For my dear friends
Sophie and Marie-Odile
The Little Van Gogh
The Little Renoir
The Little Monet
The Little Degas
The Little Klimt
The Little Turner
The Little Bruegel
The Little Van Eyck
The Little Rubens
The Little Cézanne
The Little Waterloo
Marie-Antoinette
A History of Belgium for children
Before you start reading, take a sheet of paper and several pencils.
You will need them to do the exercises.
Whenever you see this pencil, it is your turn to play!
Renoir liked to paint happiness… and you?
Portraits
Family life
The Art and Life of Renoir
Small dogs
Graceful dancers
His friends at the ball
Beautiful women
Children and their games
Boaters on a Sunday
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born on 25th February 1841, in Limoges, central France. His father, Leonard, was a humble tailor and his mother, Marguerite, a dressmaker. He was one of seven children. The family moved to Paris in the hope of finding better work and living conditions. Renoir had a talent for art and singing. His school teacher, Charles Gounod, asked him to sing in the choir. But Renoir’s father encouraged him to learn to paint on porcelain, a traditional craft in his hometown.
Charles Gounod (1818–1893) was a French composer. He composed religious arrangements and operas, including Faust and Romeo and Juliet.
It’s your turn to decorate this porcelain teacup and teapot, just like Renoir used to do.
coats of arms