Amity Art History

Vacation Activity

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Over the February break, it is important that you stay engaged with the AP Art History material, but also important to get time away from it as well. The one request I have over the week off, is that you watch the 30 minutes video located at the following web address:

http://www.learner.org/courses/globalart/theme/10/index.html

This video is #10 in the the Art Through Time series and the theme of the program is “the natural world.” When you have finished the video, take some time to answer the following questions. Your responses should be limited to no more than one or two paragraphs, and you should use specific examples to illustrate points made in your response. There is also written material to access regarding this program at this address:

http://www.learner.org/courses/globalart/assets/pdfs/theme_10_text.pdf

Enjoy the video and the rest of your vacation.

Video Questions:
1. How have representations of nature in art been associated with spiritual beliefs?
2. How has the relationship between humans and the natural world traditionally been portrayed in the art of Asia?
3. How have artists incorporated plant and animal motifs into their works? What materials from the natural world have they used?
4. How do artistic changes to the physical environment alter the way the viewer sees the natural landscape?
5. How does architecture relate to the natural environment?

also note the quiz reminder and additional slides for the Dutch Baroque that have been posted as well.

Artists & Terms for Upcoming Quiz

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We will have a short welcome quiz on our return to class Monday, Feb. 27. The quiz is a multiple choice quiz without slides or reproductions of artworks. It would be helpful to be familiar with the works and characteristics of the following artists, and to understn d the terms listed below them.

Artists
Caravaggio
Caracci
Gentileschi
Reni
Bernini
Boromini
Rubens
Van Dyck
Hyacinth Rigaud
Ribera
Velazquez
Rembrandt
Vermeer

Terms
Absolutism
Tenebrism
Quadri riportato
Di sotto in su
Genre scenes
Miniaturist
Ignudi
Baldacchino

The Dutch Baroque

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Dutch Art In The 17th Century

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The Baroque in France, Flanders, and Spain

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The Baroque In France, Flanders And Spain

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Chapter 29 Homework

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18th Century Art in Europe and the Americas

The following questions should be answered and turned in no later than Friday, Feb. 17.

1. How does Rococo art differ from art based on classical norms?
2. How do scientific discoveries impact on art during the 18th century?
3. How did Hogarth and Greuze criticize culture in hopes of improving it?
4. Why were the discovery of the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum important to art?
5. How did Neoclassical artists rebel against Rococo art?
6. When did the Romantic Movement in England begin?
7. What impact did the French Revolution have on art?
8. What was Winckelmann’s influence on art?
9. How did art develop in North America in the 18th century?
10. What are the sources for Jefferson’s Monticello?

Artists to be familiar with in this chapter (you do not need to write a response to this section):

• Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
• Jean-Antoine Watteau
• Francois Boucher
• Jean Honore Fragonard
• Canaletto
• Antonio Canova
• Horace Walpole
• William Hogarth
• Sir Joshua Reynolds
• Thomas Gainsborough
• Joseph Wright
• Angelica Kauffmann
• Benjamin West
• John Henry Fuseli
• William Blake
• Chardin
• Greuze
• Marie Louis Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun
• Adelaide Labille-Guiard
• Jacques Louis David
• Jean Antoine Houdon
• John Singleton Copley

Power Of Art - Bernini

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Power of Art - Caravaggio

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Listed here are links to online videos produced by Simon Schama regarding Caravaggio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gnv2aon8RM0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMp7hpzF5lQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zdoh-8DwlY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBHU3dxbBQc&feature=related

The Italian Baroque

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Chapter 22 HW, The Baroque

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Answers to the following questions are due by class on Friday, Feb.10

Chapter 22: Baroque Art
1. How did portraiture change in the seventeenth century?
2. What is one way that scientific discoveries impacted on art of the seventeenth century?
3. How is Bernini’s David different than previous sculptures on this subject?
4. What is Baroque naturalism?
5. What is Baroque classicism?
6. Why was Rubens so successful as an artist?
7. Why did Rembrandt’s fortunes as an artist rise and fall?
8. How did the architects and artists of Versailles celebrate the Sun King in the buildings and gardens?
9. How did English Baroque architects replace the prevailing Gothic style?
10. Who were the patrons of Dutch Baroque art?

Art of Ancient Africa

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First HW assignment for Semester 2.

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In addition to our study of Reformation art in the 16th century, we will also be looking at the work of Ancient Africa in Chapter 13. Answers to the following questions are due no later than Wednesday, Feb. 1. Students from Period 3 who do not meet that day may either email their response, drop it off in Rm 374, or place it in my mailbox.
1. Why is the study of Ancient African art so different from our previous studies of European art?
2. How might a person of Igbo-Ukwu be buried as exemplified in figure 13-5?
3. How did Benin rise, fall, then rise again?
4. What is the extensive iconography of Hip Mask in figure 13-11?
5. How are the buildings of Great Zimbabwe constructed, and why do we believe that they were NOT fortresses?

Grunewald's Isenheim Altarpiece

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The link below is to a marvelous discussion of Grunewald's Isenheim Altarpiece. This is part 1 of a three part conversation lasting approximately 10 minutes. View at least the first segment of the program and try to recognize how the speakers analyze the work through specific description and context.

http://youtu.be/MX6z4VxaIGY

High Renaissance In Venice

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Mannerism and Bronzino's Allegory

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Virtual Sistine Chapel Tour

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Well worth a visit here!!

http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html

Last set of Mid Term Study Slides

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Mid Term Study Slides #2

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Mid Term Study Slides #1

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Northern Renaissance Artworks

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The High Renaissance

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Homework for Chapter 21

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Answers to the following questions for Chapter 21 are due by Monday, Jan. 16th.

