Paul Cezanne, “The Card Players”, 1890-92
Louvre, Paris
LET’S DESCRIBE THE PAINTING!
What do you see in the picture?
LOCATIONS
On the right/left
Near the….(VICINO A,,)
By the….(PRESSO…)
IN the…
On the….
Under……
Opposite….(di fronte, faccia a faccia)
In front of… (DAVANTI A..)
Between…..
Behind…..
ACTIONS (present progressive tense)
The man is ________ing
The men (PL) are ___________ing
CLOTHING
WHAT is the MAN/WOMAN wearing?
SHE/HE’s wearing a……..
OPINIONS
What do you think?
I think…..
It looks like
They look bored/sad….
They appear to be tired/bored/sad
A hat
A pipe
A jacket
A moustaches
A tablecloth
A fringe
A ceiling
lamp
A necklace
with
a pendant
A collar
The woman is standing
A bracelet
The bar
Manet, “A Bar at the Folies Bergère” , 1882, Courtauld Institute Gallery, London, UK
The Eiffel
tower
buildings
A train is
standing
upside down
Two people are lying
Human face
Marc Chagall, “Paris Through the Window”, 1913, Oil on Canvas, Guggenheim Museum, New York
A sailing boat
A stick
The
grass
A monkey
A dog
What are all THESE people doing?
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To talk to eachother
To walk
To watch the lake/the landscape
To lie on the grass
To play
A girl/to run
To sit on the grass/under the shadow of a tree
To stand by the lakeside