Arts

Ethical reflection-How have the roots of the academic discipline of archaeology as an aspect of Northern European imperialism and colonialism impacted the ways in which we study and understand ancient art today?

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Ethical reflection; art history from mummies to gladiators. How have the roots of the academic discipline of archaeology as an aspect of Northern European imperialism and colonialism impacted the ways in which we study and understand ancient art today? What are the ethical problems with this? What are some of the ethical problems involved with … Read more

Medici Family Rennaisance Patronage-Focusing on one or more examples of the influential family, write an essay on the manner, motivations and success of Medici art patronage.

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Medici Family Rennaisance Patronage Focusing on one or more examples of the influential family, write an essay on the manner, motivations and success of Medici art patronage. Examples can begin at the turn of the Quattrocento with Giovanni de’Medici or to the end of the Cinquecento with Francesco I, the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

What question(s) might you ask the architect about the style and design of the building? Be sure to indicate the style and ask questions about specific features of that style.

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Talk about a famous architect from the Middles Ages or Romanesque period. Imagine you are interviewing this architect for a magazine article about his work. Identify a building designed by this architect. Include an image of the building with as much identifying information as you can in caption format beneath each image. What question(s) might … Read more

Select a work of art from your book (a painting or a sculpture).

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Select a work of art from your book (a painting or a sculpture): it can be from any chapter we have covered this far (Chapters 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25) will provide art from book giotto di bondone , Madonna Enthroned (Ognissanti Madonna) , from the Chiesa di Ognissanti (All Saints’ Church), Florence, ca. … Read more

Provide brief biographical information about Master Gerhard and other architects involved with the Cologne Cathedral.

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Provide brief biographical information about Master Gerhard and other architects involved with the Cologne Cathedral. Indicate the years Gerhard lived, where he worked, and name at least one other work of art or architecture for which he is responsible. Indicate the style of the cathedral, and describe using appropriate terminology. Describe the architect’s use of … Read more