1. How did Durer use printmaking to extend his reputation?
2. Why did landscape painting, still life, and portraiture become important in sixteenth-century art?
3. What features characterize early sixteenth century German sculpture?
4. How did Francis I make Fountainbleau into an artistic center?
5. What kind of art and architecture did Philip I support in Spain?
6. In what ways is Hieronymus Bosch’s painting style so eccentric?
7. How was Antwerp an important cultural center in the sixteenth century?
8. How were women involved in Netherlandish art of the sixteenth century?
9. How did Bruegel’s travels impact his art?
10. What are the main features of Elizabethan houses?

30 minute essay

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On Tuesday, January 10, we will take 30 minutes of class time to address one of the two topics listed below. Having been given advance notice of the topics, it would be beneficial to do some personal research and choose artworks that you feel would be appropriate to each question. Always be sure you understand exactly what the question is asking, then outline the major points you'll need to address in your essay. Note that each topic requires at least one of the artworks to come from a culture that is outside the European tradition.

Possibility #1

The visual representation of deities and holy personages is a feature of religious beliefs and practices throughout the world.
Select and fully identify two examples of representations of deities or holy personages, in any medium, from two different cultures. At least one of your choices must be from beyond the European tradition. Using specific visual evidence, analyze each work in relation to the religious beliefs and practices within its culture.

Possibility #2

This question asks you to explore the stylistic relationships between the form and content of figurative art.
How a culture is perceived is often expressed in depictions of the human figure. Choose two specific representations of the human body from different cultures. Only one of your choices may be from a European artistic tradition. Discuss significant aspects of each culture that are revealed by the way in which the human body is depicted.

Italian Quattrocento

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Chapter 20 Homework

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Due Date: Monday, January 9

To this point, you have answered questions posted here while reading the week's chapter assignment. For the chapter on the 16th century in Italy however, your assignment is to write out 6 questions from the chapter which you feel would help direct another reader to a better understanding of the art and concepts included in this chapter.

The 6 questions should go beyond the recall or recitation of basic knowledge, but elicit a need for analysis and evaluation of the material. For example:

Rather than composing a question on Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling that asks:

What images are included on the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

Try:

What is the arrangement of images on the Sistine Chapel ceiling and why are the scenes ordered that way?

You will of course, also need to write out the answers to the questions you turn in.

Wonderfully informative Website

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I've mentioned the Smarthistory website earlier this year, but want to draw your attention to it once again as it provides some wonderful yet often very short forays into different artworks from a large range of eras. At the site below, you'll find great discussion on Northern Renaissance works we've discussed or viewed in class, and a preview of works we'll be discussing when we return..

http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/1400-1500-Renaissance-in-Italy-and-the-North.html

Homework due Jan 2

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Before we start the New Year and venture into the Italian Renaissance in full swing, I'm requesting your attention for one viewing assignment listed below:

PBS last year ran a weekly series entitled "Art Through Time". The series takes thirteen themes and discusses a variety of artworks from different cultures that reflect the weekly theme of the particular episode. All episodes are available, along with a wealth of supplemental information, at the following site:

http://www.learner.org/courses/globalart/

From now until the end of our break, take 27 minutes to view Episode 3, "History and Memory".

As you watch, and after viewing, consider the following questions and respond in a typed paper no more than 2 pages or 1,000 words:

1. How does art have an effect on our ideas about historical events? What are the roles and responsibilities of artists in presenting historical depictions?
2. Societies use art to commemorate certain important individuals in their history or to memorialize significant events. What types of markers of historical memory do you encounter during your normal daily routine? Why do you pay attention or ignore those commemorations? What memorials have you traveled to view personally? Why was this monument meaningful enough for you to visit?
3. Some historical events and figures remain in the forefront of a culture’s collective memory, while others, who may have been as influential, fade away. How has art assisted in the keeping events or people in the foreground of the collective memory?
4. Often art presents certain events that will prompt different responses, depending on who views it, and when and where it is viewed. What responsibility does the art viewer have in interpreting the accuracy of its message and legacy?
5. In some instances, objects originally used as mnemonic devices to prompt memories become objects of art. What shifts our perceptions of an object that elevates it in such a way?

Chapter 19 Homework

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The follow1ing Assignment is due no later than Thursday, December 22.

Using the Image Analysis format listed below, each student will study, analyze and write their assessment of the images attached here. All images are also available in your text for closer scrutiny.

Each assessment should address the following points:

1. IDENTIFY COMPLETELY: (e.g. artist, title, date, medium, size, etc.)

2. STYLISTIC PERIOD or CULTURE: (When/Where – This is different from merely knowing the date.)

3. SUBJECT/ICONOGRAPHY: (What is the idea/concept? Where and when is this taking place? Who or what is being represented here?)

4. STYLE/TECHNIQUE: (Analyze the ways in which the artists handle form, color, shape texture, lines, and light. What kinds of material does the artist use? How does the artist apply technique and sense of composition? In what ways do scale and point of view come into play? Analyze the artist’s use of design principles.)

5. SIGNIFICANCE/FUNCTION/PURPOSE: (How does the work convey social, political, popular or religious values of that culture? What is the unique vision of the artist or patron? What is the purpose of the work and where is its original and intended setting?)

Italian Study Slides

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Early Northern Renaissance Artworks

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Lorenzetti and the Allegory of Good Government

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Italy in the 14th Century: The Proto Renaissance

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Chapter 18 Homework for early Northern Renaissance

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Answers to the following questions are due by Friday, December 17.

