Kinderspiele - Children's Games by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1525-1569

        View the picture , "Children's Games" while you answer the questions.

1.   What colors do you mainly see in the painting?  ___________________________

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2.   What are some of the games they are playing? ____________________________

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3.  Why was the artist called "the Elder"?  __________________________________

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4.  Go to the link "Biography of Pieter Bruegel, the Elder".  Scroll down and click on
    
     "The Peasant Wedding".  Study the painting.  Which person do you think is the
 
      bride in the picture?   ______________________________________________

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    There are two men standing in the left part of the picture.  What are they doing?

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5.  Tell about your favorite outdoor game and tell how it is played.

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