Explore what changed and why from The Middle Ages to The Renaissance. Include in your analysis the following: how people lived, their way of life, the jobs they held (especially in music), and the clothes they wore. Tie all this back to how the music changed.
Compare Langston Hughes’ “Salvation” with Nora Neale Hurston’s “How It Feels to be Colored Me.” How do both works reflect the cultural innovations of the Harlem Renaissance? How does music play a role in each essay? Use at least two examples from each short story to illustrate your points.
Description Write in a continuous prose in an essay form, integrating your visual and textual analysis as much as possible. Rubric How might the virtue of magnificence be manifest in Renaissance art? Answer with close reference to: Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics (Art and Visual Culture: A Reader, pp. 80–83) Benvenuto Cellini, salt cellar of Francis I, […]
Read Locke’s “The New Negro” and apply two of his characteristics of the Harlem Renaissance to one work from the other readings by Hughes, McKay, or Hurston. In what ways does the selection you chose convey the ideas in Locke’s definition?
Analyze the historical, political, religious and cultural context for the Italian Renaissance (1400-1600 C.E.). Discuss the developments in art and architecture made in the Renaissance period, explain economic changes in Europe that may have made the Renaissance possible and address the role of patronage in art creation. Be sure to discuss specific artists and artworks […]
Description Trace the evolution and development of art through the periods of the Early Renaissance to the High Renaissance. Explain what primarily distinguishes Renaissance art in general from the prior period. Compare and contrast the work of an Italian Renaissance artist with a work done by a northern European Renaissance artist, considering style, content, and […]
The paper should be 4-6 pages in length (double-spaced, 1 inch margins and other MLA requirements) Provide concrete, specific information that reveals important detailed facts about the acting styles during the English Renaissance time period. You must use a minimum of three (3) outside sources for this paper. There must be a consistent method of […]
Their Eyes Were Watching God What is the racial context of the novel? Connect it to the other writers of the Harlem Renaissance or to Hurston’s other writings on race. You can also discuss it in the context of current racial issues and concerns. For this paper, you must use Union County College Library databases, […]
Discuss how sacred vocal music evolved stylistically from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance. Include changes in philosophy, textures, mood, rhythm, subject matter, etc. Be sure to include specific examples of music in your essay. You may use the backs of the exam sheets to continue.
Write a one to two-page paper regarding a Northern Renaissance Artist’s relief print (try not to use Albrecht Dürer), submit a photocopy or print of the woodcut image discussed. Do not dwell on the artist bibliography – analyze how the imagery and content, discuss how they created their imagery….what techniques did they use? How was […]
