We hope you enjoy the first painting “Old London Bridge” by Claude de Jonghe.
Please share your thoughts, writing and art inspired by the paintings below.
Old London Bridge
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We hope you enjoy the first painting “Old London Bridge” by Claude de Jonghe.
Please share your thoughts, writing and art inspired by the paintings below.
I loved all the detail in the painting. It was incredible how the artist managed to paint like that.
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i love the detail and i loved how long it took i loved it so much he added
I really liked the painting because it made me imagine what life was like hundreds of years ago. I can’t believe that they built houses on top of a bridge! Elisa Pooles Park
Yes Elisa. It helps to imagine what life was like many years ago.
I think this painting is fantastic. I love the details, especially on the bridge!
Miss Bruce, Pooles Park Primary School
I love this drawing it, looks so realistic. And it is very detailed.
I think the painting of Old London Bridge is very realistic. I like the water and how the artist has painted it.
Pooles Park Primary School.
it is detailed alot and had had game alot of infomation to the people who dont know what happened in the old time.
Wow! This is really cool!! I like how the houses look especially the design.
Bungo, Pooles Park Primary School
i loved all the detail you put into the painting it is cool and how did
you do it?
This is ok i guess it does have a lot of detail which I find pretty cool but the severed heads adds a really realy creepy feel to the painting and London is an awesome city but the severed heads make it seem scary.
Pooles Park Primary
I love the London Bridge and the houses.
Pooles Park Primary School.
I think this painting awesome i love the detail it has to be the best painting it is so cool and good. pooles park primary school
I think this is very good i think he is the best artist Pooles Park Primary School
I do not like how the details were not clear for exsample the heads on spickes were not clear
Yes Batoul. It’s a very small detail. You’ll be able to see it more clearly when you see the actual painting.
i really like the London bridge because its really vintage and realistic Pooles Park Primary School.
This is so good. love it! Wow!
Cassius, Pooles Park Primary School
I really like it too the detail is awesome, and even though I have said this before, I really do not like the severed heads.
pooles park
Andray
I fink the painting is good.
Pooles Park Primary School.
i love the fact that they made it so realistic and all the detail.
Yes Hawi. It’s very realistic. Wait until you see the original painting when you visit Kenwood House.
I really like the detail inside the panting. how did he get the colours if it was 400 years ago
They used paint Aras.
its not my favratie paniting but the boats are good but where is one side rich and the other not as rich and if you look at the mine i really reallly really reallly reallly reallly reallly reallly like this mine and its at the bottom right side.
Pooles Park Primay School
i like the houses
amazing painting keep up the great work.
Hi Michael, i love your painting so much your blog is so good i love that there is a lot of detail on the bridge. [Pooles Park Primary School]
I’m glad you like it Aishah. I hope you like the second painting too.
i think this painting is nice
What do you like about it Albrara?
I liked all the detail.
How did this artist manage to do that and I love the details of it.
How did he draw this far?
how does the shops and houses fit on the bridge? I can see a boat with a golden,red box! I can see a castle what does that mean?
Do you know what was in the red box Riahan?
The water looks so beautiful.
Pooles Park Primary School.
I agree Kumsal.
I like this painting because it is very old and it is very tall also it survived the great fire of London. Also it looks very cool!!!
Pooles park Primary school
it is so amazing how the artist can put so much deatle into a pictures into one picture
I love the detail too!!!
Pooles park
Andray
my name is saffron and i really liked your detail it was very good you are very talented.
i like the detail of the heads
Your art work is so brilliant i wish i could do something like that the bridges are so nice and beautiful. [Pooles Park Primary School]
Thank you Samira. Why not give it a go?
I think the big ben is super cool and super fun and i love your art work
I really like the painting because the detail and the colours are pretty amazing
Thank you Rania.
i think the London bridge is old from pooles park primary school
wow this is amazing the detail is brilliant and the colour is fantastic i love your art work
The water looks so realistic
On the left side there is a cracked window on a building
i think its impressive that claude De joungh created such a great painting of london bridge and i think you need a amazing skill to do this kind of art.
I can’t believe than Claude de Jongh painted this. Supporting Mohamed-Vittoria Primary School
I really love this painting. It looks very realistic, it is detailed well and it is intelligent. It looks like an actual picture taken from the mountains or any high place. The water is so realistic. What an artist!
