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Question: Analysis Assignment - Ancient/Modern Essay

Writing this paper will give you an opportunity to study artworks outside of the textbook and to apply analysis.

Step 1: Research works of art

• You are encouraged to visit a local exhibition to study artwork "in the flesh."

• Choose an ancient work from before the Common Era and a contemporary work with the same subject matter made within the last 100 years.

• Subjects can include mythological figures, death, the body, religion, war, etc.

Step 2: Write the analysis

1. Draft a formal analysis for each of these pieces

• It should include a minimum of 5 elements and 5 principles of art.

2. Then compare and contrast the treatment of the same subject

• What is the context of each work?

• What were the influences of each?

Step 3: Before you submit... make sure that you have the following:

• The analysis length should be 3 - 5 pages

• Use MLA format (Times New Roman 12 point size font, double-spaced, appropriate in-text citations, Works Cited page, etc...)

• Cite external sources (no Wikipedia!)

• Comparison & contrast of artwork selected