'The Marquise de Seignelay and Two of her Sons', 1691
by Pierre Mignard
London, The National Gallery.

For 2004/05, the one-day Continuing Professional Development courses, called 'Framing the Curriculum', run by National Gallery Education will focus on 'The Marquise de Seignelay and Two of her Sons' by Pierre Mignard. The course will look at ways of using paintings in the classroom by integrating art in to the National Curriculum. This principle aligns closely with the DfES Primary Strategy: Excellence and Enjoyment, which supports a holistic approach to the curriculum by exploiting the links between subject areas.

'The Marquise de Seignelay and Two of her Sons' was chosen as it is rich with references to classical stories, as well as being a portrait of a French family. Both of these subjects work well with primary-aged students and also link to the National Literacy Strategy and the DfES new framework for Modern Foreign languages.  

Click here to view work from the 2006 exhibition, inspired by this painting.

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