15th Century Art In Northern Europe and the Iberian Peninsula
1. Discuss the major work of Claus Sluter. Address the patronage surrounding his work as well as his style and his use of medium.
2. Explain the achievements of the Limbourgh brothers in their art.
3. Define the International Style. Cite specific works of art and address style, technique, and subject matter.
4. Discuss the importance of fiber arts in 15th-century Flanders. Cite specific examples.
5. Explain the technique of painting with an oil medium. Include examples of artists and ther work as part of your discussion.
6. How did women artists in the 14th and 15th-centuries learn to paint? Cite examples of artists and their work as part of your discussion.
7. Discuss the achievements of Roger van der Weyden. Cite specific works of art, address style, technique, subject matter and patronage.
8. Discuss the patronage, style, possible influences, and disguised symbolism of the Portinari Altarpiece.
9. Define the flamboyant style. Cite specific examples.
10. Discuss the context for the reliquary of Saint Ursula.

Short Answer response

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Both buildings are from the same art historical period.Name the period. Account for the differences in the interiors of these buildings. (10 minutes)

Science & Art in the Gothic Cathedral

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Reading Gothic Facades

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Chapter 17 Homework

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Fourteenth Century Art In Europe

Answers to the following questions are due no later than Friday, December 2.

1. Explain the Italo-Byzantine style and its influence on 14th century painters.
2. Discuss the Allegory of Good Government in the City and the Country in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena. Consider the technique, the style, the subject matter and the commission itself.
3. Who was Petrarch? State his contributions.
4. Define the designation “humanism”. Did it have an impact on the arts?
5. Discuss the creation of Duccio’s Maesta. Address specifics, such as its purpose, its size, the style, the technique and subject matter. What is its present day condition?
6. Explain the role of guilds in 14th century Europe.
7. Discuss the achievements of Giotto.
8. Discuss the choice of subject matter and the placement of the images in Giotto’s Scrovegni Chapel.

Gothic Art Slides

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Romanesque Web Links

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Here are links to two wonderful sites that will help in getting a better understanding of two of the major features of Romanesque art - Relics and Reliquaries and the Bayeux tapestry

http://www.learn.columbia.edu/treasuresofheaven/relics/video/index.php
A great site with videos on relics and reliquaries presented by the Cleveland Museum of Art

http://www.medievalists.net/2009/06/11/the-bayeux-tapestry/
A series of great videos of the tapestry and Battle of Hastings with multiple links

Chapter 16 Gothic Homework

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Answers to the following questions should be turned in no later than Wednesday, November 22.

1. Why did Abbot Suger want Saint-Denis rebuilt, and how did he achieve his goal?
2. Why did the “rediscovery” of literary work from Classical antiquity pose a challenege to Christian theology?
3. What is a flying buttress and where is it used on the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris?
4. What scenes are depicted in the decoration at Chartres cathedral?
5. How are stained glass windows created?
6. Why was Reims Cathedral a reflection of 100 years of change in plan, iconography and workshops?
7. What is the Rayonnant Style and where do we see it used?
8. How is Salisbury Cathedral a representation of the English interpretation of the Gothic style?
9. How was the Pisano family the leading exponent of the southern Italian style?
10. What is Gothic mural painting?

November test Study Slides

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Medieval Manuscript Sites

2011-11-06T17:48:00.000-08:00

A new feature of this blog I'd like to incorporate is to add some sites that relate to the units we are currently studying. Both sites below offer fantastic images of early illuminated manuscripts - Lindisfarne Gosepls and the Book of Kells - certainly worth taking a look at on your own. Enjoy

http://ttpdownload.bl.uk/app_files/silverlight/default.html?id=fdbcc772-3e21-468d-8ca1-9c192f0f939c
http://www.citrinitas.com/history_of_viscom/images/books/kells.html

Romanesque Artworks and slides

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Romanesque Writing Works

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Chapter 15, Romanesque Homework

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The answers to these questions are due no later than Monday, November 14.

1. What role do cities, or urban areas play in the Romanesque era?

2. What was a pilgrimage? How did it influence medieval culture, trade and art?

3. What significant architectural event occurs after the year 1000 AD?

4. What role does sculpture have in the Romanesque period? How does this compare to its role during Early Christian and Byzantine periods?

5. What is the most striking difference between Romanesque architecture and that of the earlier Middle Ages? Basically, how did Romanesque churches differ from early medieval churches?

6. What is a Tympanum and what is its purpose?

7. What is a ribbed vault and how important is it in Romanesque architecture?

8. What is the most famous monument of the Tuscan Romanesque? How does this typify a Romanesque structure?

9. How would you describe the traits of Romanesque manuscripts as opposed to those seen under Charlemagne’s time?

10. What does the Bayeux Tapestry signify? How would you compare it with the Parthenon Frieze?

Medieval Art Questions

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Answers to the following questions are due no later than Monday, November 7.

Barbarian Art & Art of the Holy Roman Empire

1. On what kind of objects do we usually find animal style art? How does this relate to the peoples who developed the style and the way they lived?

2. Describe the unique significance of the Book of Kells as an illuminated manuscript.

3. How plentiful were books in the Middle Ages? Who owned books? Who created books? What purpose did most books created at this time serve?

4. What does the Plan of a Monastery tell us about the importance of monasteries and their link to the Imperial court?

5. Compare St. Matthew from the Coronation Gospels with St. Matthew from the Gospel Book of Archbishop Ebbo of Reims. How are they similar, and how do they differ? How has the figure in the Ebbo Gospels been transformed?

6. Why is the Utrecht Psalter considered extraordinary?

7. Consider the portrayal of Christ on the cover of the Lindau Gospels. Why was he portrayed in this manner?

8. "In the Gero Crucifix, we meet an image of the crucified Savior that is new to Western art." How is this image different? Compare it to the Lindau Gospels. What differences are particularly striking?

