(www.cyberspain.com/colorme/iexplorer.htm)
All grades, with parental supervision
This website offers a unique opportunity for your children to learn about art masterpieces housed in the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain.
When you get to the site you will see a brief introduction and a menu that offers 7 coloring pages of great works of art as follows:
- Noble Man with Hand on Chest by El Greco
- El Buen Pastor by Murillo
- The Maids of Honour by Velazquez
- The Sunshade by Goya
- The Duke of Lerma by Rubens
- Still Life by Zurbaran
- The Puppet by Goya
Click on one of these, and a new page opens with a black and white coloring page of the masterpiece. Print it out, and your child can color it. The coloring page includes a paragraph of information about the picture and the artist who painted it.
This provides a great opportunity to introduce kids to art and art history. In fact, to further the learning, click on the words “The Prado” in the introduction, and you can see pictures of the real artwork on display at the museum. (Click on the images for a larger view.)
Note: These 2 pages are part of the vast CyberSpain.com website that provides info on the art, life, and culture of Spain. We did not review the rest of the site. Therefore, as always, parents should preview the site to determine the suitability of content for your own children.
