Teachers’ pack
Key Stage 1 and 2
Face to face
After Hans Holbein the Younger, King Henry Viii, about 1560
Teachers’ information
This project is designed to link directly to the art and design and history curriculum.
It can be used to explore the lives of significant individuals in the past at key stage 1 or a
theme in British History beyond 1066, the changing power of the monarchy and the Tudors at
key stage 2.
Outline of project
In the morning students will look at portraits of Tudor monarchs including Henry VIII and
Elizabeth I. They will explore symbolism in Tudor portraiture and be encouraged to look
closely at the portraits and find clues to the monarchs’ lifestyles, status and wealth. 2
adults and 1 child will dress up as the Tudor monarchs to give the students an
opportunity to view and handle replica Tudor costumes. Students will work in groups to
investigate artifacts from a ‘Tudor Mystery Box’, further exploring life in Tudor England.
In the afternoon students will design their own Tudor style self-portraits using mirrors and
visual aids. They will develop their skills and techniques in portraiture using pencil and
watercolors.
Project timing 10am - 2.15pm
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Warwickshire
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www.comptonverney.org.uk
Registered Charity No 1032478
Important information for your visit
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This programme will be led by a member of the Learning Team
Free coach parking is provided in the main car park. Coaches cannot drop off at the
gallery owing to weight restrictions on the Upper Bridge.
When arriving please enter through the gate behind the ticket lodge in the main car
park
The walk from the car park will take approximately 10 minutes. A member of the
Learning Team will meet you at the gallery.
Your class should be divided into a maximum of 5 groups prior to arrival, with 5 - 6
students in each group.
Each group will need one adult for all-day supervision
Behaviour management is the responsibility of school staff at all times
Each student will need to bring an art apron; all other materials will be provided by the
Learning Team
The morning’s activities will include a visit to the gallery
We recommend staff bring a camera to record activities in the Learning Centre, park
and permanent collections. Photography is not permitted in the exhibition galleries.
Prior to your visit please make us aware of any students with additional requirements or
special needs so we can make all necessary arrangements
Goodie bags are available to pre order from the shop. For more information please call
01926 645525.
Learning objectives
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To provide students with an interactive art experience
Explore Tudor portraits and costume
Investigate the symbolism and techniques used in Tudor portraits
Explore the lives of Tudor Monarchs through original source material
Use ideas from these as a starting point for developing their own Tudor self-portraits
Exploration of portrait drawing and water colour painting.
Learning outcomes
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Ability to use symbolism and techniques observed in portraits and to match these
qualities to the purpose of the work
Suggest ideas about why images were made and what they show about the people in
them
Developed understanding of the medium of watercolour
To apply their experience of materials and processes, developing control of tools and
techniques
A Tudor style self portrait
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Warwickshire
CV35 9HZ
T 01926 645560
E [email protected]
www.comptonverney.org.uk
Registered Charity No 1032478
Timetable
10am – 10.15am
Introduction in the Learning Centre
10.15am – 11.20am
Gallery
Students will be encouraged to suggest why portraits are painted.
They will explore the symbolism and techniques used in portraiture
and the type of clothing worn in Tudor times.
11.20am – 12 noon
Gallery
Students will examine and handle replicas of Tudor artefacts. In
groups they will discuss the objects and try to identify what they
are and how to use them.
12 noon –1pm
Lunch
In the park or Learning Centre if raining. Picnic blankets will be
provided.
1pm – 2.05pm
Learning Centre
Students will create their own Tudor style self-portrait using a
variety of resources and techniques to develop skills used in
portrait painting
2.05pm – 2.15pm
Plenary
Students and teachers will discuss their work and review the day
Extension activities
Students could think about the symbols they would use to represent themselves and how
they would incorporate these into their clothing. They could design emblems, jewellery or
even a whole costume.
Students could think about wider Tudor society and discuss the lives of different people
Tudor times. They could think about how these people may have been represented
paintings, what their portraits may have looked like and how they would be different
portraits of the Monarchy. This could include yeomen, merchants, members of the church
famous Tudor people such as Francis Drake or William Shakespeare
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Warwickshire
CV35 9HZ
T 01926 645560
E [email protected]
www.comptonverney.org.uk
Registered Charity No 1032478
Brief notes on Tudor portraiture
Prior to the reign of the Tudor monarchy portraits were used primarily for memorial or marital
purposes. It was Henry VII who determined to strengthen the position of the monarchy
through patronage of the arts. The practice of commissioning portraits, which extolled the
image of the Divine right of Kings, had been established by the court of Louis XI. Under Henry
there was a significant increase in the number of royal portraits.
When Henry VIII acceded to the throne in1509 he was tall, handsome, well-educated and a
keen sportsman and musician. During his reign he became increasingly preoccupied with
presenting a royal image. In 1536 Henry employed Hans Holbein as court painter and it was
Holbein who laid the true foundations of state portraiture, it was to his genius that Henry
owed the creation of a royal image.
In his later works Holbein moved away from the use of a detailed background allowing the
viewer to concentrate more closely on the face of his subject.
The art of portraiture continued to flourish under Edward and Elizabeth.
It was under Elizabeth that the art of portraiture rapidly expanded. This was the result of a
deliberate policy to secure and indeed strengthen the position of the monarchy. Elizabeth
wanted to create an image which could be used for propaganda purposes and this led to the
production of portraits that bore little resemblance to her.
In the early part of her reign the most important portrait painter was Hans Eworth, however
the first person to whom Elizabeth entrusted the production of her royal image was Nicholas
Hilliard.
