1. Rousseau’s Jungle
*MANY ANIMALS THAT ARE IN THIS POWER POINT ARE NOT JUNGLE ANIMALS. HENRI ROUSSEAU USED PLANTS AND ANIMALS FROM THE BOTANICAL GARDEN, ZOO, PICTURES AND MAGAZINES TO CREATE HIS OWN IMAGINITIVE JUNGLE SCENES.

2. Henri Rousseau Henri Rousseau never visited a jungle or a rainforest.
He observed animals at the zoo and looked at photographs.
He used his imagination to create his own jungle world.

3. Rousseau’s World Rousseau painted house plants larger than humans!
He gave animals human characteristics!
Henri Rousseau broke the art rules of his time!

4. Rousseau wanted to show details in his paintings and make the viewer wonder. He did not care about making a painting like a photograph. He made his paintings real in other ways. What is real in Rousseau’s world?

5. Lets look at some “real” animals…
Do you think the monkey looks like Pablo Picasso?

6. Monkeys

7. Colobus

8. Chimpanzee

10. Gorilla

12. Rousseau kept his jungle dangerous and wild

13. Cheetah

15. Anteater

16. Snakes

17. Tigers

18. Parrot

19. Giraffe

20. Elephants

21. Hippopotamus

22. Kangaroos
Are kangaroos jungle animals? Henri painted what he liked. You can choose your favorite animal for your jungle.

23. Capybara- largest rodent on earth.
Capybaras

24. meerkats
Meerkats

25. okapi
Okapi

26. tarsier
Tarsier

27. Giant Pandas

28. Rhinoceros

29. Sloth