Category: Art

Please scroll down and read the entire assignment. The pair options are given below.
COMPARISON PAPER ASSIGNMENT: Due Wednesday, May 1st, by 11:59 pm (PST)
In art history, artworks are often discussed in pairs to stress their similarities and differences from different periods, artists and styles. For your comparison paper, you will write a 3-4 page compare/contrast essay. The paper must be typed using a readable font (i.e., Times New Roman in 12 point), 1” margins, double-spaced. Number the pages and put your name at the top of all the pages. Upload a pdf of your paper to this Canvas link (below). Papers are due on the above day. Late papers past the grace period are not accepted.
For this compare/contrast essay, you will analyze in terms of three main areas: the formal, the historical and the iconographic. You must include the ID information for each work (the label information in the textbook).  
1) Formal: A formal analysis is a verbal description of a visual object. This information can help you determine the identity of the artist, the time period, or the place where a piece was made. This includes the color, the use of line and shape, its size, the use (or lack of) a perspective, the use (or lack of) a canon, the materials used in the piece, the technique the artist choose, and other visual information. At first, you may find it difficult to distinguish between what is important to note and what is not. Use the descriptions given and read in your text and note what is considered relevant. Often, the notable formal elements relate to the other two areas.  
2) Sociological and Historical significance: All works of art reveal something about the historical moment and situation in which it was made. Sometimes the artist intended the piece to refer to a specific event, such as the Narmer Palette from the Egyptian Old Kingdom period, c. 3200 BCE which commemorates the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. Sometimes a piece refers to a more general cultural shift, as with pieces from the Amarna period from New Kingdom Egypt, which reflects the change in the religious structure.  
3) Symbolic or Iconographic: many visual elements within an art work, including colors, materials, objects, and patterns, have conventional symbolic meanings, especially in religious and political pieces. Some common examples include the removal of shoes to indicate sacred ground or raised arms to indicate prayer. Iconography creates a complex visual language that can be decoded and read to further understand the artist’s and patron’s intentions within a work.  
When writing a compare/contrast, begin with the earliest artwork. Using an eight-paragraph format, you will cover all three areas of both pieces in the following order:
GENERAL ESSAY OUTLINE (to follow)
1) Introduction Paragraph         
2) Formal analysis paragraph of piece A (the choices are below);              
3) Historical analysis paragraph of piece A;              
4) Iconographic analysis paragraph of piece A;    
5) Formal analysis paragraph of piece B, making reference to the formal analysis of piece A (i.e., While the cave paintings at Lascaux were rendered naturalistically, the figures on the Palette of Narmer followed a strict canon that limited the realism of the bodies.)      
6) Historical analysis paragraph of piece B, making reference to the historical analysis of piece A;              
7) Iconographic analysis paragraph of piece B, making reference to the iconographic analysis of piece A.   You will also include Introduction and Conclusion paragraphs, for a total of eight paragraphs.
8) Concluding paragraph
Choose from one of these 3 compare/contrast options:  
1) Saint Francis Altarpiece by Berlinghieri (fig. 14-5) versus Figure of Saint Mark by Donatello (fig. 16-5)/(Fig. 21-5 in Gardner’s Global ed.) 
2) Annunciation by S. Martini and L. Memmi (fig. 14-14) versus Merode Altarpiece-Annunciation scene by Campin (fig. 15-4)/(Fig. 20-8 in Gardner’s Global ed.)
3) Peaceful City by A. Lorenzetti (fig. 14-17) versus Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (October) by Limbourg Brothers (fig. 15-16)/ (Fig. 20-6 in Gardner’s Global ed.)   
An ‘A’ paper usually falls within the 1200 to 1400 word range, and includes specific details in the analysis. General statements do not earn much in points. 
(You may not choose any other art works for your comparison. You must choose one pair from this list above. Do not mix the choices.)
Every art history paper or assignment/discussion board must have images. Please include pictures of the two artworks in your submission. Thank you!
A reminder: Please do not use Artificial Intelligence (AI tools) in this assignment. You will receive a 0. Inputting my assignments into any AI tool is a violation of my copyright.
(prior term paper instructions copy below)

Baraka’s play is a highly symbolic
critique addressing racial hatred
between blacks and whites in
America, focusing on the political
and psychological conflicts
confronting black men during the
1960s.
You will write a response essay to
The Dutchman. You may
supplement the viewing of the
film with additional research.
2 pages-single spaced-12 font.
These are important questions to
consider in your essay:
Discuss the symbolism behind title, ‘Dutchman’ and how Baraka relates this metaphor to the
black experience?
What is communicated by the train as the setting?
Discuss Baraka’s complex construction of the male and female characters.
The documentary can be accessed at The Dutchman Full Movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VRoOAmtHsQ

