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| Rembrandt's Stolen Work, Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee |
My favorite new project this year was one I came up with when I was struggling with middle school behavior. I tried to think of something to really reel them in, and I couldn't think of anything more intriguing than my own favorite art story. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist of 1990 fascinates me, and I have watched documentaries, listened to podcasts and even visited the museum several times. It happens to be right next to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and SMFA where I went to graduate school! I knew if I told them about the robbery, the theories, and the reward offered for the still missing artwork, they would be hooked.
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| Gardner Museum: March 18, 1990 |
We started by learning about Rembrandt, chiaroscuro, and specifically Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee. They studied and discussed the painting, and I explained how it was Rembrandt's only seascape. This makes it "extra valuable"! They then watched a video about the heist. We followed up with our own seascapes, done with simple wet on wet watercolor washes and ink drawings done in sharpie. I let them look at step-by-step drawing guides for the boats. Their work is really beautiful. I love how they each made theirs their own.
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| Frederick, Grade 6 |
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| Lan, Grade 6 |
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| Alana, Grade 6 |
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| Lucy, Grade 6 |
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| Mateo, Grade 6 |
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| Jojo, Grade 8 |
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