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Select one of the visual art pieces from Chapters 1-6 or the lessons from Weeks 1-3 to use as a point of inspiration. Create a painting, sculpture, drawing, or work of architecture inspired by your selected art piece.

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Ambrose

Art Creation & Reflection – Sculpture, Painting, or Drawing FIGURE 3-3 Jackson Pollock, The Flame (1934–1938). Oil on canvas mounted on fiberboard, 20½ × 30 inches (51.1 × 76.2 cm). Enid A. Haupt Fund. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. ©2017 The Pollock-Krasner Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: ©Fine Art Images/agefotostock […]

To what extent do you feel Morelli’s and Berenson’s methods of connoisseurship succeed in determining which artist painted the works?Explain

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Ambrose

Description MAFDAD01 THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES CONNOISSEURSHIP 1 (Old Master Paintings) 1,000 WORDS (including footnotes and citations) (10% UNIT MARK) How do we come to attribute paintings to certain artists? Giovanni Morelli (1816-1891) is one of several art historians who have attempted to codify the ways in which we make decisions based on stylistic details. Read the […]

Identify five scholarly sources providing context about your topic and your objects

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Ambrose

Lion Devouring a Horse, 1600/20. Gallery 205. 1964.157 Guidelines for Project Bibliography A good selection of scholarly sources will provide a solid foundation for your final project. It will inform you of the most recent research on your topic and afford you a glimpse into relevant scholarly debates. Step 1: Conduct preliminary research Starting from […]

How does the artist employ effects of light and shading? Does the light appear to come from a single direction? Is the light evenly distributed? Which parts, if any, appear in a strong light? Which parts are in shadow?Explain

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Ambrose

Nike of Samothrace c. 190 BCE Requirements for Analysis/Research Paper Due Week 4: Your 4-5 page paper will concentrate on your selected work of art/architecture and consist of both visual analysis and research. In addition to a subject description and thorough visual analysis you will provide social context and you may choose to include a […]

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Select one of the visual art pieces from Chapters 1-6 or the lessons from Weeks 1-3 to use as a point of inspiration. Create a painting, sculpture, drawing, or work of architecture inspired by your selected art piece.

To what extent do you feel Morelli’s and Berenson’s methods of connoisseurship succeed in determining which artist painted the works?Explain

Identify five scholarly sources providing context about your topic and your objects

How does the artist employ effects of light and shading? Does the light appear to come from a single direction? Is the light evenly distributed? Which parts, if any, appear in a strong light? Which parts are in shadow?Explain