Narrative Devices in Art

by Kristina E. Mitchell, Amanda Martin-Hamon, and Maura Coleman-Murray

This instructional resource introduces upper-elementary and middle school students to narrative devices (methods or formats that artists use to tell stories). Discussion questions also encourage students to consider how artists manipulate elements such as time and space to enhance their narratives.

Master of the "Apollini Sacrum"
Cassone Panel: The Assasination of Julius Caesar

Karasumaru Mitsuhiro
Memoir of the Eastern Journey (Tokoki)

Dante Gabriel Rossetti
La Pia de' Tolommei

Thomas Hart Benton
The Ballad of the Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley