Throughout the semester, each student will write two analytical research papers that introduce, describe and compare a work of art selected from our textbook. Composition of essays: Include a color image of the artwork that may be found on page 71 in your text. Introduce the work of art, noting artist, title, date, medium, dimensions, location, cultural influences of the time period, and any other pertinent information surrounding the specific work The bulk of the paper should be a well-formed analytical essay describing the pertinent elements and principles of design the artist/designer is using in the specific work of art. Please return to our introductory notes on the class blog to note all the elements and principles of design. Also, check the assignment on the end of the Ancient Egyptian Chapter 3 Each element / principle should be thoroughly described analyzing how the artist has made use of each of them in the work of art. Each element/principle should be de
Gothic Art mid 12th c. - 1400 CE 1150 onwards, in the mid 12th century the Gothic style dominated Europe for approx. 400 years, developing in French monasteries initially. Specifically emerges in Ile-de-France, the French king’s domain from Paris. Within 100 years an estimated 2,700 Gothic churches in the Ile-de-France region alone. (263) The term “Gothic” was introduced by historian Vasari in the 14th c. CE — who attributed the ‘old’ fashioned style to the Germanic Goths who invaded and ‘destroyed’ the Classical civilization of the Roman Empire. However, during the period, the style was known simply as “modern art” or the “French style.” 12th and 13th c. the style was celebrated in centers of growth and prosperity. Towns grew into artistic and intellectual life. Moving from cathedral schools as centers of learning, urban universities grew. Bologna, Paris and Oxford. Advances in building technology, increased trade and material resources com