I have compiled for you a massive list of artworks for you to look at with your kids this year. I picked one artwork for each week of the year, and I tried to pick the best of the best. If you haven’t been showing art to your kids, this is a great list to start with! Just sit down and talk about a new artwork each week for a few minutes.
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How to Talk about Art with Your Kids
Here are some posts from Art Class Curator for tips at looking at art with your kids.
- How to Look at Art with your Children
- How to Look at Art with Toddlers and Preschoolers
- Charlotte Mason Picture Study: An Easy Way to Introduce Art to your Kids
Art Appreciation for Kids
Instead of dividing by week, I divided by time period. Regrettably, this list does not include non-western art or contemporary art. For more awesome non-western art, check out my Art Around the World series. Each entry below includes a link to find the picture.
Ancient to Classical Art
- Prehistoric, Nude Woman (Venus of Willendorf), c. 28,000-25,000 B.C.E (On ACFK, 5 Artworks to Promote Introspection) (Buy replica on Amazon)
- Sumer, the Standard of Ur, about 2600-2400 B.C.E. (Book about this artwork)
- The Law Code of Hammurabi, King of Babylon, c. 1750 B.C.E (Book about Hammurabi’s Code)
- Ancient Egyptian, Palette of King Narmer, c. 3000-2920 B.C.E.
- Myron (Ancient Greek), Discus-thrower (Discobolus), Roman copy of a bronze original of the 5th century BC (Book about this artwork)
- Hellenistic Greek, Laocoön and His Sons, early first century C.E.
- Ancient Roman, Augustus of Primaporta, first century, C.E.
- Ancient Roman, The Alexander Mosaic, ca. 100 BC (Poster of this artwork)
Medieval and Renaissance Art
- Byzantine, Justinian and his Attendants, Basilica di San Vitale, 547 C.E
- Gothic, Chartres Cathedral (Book about Chartres)
- Jan and Hubert van Eyk, Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (Ghent Altarpiece), 1432 (Book about the Nazi theft of this artwork)
- Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus, 1482-85 (Poster of this artwork)
- Leonardo da Vinci, Last Supper, 1498 (Print of this artwork on wood)
- Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sistene Chapel Ceiling, 1508-12 (Jigsaw puzzle of this artwork)
- Raphael, School of Athens, 1509-11 (Coffee mug of this artwork)
- Michelangelo Buonarroti, Slaves or Prisoners, ca. 1520-23
17th-18th Century Art
- Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith Beheading Holofernes, 1614-20 (On ACFK, Masterpiece Monday) (Novel about the Artist)
- Gianlorenzo Bernini, Apollo and Daphne, 1622-25 (Replica of this sculpture)
- Judith Leyster, Self-Portrait, c. 1630
- Rembrandt, Officers and Men of the Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq and Lieutenant Wilhelm van Ruytenburgh, known as the Night Watch, 1642 (Canvas print of this artwork)
- Diego Velázquez, Las Meninas, 1656 (On ACFK, 20 Great Artworks to Look at with Young Kids) (Poster of this artwork)
- Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Swing, 1767 (Poster of this artwork)
- Jacques-Louis David, Oath of the Horatii, 1785 (Poster of this artwork)
19th-Century Art
- Francisco Goya, Third of May, 1808 (Mouse pad of this artwork)
- Eugène Delacroix, July 28: Liberty Leading the People, 1830 (Poster of this artwork)
- William Turner, Slave Ship (Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On), 1840 (Poster of this artwork)
- Claude Monet, Les Nymphéas (The Water Lilies), 1840-1926 (Monet magnets)
- Jean-François Millet, L’Angélus, c. 1857-1859
- Georges Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, 1884 (Coffee mug of this artwork)
- Auguste Rodin, The Burghers of Calais, 1884-95 (Coffee mug of this artwork)
- Paul Gauguin, Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?, 1897-98
- Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night, 1889 (On ACFK, 5 Exciting Art History Projects for Kids that Made me Say “WOW!”) (Umbrella of this artwork)
Modern and Contemporary Art
- Henri Matisse, Harmony in Red/La Desserte, 1908 (Jigsaw puzzle of this artwork)
- Edvard Munch, The Scream, 1910 (Inflatable Scream Doll)
- Franz Marc, Fate of the Animals, 1913 (On ACFK, Art Spotlight: Franz Marc’s Fate of the Animals)
- Marc Chagall, I and the Village, 1911 (On ACFK, 5 Artworks Your Children will Love) (Poster of this artwork)
- Wassily Kandinsky, Panel for Edwin R. Campbell No. 4, 1914
- Salvador Dali, The Persistence of Memory, 1931 (Melting clock)
- Pablo Picasso, Guernica, 1937 (Jigsaw puzzle of this artwork)
- Frida Kahlo, The Two Fridas, 1939 (On ACFK, 5 Artworks to Intrigue Your High Schooler) (Poster of this artwork)
- Jackson Pollock, One: Number 31, 1950, 1950 (Book about this artwork)
- Francis Bacon, Study after Velazquez’s Portrait of Pope Innocent X, 1953 (On ACFK, Art Around the World in 30 Days – Ireland)
- Andy Warhol, Campbell’s Soup Cans, 1962 (Converse shoes of this artwork)
- Robert Rauschenberg, Skyway, 1964
- Andy Goldsworthy, Fall Leaves (On ACFK, 5 Exciting Art History Projects for Kids that Made me Say “WOW!”) (Book about this artist)
American Art
- John Singleton Copley, Watson and the Shark, 1778 (On ACFK: Charlotte Mason Picture Study: John Singleton Copley)
- Thomas Moran, The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, 1872 (Jigsaw puzzle of this artwork)
- John Singer Sargent, El Jaleo, 1882 (Poster of this artwork)
- Frederic Remington, A Dash for the Timber, 1889 (Poster of this artwork)
- Grant Wood, American Gothic, 1930 (Children’s book about this artist)
- Jacob Lawrence, The Migration Series, 1940-41 (Children’s book about this series)
- Edward Hopper, Nighthawks, 1942 (Poster of this artwork)
Whew! This is quite a list. It was hard to choose, and I know I left out some great artworks. Keep reading on Art Class Curator to learn more about teaching art to kids.
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