9. How are the images on the bronze Doors of the Cathedral of Hildesheim arranged? What do they convey to anyone entering the church through these doors?

10. Additional Terms & Artworks to define

• Cloisonne
• Purse Lid from a Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo
• Scriptoria

Medieval Art Slides

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History thru Song

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For those of you interested in viewing more historically inventive and interesting music videos, the home link to the originators and creators of these works is here

http://www.youtube.com/user/historyteachers

Islamic Art, Chapter 8 Homework

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Answers to the following questions are due no later than Monday, October 31:
1. In what ways does Islamic art and architecture show diversity and what are the reasons for this?
2. What is the difference between a Shi’ite Muslim and a Sunni Muslim?
3. What was the use of the Mshatta Palace and how was it decorated?
4. What are some of the distinguishing features of the Great Mosque of Cordoba and why was the site so appropriate?
5. What were the two major roles of the written word in the Islamic culture?
6. Why were Islamic textiles an important means of disseminating artistic styles and techniques?
7. What attributes make the Alhambra an architectural complex noted for its beauty?
8. How did Spanish textile designs mirror architectural ornamentation?
9. How do Muslim manuscript pages resemble carpets and why?
10. Define the role of tugras and provide an example of this art form.

Islamic Art Slides

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Byzantine Art Slides

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Byzantine Art

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Virtual Hagia Sophia

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The following site offers a remarkable 360 degree virtual tour of Hagia Sophia at many points of interest throughout this historic structure.

http://www.360tr.com/34_istanbul/ayasofya/english/

Sacred Spaces Essay

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You are being given another opportunity to shine!! On Monday, October 24th, you are requested to bring in your response to the essay question listed below. Keep in mind the question asks you to provide one example from beyond the European tradition. This means that you will have to use your text (and any other available resources - note web sites provided within this blog) to research a space that is considered non-European (Islamic, Egyptian, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Oceanic, African, etc.) The essay is based on a 30 minute response. This means that you should expect to spend approximately one hour of research time, then 30 minutes in your actual response time. Remember to answer the question directly.

Topic:Cultures designate sacred space in a variety of ways to accommodate both religious beliefs and practices.
Select and fully identify two examples of sacred spaces from different cultures, one of which must be from beyond the European tradition. Discuss how each space accommodates both religious beliefs and practices within its culture. (30 minutes)

Students have three tasks:
(1) To fully identify two appropriate examples of sacred spaces. One sacred space must be from beyond the European tradition.
(2) To address how each space accommodates religious beliefs.
(3) To address how each space accommodates religious practices.
Better essays will fully identify two specific, appropriate examples of sacred spaces, one of which is from beyond the European tradition. Successful essays will do more than just identify a space as Christian, Buddhist, Islamic, etc., but will analyze
how each space accommodates religious beliefs (Christian, Buddhist, etc.) and practices (Eucharist, pilgrimage, animal and human sacrifice, etc.). The best essays will analyze how sacred spaces and their monuments address cultural beliefs and practices with a high degree of specificity.
Weaker essays may use less-appropriate examples, such as generic structures or examples that are from beyond the European tradition but do not effectively present the religious beliefs and practices of their cultures. The identifications might be vague and merely describe
the structures, providing little or no analysis of what went on in them.
Points to remember:
• Appropriate choices of sacred spaces are those that clearly reflect the religious beliefs and practices of their culture.
• This question requires an identification that makes it clear to the reader which specific sacred spaces are being discussed. Sometimes the full identification may be located within the body of the essay.
• Sacred spaces do not have to be architectural but can encompass a wide range of other constructed and natural sites.
• These sites and structures can possess iconography or ornamentation that reflects specific religious beliefs, which are analyzed in better responses.
• In order to achieve a high score, the essay must address both religious beliefs and practices associated with sacred spaces.

Early Christian Art

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Early Christian, Jewish and Byzantine Art

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The following questions refer to your reading in Chapter 7. The answers to the questions should be typed and turned in no later than Tuesday, October 17th.

1. What are the basic meanings of the Christian symbols of the dove, fish, and lamb?
2. How is the Bible organized?
3. Geographically and administratively, how was the early church organized?
4. What are the different types of Christian art we have from the time prior to Constantine?
5. What were the architectural elements of the basilica plan, and the central church plan?
6. What scenes are portrayed in the mosaics of Galla Placidia?
7. What scenes are shown on the sarcophagus of Junius Bassus?
8. What two forms have books taken?
9. Why was Constantinople easy to defend?
10. How is the main dome of Hagia Sophia supported?
11. How does the dome of Hagia Sophia differ from the dome of the Pantheon?
12. What stories do the mosaics of San Vitale in Ravenna tell?
13. What were the purposes of Byzantine manuscripts?
14. What caused the iconoclasm of 726 CE and what was the result?
15. What inspired the doge of Venice to commission the Cathedral of Saint Mark?

Study Information for Thursday's Test

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Below you'll find a set of slides from whose images the questions for Thursday's test will be drawn. I have also decided not to make printouts of the Greek presentations (the amount of paper used would create an exceptionally large feeling of guilt in my save-a-tree conscience). Instead, the presentations from both class sections are available to all students on the student drive in digital format. Feel free to print them out for yourselves, en masse or individually if you'd like a paper copy.

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Roman Portrait Sculpture

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The link below to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Heilbrunn Timeline is an excellent source of information and images from the Republican through Imperial periods of the Roman Empire.

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ropo2/hd_ropo2.htm

Etruscan, Roman and Early Christian Art

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Etruscan and Roman Homework

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Etruscan and Roman Art

The following questions regarding Chapter 6 should be answered and turned in no later than Monday, October 3.

