Posted: January 30th, 2015
XAM FORMAT: THERE ARE TWO PARTS TO THE EXAM:
PART I: Significance Essay 1 (50 points)
PART II: Significance Essay 2 (50 points)
PART 1 : Significance Essay 1: STYLISTIC Analysis (50 points)
Choose ONE of the images to discuss for your first significance essay. (I will upload image under “Part 1”) . Write an essay (1-2 pages in length, double-spaced, 12 pt. font) discussing its STYLISTIC significance. Be sure to cover the following points in your analysis:
• Identify the artist, title, period style and medium.
• Analyze the stylistic characteristics (light, line, color, scale, medium & subject matter)
• Why is the artwork stylistically significant? How does it represent its regional, religious or cultural style?
• What stylistic influences can you identify?
• Be sure to apply specific art historical terms (vocabulary) in your answer.
• Use complete sentences and paragraphs including an introduction and conclusion.
-The essay must be 1-2 pages in length, double-spaced, 12 pt. font.
PART 2: Significance Essay II: Analysis of CULTURAL CONTEXT (50 points)
Choose ONE of the below images to discuss for your second significance (Images under “PART 2”)
Choose of images (Images under “PART 2”). Write an essay (1-2 pages in length, double-spaced, 12 pt. font) discussing its CULTURAL significance. Be sure to cover the following points in your analysis:
• Identify the artist, title, period style and medium.
• Discuss the subject matter of the artwork. Does it contain any iconography, symbolism, narrative story or message?
• Discuss the cultural (religious, historical, political) context of the artwork.
• Why is this artwork culturally significant? What does it tell us about the culture/religion/region that produced it?
• Be sure to apply specific art historical terms (vocabulary) in your answer.
• Use complete sentences and paragraphs including an introduction and conclusion.
-The essay must be 1-2 pages in length, double-spaced, 12 pt. font.
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