solve problems. tasks and solve problems.

Activity IV.Activity IV.

What is a theme of the painting?What is a theme of the painting?

List three or more specific details List three or more specific details that support this theme.that support this theme.

AnalyzeAnalyze

Learners break material down into its Learners break material down into its constituent parts and determine how the constituent parts and determine how the parts are related to each other and to an parts are related to each other and to an overall structure.overall structure.

Activity V:Activity V:

Which detail in the painting most effectively Which detail in the painting most effectively conveys the theme?conveys the theme?

Justify your answer.Justify your answer.

EvaluateEvaluate

Learners detect flaws or Learners detect flaws or inconsistencies in a product or inconsistencies in a product or process and/or use pre-determined process and/or use pre-determined criteria to judge the quality of a criteria to judge the quality of a product or text.product or text.

Activity VIIActivity VIILandscape With The Fall of IcarusLandscape With The Fall of Icarus by William Carlos Williams by William Carlos Williams

According to Brueghel According to Brueghel when Icarus fell when Icarus fell it was spring it was spring

a farmer was ploughing a farmer was ploughing his field his field the whole pageantry the whole pageantry

of the year was of the year was awake tingling awake tingling nearnear

the edge of the seathe edge of the seaconcernedconcernedwith itselfwith itself

sweating in the sun sweating in the sun that melted that melted the wings' wax the wings' wax

unsignificantly unsignificantly off the coast off the coast there was there was

a splash quite unnoticed a splash quite unnoticed this was this was Icarus drowning Icarus drowning

From From Collected Poems: 1939-1962, Volume IICollected Poems: 1939-1962, Volume II by William Carlos Williams, published by New Directions Publishing Corp. © 1962 by William Carlos Williams. by William Carlos Williams, published by New Directions Publishing Corp. © 1962 by William Carlos Williams. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.

Using the Williams poem as a model, Using the Williams poem as a model, create an original poem, taking the create an original poem, taking the perspective of one of the following and perspective of one of the following and beginning with the sentence “According to beginning with the sentence “According to ______________, when Icarus fell….”______________, when Icarus fell….”

someone on the deck of the shipsomeone on the deck of the ship the plowmanthe plowman the fisherman on the bankthe fisherman on the bank IcarusIcarus DaedalusDaedalus the sheepherderthe sheepherder

Create (Synthesize)Create (Synthesize)

Learners combine elements into a Learners combine elements into a different form or merge information different form or merge information from several sources into a unified from several sources into a unified whole. A new product comes into whole. A new product comes into being from previously existing being from previously existing materials or texts.materials or texts.

CreditsCredits Image of Brueghel available at: Image of Brueghel available at:

http://www.abcgallery.com/B/bruegelhttp://www.abcgallery.com/B/bruegel/bruegel152.JPG/bruegel152.JPG

Vulpine reading of “Landscape with Vulpine reading of “Landscape with the Fall of Icarus” available at: the Fall of Icarus” available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf5MFIC1fOs v=Pf5MFIC1fOs