Assignment 7: Cultural Comparison
Instructions
Overview
Deadline: Sunday at 11:59 p.m. PST
Length Requirement: 500 words (minimum) to 1000 words (maximum)
Points: 8
Submission Instructions
This assignment may be submitted as a Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, or PDF file.
You will post your work in two locations:
First, post your work on Assignment 7: Cultural Comparison. This allows for instructor feedback and protection of your work. This Cultural Comparison should be 500 words (minimum) to 1000 words (maximum) in length.
Second, post the same Assignment on Discussion 5: Cultural Comparison and add two responses.
Purpose
In this assignment, you will apply the skills of comparative analysis you practiced in the Comparison of Artworks assignment in Module 2, but now applied specifically to cultural observations you can imply from the artwork. Practicing this type of cultural analysis will also prepare you to do the same in the Art Curator Project.
Course Learning Outcomes: 1, 2, 3, 4
Preparation
Review Chapter 15: Christianity and the Formation of Europe.
Read Chapter 16: The Renaissance.
Review How to Write a Comparison in Art History.( Attached)
Review the art vocabulary you will need to apply from Module 1:
Review How to Look at Art.( Attached)
Review Chapters 4 & 5.
Review Lecture 7: Just What is a Thesis (in Art History) Anyway? ( Attached)
If you feel like your research skills could use some help, the ART225 Research Help page offers both self-service and librarian assistance options.
Instructions
Textbook: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bpX6DIE_gvsElALpbtya5-oSXREwvt5a/view?usp=drive_link
Select two artworks (from the textbook, Google Arts & Culture, museum websites, etc.), one from the Medieval Era and one from the Renaissance. Include a link and label correctly (refer to examples in the textbook). Please see Purdue OWL for formatting guidance and how to cite correctly.
Begin with a simple thesis statement.
Include the following elements in your Cultural Comparison:
Identify the two artworks you will be comparing, including artists’ names if available, names or titles of the works, country and sub-region of origins, dates, sizes and the media used.
State which format you are using for your comparison: “Block by Block” or “Point by Point.”
Describe each of the works as you did in your formal analysis of art, using at least 5 terms of design (line, perspective, composition, etc.) from the Art Vocabulary List and/or terms used in “How To Look at Art” and/or in Chapters 4 and 5.
Discuss relevant social, political, cultural, religious, and historical factors that may have influenced the production of the art you have chosen. Include developments in humanism and changes in economic wealth.
Explain why you chose these two particular artworks. Consider how they support your thesis statement.
Explain what primarily distinguishes Renaissance art and culture in general from the prior Medieval period.
Describe and explain the various connections between, similarities and/or differences you find in the cultures of these two artworks. Discuss ways in which cultural differences or connections impacted these artworks.
Articulate an informed conclusion from what you observe or interpret about the cultures and artworks, based on comparing and contrasting them, to support your thesis statement.