1. What was the history behind the sculpture of the She-Wolf (fig. 6-1)
2. What made the Apollo (figure 6-5) such an artistic achievement?
3. How were the Etruscan tomb chambers decorated?
4. Why is the distinction between early Roman and Etruscan art difficult?
5. What is Virgil’s legend of the founding of Rome?
6. What was the government structure of the Roman republic?
7. Why might the Romans have sought to create believable images in their sculptural works?
8. How and why did the Early Roman Empire develop?
9. How is the Ara Pacis (figure 6-21) a combination of decorative allegory and Roman realism?
10. What was the layout of the city of Pompeii?
11. What were the purposes of the atrium and the peristyle with regards to the Roman house?
12. What do the wall paintings of Pompeii reveal about the lives of the people?
13. What does the Arch of Titus (figure 6-38) depict?
14. Why is Republican period portraiture considered veristic?
15. What scenes are depicted on the Column of Trajan (figure 6-50)
16. What unique architectural elements are present in the Pantheon (figure 6-64)
17. What does the art of the third century CE emphasize?
18. How do the Tetrarchs (figure 6-70) show a turn toward symbolic representation?
19. What was the Edict of Milan and what did it do?
20. How does the large Head of Constantine the Great (figure 6-74) combine traditional and abstract qualities?

Nova:Secrets of the Parthenon

2011-09-25T10:13:00.001-07:00

The link below leads to an incredibly interesting documentary originally aired on NOVA, the PBS series. The film reports on the ongoing restoration project and continuing discoveries about the origins of the Parthenon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLCW0zKR4xk

(there is the occasional interuppting commercial but they are short and few in number)

The Elgin Marbles

2011-09-19T05:57:00.000-07:00

You will be writing 2 papers limited to no less than 250 and no more than 500 words apiece. In each paper you will defend one respective side in this debate as pertains the Elgin marbles and the information given in this paper as well as using information provided in the video below. One paper will be in defense of Lord Elgin’s actions and the retaining of the marbles in London – the other will be in defense of restoring the marbles as a remedy to an illegal act of theft.

Both arguments are due on Monday, Sept. 26. Grading will be based on the Amity school-wide reading rubric.

Ancient Greek Art

2011-09-16T11:13:00.001-07:00

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Homework for Greek Art chapter.

2011-09-11T15:34:00.000-07:00

The following questions should be answered and turned in no later than Monday, Sept. 19

Greek Chapter Questions
1. How and where did the early Greek polis originate?
2. What purpose did the Temple of Delphi serve?
3. What are some of the characteristics of the Geometric period?
4. How did the Greeks paint their vases?
5. What are the orders of Greek architecture and how would you describe them?
6. Compare the kore and kouros with Egyptian sculpture.
7. How does the Doryphoros exhibit contrapposto?
8. How and why was the acropolis built?
9. What stories did the pediments on the Parthenon tell?
10. What was the “new” Canon of Proportions developed during the Late Classical period?
11. How was Hellenistic art different from earlier periods?
12. Why is the Gallic Chieftain Killing His Wife and Himself (fig. 5-62) characteristic of Hellenistic art?
13. Describe the story of the sculpture depicting Laocoon and his sons?

Greek Figurative Sculpture

2011-09-11T15:31:00.001-07:00

The Ancient Greek influence on art is one of the strongest and most pervasive influences we will find in Western art. Their depictions of the human figure in particular has formed the standards for western sculpture, painting and even photography. These videos explain some of the distinctive features of early Greek figurative sculpture and will help us to understand more fully the innovations undertaken by the Greeks and the reasons behind those innovations.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88gXWW3qN7o

Chapter 4 Homework, Aegean Art

2011-09-04T19:25:00.001-07:00

Answers to these questions are due no later than Tuesday, Sept. 13

1. Which ancient myth is inspired by and later led to the discovery of the archaeological remains of the Minoan civilization? Why might this myth be applied to the archeological discovery?

2. What differences do you note between the Palace at Knossos and the Palaces of Nimrud and Nineveh in Assyria? What do these differences demonstrate about the two cultures?

3. How do Minoan fresco paintings compared to Egyptian paintings in form and content?

4. From whom were the Mycenaeans descended?

5. What is the Treasury at Atreus and what is significant about its construction technique?

6. How was gold utilized in the artwork of Mycenaean culture?

Aegean Art Slides

2011-09-04T19:24:00.001-07:00

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Egyptian Art SlideShow

2011-08-26T10:10:00.000-07:00

Egypt Online

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Chapter 3 - Egyptian Art: Homework Questions

2011-08-26T10:07:00.000-07:00

As you read Chapter 3 "Art of Ancient Egypt", answer the following questions which should be turned in by Tuesday, Sept. 6.

1. Describe what events are depicted in the Narmer Palette?
2. What were the ideal proportions that the Egyptians established for the human form?
3. How do the early pyramids differ from the ziggurats of Mesopotamia?
4. Discuss the three great pyramid tombs at Giza and the pharaohs they were built for during the Old Kingdom.
5. In what ways does Mesopotamian sculpture differ from Egyptian sculpture?
6. How do royal sculptures like Menkaure and a Queen contrast with that of less prominent people like the work called Seated Scribe?
7. Discuss the plan of the archeological site at Karnak, including the Great Hall.
8. How was Hatshepsut portrayed as a female pharaoh?
9. How is Akhenaten portrayed in sculptural works? What factors might contribute to these representations?
10. What building projects were initiated by Ramses II that rivaled that of the Old Kingdom?

