Pupils from Dame Bradbury's Junior School in Saffron Walden will display their artwork at the National Gallery this summer as part of the gallery's Take One Picture competition.
Year 6 pupils were tasked with creating a stop-motion animated short video inspired by Henri Rousseau's 1891 painting 'Surprised!'.
The painting, which currently hangs in the National Gallery, depicts a tiger lurking in the jungle undergrowth.
'Surprised!' by Henri Rousseau (Image: The National Gallery)
Pupils developed work that imagined the scene before or after the painting's setting. Scenes ranged from dramatic action sequences of a tiger fighting hunters in the jungle, to a playful scene of a tiger rolling in the undergrowth playing with the sun, moon and stars as if they were balls of yarn.
Amira Mitchell-Karam, science, technology, engineering, art and maths (STEAM) lead at Dame Bradbury’s Junior School said: "It is incredible to see the creativity and the different interpretations that our pupils have come up with from viewing just one picture.
"Stop-motion animation is a notoriously difficult art form to master, and we are very proud of the videos that our pupils have produced and the hard work that they put into making them.
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"To have their work selected to be exhibited in the National Gallery is a massive achievement and the pupils are wonderful representatives of themselves and the school."
Take One Picture is a national programme for primary schools, which encourages pupils to develop an artistic response to a chosen painting - aiming to inspire a lifelong love of art and learning.
Florence's short film 'Day and Night', inspired by 'Surprised!' by Henri Rousseau (Image: Dame Bradbury's Junior School)
Dame Bradbury's pupil Florence commented on her short film 'Day and Night' - which she created for the project - saying: "The tiger shadow leapt into my mind as soon as I saw the sheets of paper on the classroom table.
"I wanted to tell a story about the tiger's shadow playing with the sun, moon and stars.
"My tiger is strong, playful and inquisitive. He is constantly challenging himself and doesn't take no for an answer."
A selection of clips from the project will be exhibited in a digital display at the National Gallery from August 1 to September 1.
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