Name________________________________
Mrs. Brownlee’s Lit Circle
Chasing Vermeer Final Project
At the beginning of Chasing Vermeer, Petra talks about going through the art
museum and thinking about which piece of art you’d like to take home with you.
Your task: choose and analyze a famous, museum-quality piece of art
you’d like to take home.
MY PERSONAL ART GALLERY
Give your personal definition of art. What makes something a piece of
art? Who decides?
Title of piece:
Artist:
DESCRIPTION OF THE ART WORK
Medium/style:
Date created:
Colors, textures (give a complete, detailed description of objects, shapes, colors, etc.) :
Mood, feelings:
Describe why you chose this piece of artwork.
Tell where you would keep it in your house and why.
Give a brief background of the artist in your own words (does not have to be in
complete sentences). Include birth and death dates, where they live(d), other
famous works, etc.
Sources of information:
**ATTACH A COLOR PHOTO OF THE ARTWORK**