Summer AP Assignment, 2011

2011-06-18T18:13:00.000-07:00

The AP Art History course will be one of the most enriching and enlightening courses you've taken, provided you take advantage of the resources and assignments which are designed to direct you toward a deeper and greater appreciation of the role of art in our history. As one of the major indicators of how past civilizations and cultures once thought, and what they believed, understanding art in its context opens our eyes to a wide and varied world. Understanding the history of art also provides us with the tools to help us analyze and evaluate our own culture's voice in contemporary art - whether its through looking at the painted portraits by Chuck Close, or viewing the videos of Matthew Barney.

To prepare you for the upcoming school year, I've assigned you the following reading and provided you with a small slide show of images that you should be familiar with when we begin. You should be able to identify the images and the information that accompanies them.
Our textbook, Art History, by Mary Stokstad, is an excellent source for a course that covers the entire history of art in a survey. It has an online support site that you should utilize as a resource (http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_stokstad_arthist_3/) as well as a support site that offers audio notes for a small fee (www.vangonotes.com). Over the summer you should become familiar with the book and understand its layout and organization. You are expected to read the following:

Starter Kit and Introduction: pp. xxvi - xlvii, Be familiar with the concepts and ideas covered in this introduction as they will reemerge consistently throughout all time periods we cover.

Chapter Two - Art of the Ancient Near East: pp. 25 - 46, After reading this chapter, answer the following questions and bring them with you on the first day of class. This will be the point at which we begin.

1. In the ancient Near east, why was there a need to control the water supply of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
2. What major cultural shift took place between 4000 BCE and 3000 BCE?
3. How was the ancient Near Eastern city-state created?
4. Why was Mesopotamia vulnerable to political upheaval?
5. How did agriculture change the face of culture in the Fertile Crescent?
6. What types of arts flourished in early cities?
7. How was the Ziggurat constructed and what purpose did it serve?
8. What types of stories do the registers found near the temple complex of Inanna at Uruk tell?
9. What is the traditional convention of the Sumerian votive figure?
10. How is trade exemplified in The Great Lyre with Bull’s Head?
11. What story does the Stele of naram-Sin tell?
12. How is Gudea generally portrayed and why is his face so familiar?
13. How did Assurnasirpal II improve his empire?
14. What makes the palace complex of Sargon so extensive?
15. How does the imperial complex at Persepolis use the rectangular grid system?
16. What types of Persian art shows their high level of technical and artistic sophistication?

On a final note,you'll notice that this blog contains a number of slide shows pertaining to a long list of styles and time periods we will be studying and working with throughout the year. Feel free to browse through the images and enjoy them.

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Additional Sites for the Virtual Field Trip

2011-06-07T04:50:00.000-07:00

http://www.lascaux.culture.fr/#/en/00.xml
http://www.googleartproject.com/

Basquiat Homework

2011-06-01T05:07:00.000-07:00

Answers to the following questions are due no later than Thursday, June 9.

1. Explain what you see as being innovative about his art (or not)?

2. What factors do you see contributing to his recognition as an “art superstar”?

3. How does Basquiat’s work fit into the continuum of 20th century American art? Be sure to use references to past and present artists to explain your answer.

4. What factors do you feel may have contributed to his early death?

Controversial Art Acts

2011-05-20T04:25:00.000-07:00

This great link is courtesy of Zach
http://flavorwire.com/180906/hacking-museums-our-retrospective-of-interventionists-and-crashers

and this one is from Ted
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUJagb7hL0E&feature=player_embedded

Controversial Art Assignment

2011-05-05T05:09:00.000-07:00

AP Art History “Controversial Art”

Research an artwork that has caused controversy for the viewing public or patrons.

1. Retain a copy of the artwork in a PowerPoint slide which you should place in the AP Art History folder on the student drive (within the folder “Controversial Art”) by Tuesday May 10th . Include the title, artist and date of the piece in your slide.
2. On a separate sheet of paper, type the nature of the controversy, and the final resolution reached with the artwork and/or artist.
3. These slides will be shown next week with each student making a short presentation on their chosen work.

Architectural Virtual Tours

2011-04-28T16:20:00.000-07:00

The link below takes you on a wonderful virtual tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's great building known as Falling Water,

http://www.etereaestudios.com/movies/fallingwater_movies/fallingwater_mov_vimeo.htm

April Curating Assignment

2011-04-13T16:31:00.000-07:00

The following assignment is due on Tuesday, April 26th. The goal is to choose a theme utilized widely in art, and to select works from a variety of historical periods that incorporate or demonstrate that theme.

Recurring Themes

• sacred spaces
• images of the divine
• power and authority
• references to the Classical tradition
• the nature of women
• the nature of men
• the influence and self-interests of the patron
• narrative (telling an important story)
• conceptions of the physical world (includes "nature")

You are going to curate a small show through which you will show through selected examples the variety of ways in which five periods or cultures have conceived and communicated their conceptions of one of the great, recurring themes (listed above). The themes are necessarily broad. You may define the theme for yourself in any reasonable way.

You must select five artworks (can be painting, sculpture, architecture). The first must be from between 1600-1750; the other four should be spread out and include one example from the Ancient world and one example from contemporary times or the 20th century.
You will write catalog copy for your collection. That copy must include:

1. Annotated list of the collection. For each of the five works, provide:

A. Information

1. Artist (name or other identifier)
2. Title (in italics)
3. Artist's affiliation (name of the period style or other stylistic identifier)
4. medium, materials (a few words, max.)
5. dimensions (height x width. ex: 3' x 4' 6")
6. current location (museum name or location of site)

B. Analysis

Write one or two paragraphs (250 words) for each of the five works. Show what is distinctive about "the way in which the thing is done" and explain how the distinctive approach to subject and/or style communicates important ideas, beliefs, or values particular to the artist and his or her culture. Be direct and clear. Refer to your notes to make sure that you use appropriate terms and concepts. As always, take some time on diction!

