Berthe Morisot<br/>
<em>Embroidery</em> (<em>La Broderie</em>) 1889 <br/>
oil on canvas<br/>
50.0 x 61.0 cm<br/>
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br/>
Purchased with funds donated by Barry Janes and Paul Cross, Paula Fox AO and Fox Family Foundation, Norman Bloom and Pauline Bloom, Myriam Boisbouvier-Wylie and John Wylie AM, Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family,The Bowden Marstan Foundation,Ken Harrison AM and Jill Harrison OAM, John and Rose Downer Foundation, Tim Fairfax AC and Gina Fairfax and donors to the 2021 NGV Foundation Annual Dinner and 2021 NGV Annual Appeal, 2022<br/>

Wednesday Work of the Week: La Broderie

Wed 6 Apr 22, 9.15am–9.30am

Berthe Morisot<br/> <em>Embroidery</em> (<em>La Broderie</em>) 1889 <br/> oil on canvas<br/> 50.0 x 61.0 cm<br/> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br/> Purchased with funds donated by Barry Janes and Paul Cross, Paula Fox AO and Fox Family Foundation, Norman Bloom and Pauline Bloom, Myriam Boisbouvier-Wylie and John Wylie AM, Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family,The Bowden Marstan Foundation,Ken Harrison AM and Jill Harrison OAM, John and Rose Downer Foundation, Tim Fairfax AC and Gina Fairfax and donors to the 2021 NGV Foundation Annual Dinner and 2021 NGV Annual Appeal, 2022<br/>
Past program

Free entry

This program takes place virtually

Levels 3-8

Join an NGV Educator for a short and lively introduction to one work from the NGV Collection and exhibitions. To have your questions answered about the Wednesday Work of the Week during the program send them in advance to education.bookings@ngv.vic.gov.au.

A program recording will also be available to access online for booked participants for one week.

La Broderie

Berthe Morisot was a French artist and a member of a group of painters who became known as the Impressionists. Her painting, La Broderie, 1889, shows her observations of daily life and the social expectations of her time. This week, get a glimpse of what life was like for women in Paris in the late 1800s and discover how Morisot came to paint this intimate scene.

Duration: 15 mins

Cost: Free

Learning objectives

  • Identify the source of inspiration in Berthe Morisot’s painting, La Broderie
  • Analyse and interpret the themes, concepts and ideas in Morisot’s La Broderie
  • Discuss how Morisot used materials, techniques and processes to realise her intentions in her artwork
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