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