2. Overview

Write one paragraph (250 words) providing an overview of all five chosen works. (That's one paragraph -- not five paragraphs.) Explain the theme. Make appropriate generalizations about what the works have in common, and how/why they differ. Be fascinating.

Guernica in 3-D

2011-04-11T17:34:00.001-07:00

Chapter 32 Homework

2011-04-07T07:11:00.002-07:00

Answers to the following questions on your reading of Chapter 32 are due on Friday, April 15th.

1. How are Abstract Expressionists and Color Field Painting related?
2. How are Assemblages and Happenings related?
3. What are the origins of Pop Art?
4. Why did the Minimal artists eliminate personal feeling and social references from their art?
5. How did the Conceptual artists eliminate the art object?
6. How did Feminists impact the artworld?
7. What is Postmodern art?
8. What are some of the issues New Media artists address in their work?
9. What is the Critique of Originality?
10. What are the main trends of Postwar photography?

The Early 20th Century

2011-04-07T07:11:00.001-07:00

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19th to 20th Century Sculpture

2011-04-07T07:09:00.001-07:00

Sculpture

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19th to 20th Century Architecture

2011-04-07T07:08:00.001-07:00

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19th Century Test Study Slides

2011-04-03T16:12:00.001-07:00

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Technology in Art Homework Essay

2011-03-31T15:52:00.000-07:00

Your response to the following essay topic is due on Monday, April 4. Your response should follow the 30-minute format for the AP essay.

Read the question and take a moment to think about what the question asks. You can receive full credit only by answering the question asked. Therefore, spend a few minutes organizing or outlining your response in the blank space provided above the question. Notes in the blank space will not be graded. Be sure to analyze each question carefully and choose appropriate examples. Identify your examples as fully as possible.

Throughout history, technological developments have enabled artists and architects to express ideas in new ways.
Choose and fully identify two works of art or architecture and the specific technological development that made each work possible. One of your choices must date before 1800 CE and one must date after 1800 CE. For each work, analyze how the technological development enabled the artist or architect to express ideas in new ways.

Architecture from the 19th to Early 20th Century

2011-03-29T15:48:00.001-07:00

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Impressionist 2

2011-03-29T15:45:00.001-07:00

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Impressionists 1

2011-03-29T15:41:00.000-07:00

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Chapter 31 Homework

2011-03-24T05:18:00.000-07:00

Answers to the following questions are due by class on Thurs. March 31C.

1. What did the Fauvists and Expressionists do to repudiate traditional notions of pictorial representation?
2. How did the Cubists create influential new methods of composition in painting and sculpture?
3. Why did Dada ask radical questions about the nature of art itself?
4. What is an example of Modern artists looking to non-western art during this period? How is this shown in your example?
5. What kind of form did Modern architecture take during this period?
6. What did Bauhaus artists do with modern mass production?
7. How did the de Stijl artists make art that would purify the human mind with pure colors and simple forms?
8. What techniques did the Harlem Renaissance combine to raise awareness of African American culture?
9. How did the Surrealists liberate the unconscious mind and why did they do this in their art?
10. How did Federal patronage for American art function during the Depression?
11. Why did the Nazis suppress avant-garde art and how did they exhibit it?
12. What is the International Style?

France: Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People

2011-03-20T16:53:00.001-07:00

France: Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People - Smarthistory

and the NeoClassical article from NYRB

Art & Myth in Gauguin

2011-03-16T16:54:00.000-07:00

I've included a link to an NPR segment run on March 15 about a current show of Gauguin's Tahitian artworks at the National Gallery and the controversies/ideas surrounding the artist and his relations to the subject matter. Within the link is the broadcast version of the story well worth the 7 minutes it takes to listen.

http://www.npr.org/2011/03/15/134537646/gauguins-nude-tahitians-give-the-wrong-impression

Homework Assignment

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The 19th Century
Assignment Due Monday, March 21

The 19th Century hosts a wide variety of art movements throughout Europe and America. Together, they help form the foundation for extraordinary individualism that will dominate 20th century art. Choose one artist from each of the following 19th century art movements, and one artwork from that artist, then explain in a short abstract why you feel that work is representative of its respective movement. Provide observable characteristics and at least one item of historical context to support your choice.

Your assignment should list
1. The artist
2. Artwork (date, medium and size)
3. Observable information
4. Historical or cultural context

Art Movements:

1. Romanticism
2. Realism
3. Impressionism
4. Post Impressionism
5. Symbolism
6. Art Noveau

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Romantic Architecture

2011-03-15T17:10:00.001-07:00

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Romanticism

2011-03-15T17:09:00.001-07:00

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Homework for Chapter 30

2011-03-08T06:53:00.000-08:00

Answers to the following questions are due by class on Monday, March 14.

1. What did Gericault do to ennoble his subjects and to draw his viewers into his “Raft of the Medusa”?

2. How are Delacroix and Ingres similar and different in their respective painting styles?

3. How is early photography related to Romanticism and Realism?

4. What is the “generation of 1848” and what did they do?

5. Who was William Morris?

6. How did Manet break with conventions in his paintings?

7. Why did Impressionist painters focus on scenes of leisure and landscape?

8. What is Symbolism?

9. What is Art Noveau?

10. How were the first skyscrapers designed and ornamented?

The Enlightenment and the 18th Century

2011-03-06T10:38:00.001-08:00

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Chapter 29 Homework

2011-02-27T17:39:00.000-08:00

18th Century Art in Europe and the Americas

The following questions should be answered and turned in no later than Monday, March 7.

