Part I:
Fully identify each piece of artwork with title, artist, medium, time period and date.
Discuss the style, significance, and symbolism for each piece. Why is it important to the history of art? (This should at least be 8 sentences long, if not longer.) Then, using the list of themes below, choose what themes each work of art can be categorized into. There should be several answers for each theme for each work of art.
The use of light in art
Narrative
Body in Art/Human Figure in Art
Nature/The Natural World
Symbols and Allegories
Sacred Spaces
Genre scene/ daily life
Illusion of movement
Portraits\Images for religious use (not architecture)
Power and Authority
Patron and Artist
Challenged established traditions
Part II: Timeline Work
Using the 6 pages (sorry!) of images, please cut them out and glue them while placing them on the brown paper with the respective dates for each period in chronological order using the following categories:
Egyptian Art
Mesopotamian Art
Minoan/Mycenaean
Greek Art
Etruscan Art
Roman
Middle Ages
Romanesque
Gothic
Renaissance
Baroque
Rococo
Enlightenment: Neoclassical, Romanticism
Pre-Modernism: Realism, Impressionism
Modernism: Post-Impressionism to Surrealism
Post-Modernism: Abstract Expressionism to Today
Art Beyond the European Tradition: (place in chronological order)
Part III: Slide Notes
Please complete the slide notes for the pieces of art that are beyond the European Tradition. Fully identify each piece and discuss its significance to that culture. You need to really know and understand the importance and historical context of each art piece. You will need this for the multiple choice and the long essay questions. Do not rush this, as you are only hurting yourself if you do!
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