Identify the work of art, telling me the name of the title of the work, the approximate date it was made, and the culture that produced it.

Writing Assignment : Art of the Maya Tripod vessel at the metropolitan museum of art

Instructions:

* Go the Metropolitan Museum’s website www.metmuseum.org

* Type the accession number of the assigned work of art into “search” at the top right of the page.

* Look at the image carefully and thoroughly. Zoom in on details.

* When you are ready to write, follow these three steps:

1) Identify the work of art, telling me the name of the title of the work, the approximate date it was made, and the culture that produced it.

2) Describe the physical appearance of the work of art carefully putting what you see into your own words. This is called formal analysis. Write about the colors, textures, and overall form of the work of art. Then methodically describe the piece.

3) Discuss briefly what the original function of this work of art was.

Formatting:

Use MS Word or a similar program to type your assignment
Double-space your text
Use 12-point font
Set your margins at 1 inch
Be sure to indent the first sentence of a paragraph by hitting the “tab” button on your keyboard.

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