1. How does Rococo art differ from art based on classical norms?
2. How do scientific discoveries impact on art during the 18th century?
3. How did Hogarth and Greuze criticize culture in hopes of improving it?
4. Why were the discovery of the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum important to art?
5. How did Neoclassical artists rebel against Rococo art?
6. When did the Romantic Movement in England begin?
7. What impact did the French Revolution have on art?
8. What was Winckelmann’s influence on art?
9. How did art develop in North America in the 18th century?
10. What are the sources for Jefferson’s Monticello?

Artists to be familiar with in this chapter (you do not need to write a response to this section):

• Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
• Jean-Antoine Watteau
• Francois Boucher
• Jean Honore Fragonard
• Canaletto
• Antonio Canova
• Horace Walpole
• William Hogarth
• Sir Joshua Reynolds
• Thomas Gainsborough
• Joseph Wright
• Angelica Kauffmann
• Benjamin West
• John Henry Fuseli
• William Blake
• Chardin
• Greuze
• Marie Louis Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun
• Adelaide Labille-Guiard
• Jacques Louis David
• Jean Antoine Houdon
• John Singleton Copley

Baroque Test Study Slides

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The Dutch Baroque

2011-02-26T17:35:00.000-08:00

Dutch Art In The 17th Century

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The Baroque in France, Flanders and Spain

2011-02-26T17:34:00.000-08:00

The Baroque In France, Flanders And Spain

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The Italian Baroque

2011-02-26T17:33:00.001-08:00

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The Baroque, Chapter 22 Homework

2011-02-08T16:55:00.000-08:00

Answers to the following questions are due by class on Monday, Feb. 21

Chapter 22: Baroque Art
1. How did portraiture change in the seventeenth century?
2. What is one way that scientific discoveries impacted on art of the seventeenth century?
3. How is Bernini’s David different than previous sculptures on this subject?
4. What is Baroque naturalism?
5. What is Baroque classicism?
6. Why was Rubens so successful as an artist?
7. Why did Rembrandt’s fortunes rise and fall?
8. How did the architects and artists of Versailles celebrate the Sun King in the buildings and gardens?
9. How did English Baroque architects replace the prevailing Gothic style?
10. Who were the patrons of Dutch Baroque art?

Essay Homework

2011-02-08T16:52:00.000-08:00

Your response to the following essay is due by Friday, Feb. 11

Throughout history, works of art have included symbolic or allegorical images.
Select and fully identify two works of art that include symbolic or allegorical images. Your choices must be from different art historical periods. Discuss how each work uses symbols or allegory to convey meaning. (30 minutes)

The following information is provided to official scorers by the College Board, and is worthy of being heeded by the student as well.

Background: Artists use symbols and allegories to convey abstract concepts, human qualities, moral lessons, or hidden meanings that allude to more than what is first apparent to the eye. Although artists generally use symbols and allegories that are part of a visual language shared by people of a particular culture, time, and/or place, they may also choose to represent images and narratives of a personal or esoteric nature, thus denying most viewers full access to the work’s meaning.

This question asks students to discuss the construction of meaning through the use of symbolic or allegorical images in a work of art. Rather than describing a work by simply listing the symbols and what they represent, students are asked to discuss how symbols or allegories are used to convey meaning.
Points to remember:
• The intent of this question is to get students to think critically and independently about the entire
continuum of the history of art. Thus, students must demonstrate a clear understanding of a
difference and distinction between two art historical periods to earn a higher score.
• Stronger essays offer a full identification of appropriate choices and a complete, accurate
understanding of their symbolic or allegorical content. These essays analyze how symbolic or allegorical images convey meaning. Especially strong essays will demonstrate an understanding of historical context, traditions, cultural attitudes, or religious beliefs.
• Weaker essays use inappropriate choices or have little familiarity with a work’s symbolic or allegorical content. They will fail to discuss how symbols and allegories convey meaning and tend to describe the work instead. Especially weak essays will fail to recognize symbols or allegories in a work of art.

Virtual Field Trips

2011-02-01T12:14:00.000-08:00

I had to share this fantastic site that was just introduced to me.

http://www.googleartproject.com/

Of course I should also include once again the Sistine Chapel tour:

http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html

Enjoy!

Snow Day Emergency Sites

2011-01-30T17:00:00.000-08:00

The derth of class time brought on by snow days may present unexpected opportunities. In addition to the wonderful videos available in the Art Through Time Series (http://www.learner.org/courses/globalart/), I have placed a link here to a site, smarthistory.com, that has a series of wonderful short discussions on artworks. If we are to find ourselves homebound once again this week, I have included a link to a series on High Renaissance works within the site that would be enormously beneficial for the art history student. I would recommend at this point :

http://smarthistory.org/school-of-athens.html (a discussion of Raphael's School of Athens) and the short segment on St. Peter's reconstruction http://smarthistory.org/saint-peters-basilica.html.

Please feel free to explore many of the other available lectures and discussions as well.

Homework Questions for Chapter 21

2011-01-30T15:39:00.002-08:00

Answers to the following questions for Chapter 21 are due by class on Monday, Feb. 7th.

1. How did Durer use printmaking to extend his reputation?
2. Why did landscape painting, still life, and portraiture become important in sixteenth-century art?
3. What features characterize early sixteenth century German sculpture?
4. How did Francis I make Fountainbleau into an artistic center?
5. What kind of art and architecture did Philip I support in Spain?
6. In what ways is Hieronymus Bosch’s painting style so eccentric?
7. How was Antwerp an important cultural center in the sixteenth century?
8. How were women involved in Netherlandish art of the sixteenth century?
9. How did Bruegel’s travels impact his art?
10. What are the main features of Elizabethan houses?