What is Post and Lintel? How old is it? What are the three major architectural styles? What is the definition on an Arch in Architecture? Explain the importance of the Arch. Describe the “Pont du Gard” (location, materials used, function, design, etc.) Describe the Pantheon Compare and contrast Romanesque and Gothic styles, citing specific structures to illustrate your points.
Outline the main goals of green architecture, describing how an architect or group of architects achieved each of those goals in a specific structure. Discuss the advantages and difficulties of green architecture in terms of meeting environmentalist objectives and the needs of those who will be living and/or working within them.
Requesting 3 sited Website Must be 3-4 Pages

the goal is to answer some questions regarding a small reading and a painting.There are specific instructions to follow that will be provided

I attached pictures of the instructions. An overview of the assignment is to draw a picture using analogous color schemes, shapes, approximate symmetry and textures. There is also questions you have to answer over the project and I will attach that as well. 

Completed Artwork documented in a Research File alongside a body of images/other media of your developing practice, with relevant annotations. You should summarise the notes you make about your ideas and the development of your artwork. You may be making notes on the subject, process, content, materials or concepts – to let us know how you conduct your research. In total, written reflection should add up to 500-600 words. The Research File should feature in detail the profiles of at least eight relevant artists. We would expect to see images and notes (annotation) on their relevance to you and/or your practice. N.B. The notes on your eight artists are not included in the 500-600 words. uploaded image is the final art workmade by student that is under the influnce of the 8 revalant artist 
inclued pictures of examples of the art work that inspired you, here are some of the artists: Andrew Wyeth
Harry hamershoij
Alberto Giacometti
Mohammed Sami
Javis avotins
donna huanca
Ruprecht Kaufmann
one more artist
talk about “Interior, 1899” is a painting by Vilhelm Hammershøi

You will submit a written essay in response to a compare/contrast prompt.
(SLO 3: Discuss two works in an essay accounting for the similarities and differences; and, SLO 4: Demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which art has been employed throughout history to express individual and cultural ideals and beliefs).
Essay Due: Friday, May 3rd at 11:59 p.m.
Assignment Introduction and Instructions:
We’ve been seeing an increase in the depiction of different strata of societies, ranging from the very poor/oppressed, to the the middle class with increasing leisure time and disposable income, to the very wealthy.
This assignment will test your understanding of this variety of people in artworks and what impact artists, art historical styles, cultures, and regions had on art. Is the goal always about exposing social inequities, for instance?
Written Assignment:
You are to write an essay comparing and contrasting two works of art made by during the 19th century accounting for both their similarities and differences. These artworks must be from our current Unit 5, Realism, Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism.
First, pick one artwork that depicts a person or people who are struggling and/or poor.
Second, pick another one that shows a person or people who appear wealthier and privileged.
After including all that is expected in an art historical essay (artists, titles, dates, region/country, styles, medium, and subject), write a compare and contrast essay. Keep the following in mind:
You must analyze the subjects but also why these works of art are representative of their respective art movement(s).
Your essay should be a minimum of 500 words, essay format and proofread; typed double-spaced, in a 12-point font.
Submission Instructions:
Save your document, using your own name, as Lastname Firstname
Submit your essay as a pdf or link using the Assignment Submission Button on this page. My name is Edgar Zamora.

In-Class Presentation
Students will give a presentation on their object to the rest of the class. These will be short, 10-minute presentations using PowerPoint or similar. Students are required to conduct in-depth research on the object in order to place it into its broader historical context, addressing issues of function and use, iconography, and social, religious, and artistic significance, as relevant. (Divide into caregories in slides)
The power point I have to do is on The Birth of Venus. I will paste a picture of the work. You should decribe what the print actually depicts. Its the bieth of venus, what is the story of the actual story of the birth of venus?
General information about the work of art (title, date, period, medium, as appropriate).
Description/visual analysis of the work of art
Scholarly analysis based on research you have done about the topic. Information may include function and use; social, religious, and/or artistic significance; or other topics, as relevant.
Footnotes or endnotes
Bibliography
Clearly labeled illustrations of any works of art discussed (from Google images, etc.)
Last slide should be a bibliography of sources used
Graded on:
Evidence of research on topic and appropriate use of sources
Thoughtful reflection on topic
Oral presentation skills (articulateness, volume, liveliness, etc.)
Clarity of presentation (organization, use of images, etc.)