Honestly, i found it extremely fascinating learning about this iconic painting. Learning about which side is rich and which is not. This ancient painting is so realistic, my classmates thought it was an image! Also, i would rather live on the left side because, who doesn’t need a bit of wealth in life?
Thank you Rayyan. Yes you needed to be wealthy to live on the left side in the city of London.
i think this painting is really realistic nice educational and lifelike
I like this painting because it looks like a photo.This was painted in the 13th Century.
I would like to live on the left side because on the right side there’s fights.
i really like the painting because at the start i thought it was a photo but now i realised it is a painting. who did the ARTIST get it so realistic
I personally would live on the right side because it looks very modern and fun
The left side is flooded and the houses are broken,the windows are smashed that’s why I would live on the right side.
This painting is extremely fascinating.
It is made by a dutch artist named Claude De Joungh.
Thank you Blake for explaining your reasons.
Thank you for replying on my comment i appreciate it.
I Like this painting because it has a rich side and a poor side i’ll be in rich side because it has a biger house
Honestly, I really like the painting . I also can’t believe that houses and shops are on a bridge! Also i can see a golden and red scarf on a boat this means a funeral is happening . The painting looks so realistic and the river is beautiful .
Thank you Aqsa for sharing the information. You’re right it is a funeral barge on the river probably carrying someone very rich. How do we know they might be rich?
Old London Bridge by
Claude de Jongh
is one of the most popular paintings. Painted in 1630, it is the work of the little-known Dutch artist Claude de Jongh (.1603–1663) and is considered his masterpiece
I like the panting even though it is not my favourite I still like the life like people rowing the bots. I wonder haw the painter panted it so life like I thought it was a picture taken by some one.I enjoyed learning about the Old London Bridge.
Thank you Shiloh. The artist did a sketch by the river and then returned home to Holland to finish the painting.
I like the way the clouds look and how the water reflect
Thank you Aaliyah for spotting this detail.
this painting looks amazing i wish i could be you
This is an amazing portrait!! I love the detail and the high level of illustration.
Sara A Pooles Park
The bridge looks so scerey.
Pooles Park Primary School.
It is very nice that the picture is so wonderful.I love it.
This painting looks amazing how did they get the materials and what materials was it
This painting looks amazing it has I have one question did some people add new stuff or no
No the painting is the original. Nothing was added to it.
I like the detail , it’s really cool that the artist can make look so realistic , I can never do this!
Old London Bridge is a really realistic and lovely painting, Claude de Jongh is so skilled! In class we have learned about several details in the picture, such as the flagpoles of The Globe Theatre, the heads of criminals like Guy Fawkes displayed on the Bridge and how Claude has captured every single detail of 17th Century London. We learned the facts of the bridge, like how it was built in the reign of Henry VII and how it was built in memory of an Archbishop who was executed. WE also discussed the facts that are shown in the amazing art.
Thank you Cieva-Leigh. It sounds as if you had an interesting discussion and shared lots of knowledge.
Cieva-Leigh Sacred Heart
We have really enjoyed studying this painting and learning about the history of Old London Bridge. This week we will be writing our persuasive letters to compel people to live on either the right or left side. We can’t wait to share it with you all!
Miss Fulton, Sacred Heart
Sounds great. We’re looking forward to seeing your persuasive letters.
Today we learnt about rhetorical questions and we had a debate over which side we would rather live on. I would rather live on the left because they are wealthier. Even though the left side just has a wooden gate, we could pay guards. The right side has got rotten heads so I wouldn’t live there.
Thank you Caitlin. Can you explain to everyone what a rhetorical question is and provide an example?
a rhetorical question is something that doesn’t need an answer because the answer is obvious. 1 example is , is ‘Old London Bridge’ OLD?
Caitlin Sacred Heart
Thank you Caitlin.
Today, we made a plan and drafted our persuasive speech using facts and opinions, persuasive language, rhetorical questions and statistics. We have to make them as interesting as we can and we will finish them off tomorrow.
Today we drafted a persuasive speech about which side is better to live on. I would live on the left because they are more wealthy and on the right side when you wake up you look outside your window you would see heads on spikes so I would live left. 75 percent of houses contain rats on the right side so I would LIVE LEFT.
Sacred Heart Primary Schoool
Thank you Mason. Is that true about the rats?