After 1579 when Elizabeth realized that she would not marry her portraits became increasingly
concerned with presenting an image unravaged by the passing of time. In later portraits of
her likeness, that undertaken by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, it is her magnificent
jewellery, clothing and red wig that identifies her as queen and her face a ‘tight and timeless
mask’ (Strong 1987, p 12). Her face was described in 1598 at the age of sixty–five by Paul
Hentzner a visitor to the court, ‘Her face oblong fair but wrinkled , her eyes small yet black
and pleasant; her nose a little hooked , her lips narrow, her hair an auburn colour but false’
(Strong 1987 p 20).
One result of the crown’s policy to circulate a royal image for propaganda purposes was the
fashion for acquiring portraits of the monarchy. In the later years of her reign this was seen as
a symbol of loyalty to the monarch.
The ability to produce numerous seemingly identical pictures was due to the practice of
pouncing. On completion of a painting the artist would keep the original. In order to
produce further copies a tracing would be made and this would be pin-pricked for
transference to the picture’s surface.
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Compton Verney
Warwickshire
CV35 9HZ
T 01926 645560
E [email protected]
www.comptonverney.org.uk
Registered Charity No 1032478
Compton Verney park plan
Compton Verney,
Warwickshire,
CV35 9HZ
T 01926 645560
E [email protected]
www.comptonverney.org.uk
Registered Charity No 1032478
Compton Verney risk assessment
Location
Compton Verney Art Gallery.
Exhibitions, collections and park
Ref:
Description of Work
Severity A
Probability
Overall risk
1 = Low 2 = Medium 3 = High
B
1 = Low 2 = Medium 3 = High
C=AxB
Overall risk should be ‹= 4
Hazard(s)
Consequence
A
B
C
Preventative Measures
A
B
C
Walk from car/coach park to
Gallery. Adverse weather
conditions. Uneven surfaces.
Trips, falls, sprains
2
2
4
Child welfare
At all times follow CVHT policy and guidelines for
working with children and those with SEN.
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1
2
Learning suite rooms have
tables and four legged stools.
Students may fall off stools.
Bumps and bruises
2
2
4
1
1
2
Students will be walking up
and down stairs within the
buildings carrying clipboards
and pencils.
Slips, falls, impact injuries.
Bumps, bruises, sprains,
puncture wounds and cuts
1
1
2
Students will be using
clipboards and pencils inside
the galleries and in the park.
(Project specific.)
Slips, falls, impact injuries.
Bumps, bruises, sprains,
puncture wounds and cuts
2
2
4
1
1
2
Students may use scissors in
practical sessions.
Cuts
2
2
4
1
1
2
2
2
4
Planning and control
All learning rooms maintained and materials
checked for correct use, kept in a clean and well
maintained condition.
Learning Programmer present throughout activity
delivering verbal instruction.
Teachers and designated adults to supervise non programmed activity time.
Teachers and designated adults to be responsible
for student behavior and discipline at all times.
CV learning team to be made aware of any special
requirements or access needs.
All materials are appropriate for child use and
project specific.
Non and low toxic art materials are used - suitable
for child usage.
All learning delivers will be Enhanced CRB checked.
All CV learning support staff will be CRB checked.
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Warwickshire,
CV35 9HZ
T 01926 645560
E [email protected]
www.comptonverney.org.uk
Registered Charity No 1032478
Compton Verney risk assessment
Students may use glue or
glue sticks.
Students may ingest glue or
glue sticks.
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2
4
Students may use paints in
their work Such as
watercolors, poster paint,
block paint and acrylic paint.
Students may ingest paint.
Splashes in eye.
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2
4
Students may use paper or
card based materials for their
own art work.
Cuts
2
2
Students may use collage
materials from more than
one source i.e. shop
packaging.
Contamination.
Paper cuts. Allergic reaction.
2
Students may use air drying
clay, which contains nylon
fibers. Use of appropriate
modeling tools.
Ingestion of clay.
Ingestion of clay. Cuts,
grazes or puncture wounds.
Allergic reaction.
Students may use mark
making materials. Pencils,
pastels, chalk, pens, wax
crayons and felt tips.
Lunch period
Students have lunch in the
park if the weather permits or
in their allocated learning
room.
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Ingestion, puncture wounds
and inhalation
Allergic reaction
2
2
4
1
1
2
Contact with moving
vehicles.
Impact injuries, cuts &
puncture wounds.
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1
1
2
2
4
Security staff on site.
First Aid and emergency provision.
CV risk assessment sent in advance to all schools.
Park map to be sent in advance to all visiting
schools.
Regular tree inspections and surgery undertaken.
Life lines at the lake edge.
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Compton Verney,
Warwickshire,
CV35 9HZ
T 01926 645560
E [email protected]
www.comptonverney.org.uk
Registered Charity No 1032478
Compton Verney risk assessment
Students cross a service road
to access the picnic and play
area on the West Lawn.
Traffic Hazard.
Park
Rough ground, unstable or
uneven surfaces.
Difficult to navigate.
Trips, slips, falls or sprains
2
2
4
1
1
2
Contact with animals. Birds,
insects, plants and
pathogenic micro –
organism.
Disease and infection.
Allergic reaction.
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2
4
1
1
2
Lake with deep water
Falling into the water.
Drowning
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5
2
1
3
Trees and shrubs
Fall of objects from height
E.g. branches, pine cones.
Projecting low branches.
Impact: scratches, bruises
and puncture wounds. Eye
injuries. Scratches, grazes
and cuts.
2
2
4
1
1
2
Assessment carried out by:
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Date of review:
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Signature
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Warwickshire,
CV35 9HZ
T 01926 645560
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www.comptonverney.org.uk
Registered Charity No 1032478