Art Appreciation of Las Meninas (The Maids of Honour)

Masayuki Ishii

First Lesson

• Appreciation of a copy of Las Meninas with the supply of the minimum information
• Filling in of Work Sheet No. 1 (individually)

Group discussion based on the entries on Work Sheet No. 1 (eight groups)

• Filling in of Work Sheet No. 2 with the discussion results

Second Lesson

• Group presentation of the discussion results using Work Sheet No. 2
• Filling in of Work Sheet No. 3 with the contents of the presentations of the other groups
• Comments by the guest teacher on the presentations
• Summarisation

Third Lesson

• Filling in the evaluation card to reflect the learning process
• Explanation of Las Meninas by the teacher
• Individual contemplation of how to show Las Meninas to other people

Lesson Objectives

• Each pupil is more able to consciously appreciate Las Meninas based on his/her own interests.
• The pupils are able to sense the good points and beauty of Las Meninas through mutual observation, demonstration and critical thinking enhanced by the group activities.
• The pupils begin to show interest in other art work using their appreciation of Las Meninas as a spring board