Hoe men schilder wordt by Hendrik Conscience

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Author Conscience, Hendrik, 1812-1883
Title Hoe men schilder wordt
Note Reading ease score: 72.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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Summary "Hoe men schilder wordt" by Hendrik Conscience is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around a young boy named Frans, who displays a remarkable talent for drawing and aspires to become a painter. The narrative explores the struggles and ambitions of Frans’s family as they navigate societal expectations and their financial hardships, all while nurturing his artistic dreams. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to a small household in Antwerp, consisting of Frans, his mother Annemie, and his grandmother. The opening scenes depict their evening routines, revealing Frans’s passion for drawing as he sketches his grandmother while she works on lace. A familial discussion arises about his future, with the grandmother believing in his artistic potential and urging that he should study at the Academy. However, his father proposes that Frans should learn a more practical trade, setting the stage for a conflict between parental aspirations and the dreams of a budding artist. The opening lays the foundation for themes of ambition, familial love, and the socio-economic challenges facing aspiring artists. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language Dutch
LoC Class PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Painting -- Study and teaching -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Children's stories, Flemish
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EBook-No. 31120
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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