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Introduction Comment by Booker, Arianne': Is this supposed to be an essay or a research paper? If it’s an essay, you do not need these headings.

Arts are created with imagination and a lot of skills that express some ideas or feelings. They include painting, sculptures, architecture, literature, music, or films. Arts are very important because they make people think beyond what they know; they communicate the artist's’ ideas, for example, i.e., what the artist wantsed to communicate. Arts are also used for decoration. In this paper, I will compare and contrast two pieces of art; Mona Lisa and Standard of Ur. Comment by Booker, Arianne': What is the they referring to? Remember, they is plural (more than one). If you are referring to Art, then use It instead of they. Check the following “they’s as well Comment by Booker, Arianne': Use a different word. It’s redundant when you use communicate again at the end of the sentence. Comment by Booker, Arianne': Explain. Comment by Booker, Arianne': You should never say in this paper I will…Your thesis statement should specifically state what you’re comparing and contrasting about the two pieces. Think about what qualities and ideas these two pieces of work share and how they differ. Think bigger picture. I don’t know much about either of these to give you an idea.

Formal Analysis of Mona Lisa

The Mona Lisa is an oil painting done by an Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci in 1507. It is the most valuable art in the world today, and; it is worth more than $800 million. This art has dimensions of 77 cm by 53cm and is located at Louvre Museum[footnoteRef:1]. The art features a portrait of a seateding woman that has been set on an imagined landscape. This landscape is painted using sfumato, which is a technique that doesn’t show lines or borders. The art sits with her arms folded as well as gazing at the viewer. The folded arms rest on a wooden arm of a chair. It can also be seen that the paint represents a woman who has long hair that falls on her shoulders. It also appears to have a soft smile. The color of this art is dull yellow. The original color was yellow, but it has been yellowed over the years due to a layer vanishing that covers the paint. It is possible that the paint was once brighter than it is now. Lastly, the woman in the paint wears a fabric cloth. This indicates that the idea of the artist was so valuable. Comment by Booker, Arianne': What is it? Comment by Booker, Arianne': How? Explain what makes it valuable? How does what you’ve stated indicate this? Just add because and finish out the sentence. [1: 10 Secrets of The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. (2021). Retrieved 27 July 2021, from https://www.leonardodavinci.net/the-mona-lisa.jsp ]

Formal Analysis of Standard of Ur

Standard of Ur is an artifact that was discovered in the 3rd millennium BC. Currently, it is placed at the British Museum in London. This artifact comprises a hollow wooden box with dimensions of 21.59 centimeters (8.50 inches) wide by 94.53 centimeters (19.50 inches) long. It is inlaid with a red limestone, a mosaic of shell and lapis lazuli[footnoteRef:2]. Some parts of this art are blue in color. The blue color is the lapis lazuli. This art is divided into three main parts: the upper, middle, and lower parts. In those parts, there are two groups of people:; one group is armed while the other is not armed. There is no conflict between the groups in the upper part, but in the middle part, the group starts a fight, and in the lower part, the unarmed group has been defeated because most of the people have been killed. The armed group has horses with chariots. Comment by Booker, Arianne': Armed with what? Be specific here. Someone like me has no idea what this is. Give me that insight. Comment by Booker, Arianne': I’d like to see you explain how each of these events are depicted. [2: (2021). Retrieved 27 July 2021, from https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/ancient-mediterranean-ap/ancient-near-east-a/a/standard-of-ur-and-other-objects-from-the-royal-graves ]

Contextual analysis of Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa is one of the most famous pieces of arts in the world. One of the famous most common things aspects of Mona Lisa is the smile that represents the sitter. This is represented in the same way Jjuniper represents Ginevra Benci and the Eermine that represents Cecilia Gallerani in their paintings. s. Mona Lisa art is a representation of happiness which is represented by the word “Gioconda" in the Italian language. Leonardo da Vinci made this notion of happiness the main idea of the portrait[footnoteRef:3]. Mona Lisa is also known as the wife of Francesco del Giocondo. This art is made as a symbol of happiness for their new home and celebrating the birth of their second-born son, Andrea. A lot of research has been done on Mona Lisa, and researchers stated that Leonardo da Vinci was inspired by the artist’s male apprentice Salai. Comment by Booker, Arianne': Who are these people? Comment by Booker, Arianne': Why? Comment by Booker, Arianne': Did you answer what the artist is trying to say and WHY it was made? [3: 10 Secrets of The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. (2021). Retrieved 27 July 2021, from https://www.leonardodavinci.net/the-mona-lisa.jsp ]

Contextual analysis of Standard of Ur

Standard of Ur was found in a royal tomb in early 1900 besides a skeleton of a person who is believed to be the bearer of this art. This art is divided into two main panels: war and peace; that is war and peace. The war panel represents the Sumerian army. This army had chariots that were pulled by four donkeys and horses, infantry with cloaks that were carrying spears, trample enemies, enemies were being killed with axes, and others were arrested and taken to the king while they were naked, and they were killed[footnoteRef:4]. In the middle of the war panel, there is a tall personperson taller than the others. This is a representation of a man in power who was leading the war. Also, this is a symbol of great status. This art was excavated from a royal tomb at Ur by Charles Leonard Woolley. It is believed that this art was developed during the time of war. Comment by Booker, Arianne': Same thing. Make sure you’re answering those questions that are in the powerpoint [4: (2021). Retrieved 27 July 2021, from https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/ancient-mediterranean-ap/ancient-near-east-a/a/standard-of-ur-and-other-objects-from-the-royal-graves ]

Conclusion

Arts isare very important because itthey conveys the artist's message. Examples of these arts are the Mona Lisa and Standard of Ur. Mona Lisa was developed by Leonardo da Vinci in 1507. Leonardo developed this art as a gift to her wife after their second-bornsecond-born son was born. This art was a representation of happiness. Standard of Ur was excavated from royal tomb in 1920 by Woolley. This art has two panel; that is war and peace, which is a representation of conflict. Comment by Booker, Arianne': ??? This is actually contradictory. The art is the message. Comment by Booker, Arianne': Remember, you need to restate your thesis (when you fix it) as the first sentence. Then, yes, restate your major points, but also remember it’s a compare/contrast. Make sure you focus on that as you close it out

Bibliography

10 Secrets of The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. (2021). Retrieved 27 July 2021, from https://www.leonardodavinci.net/the-mona-lisa.jsp

(2021). Retrieved 27 July 2021, from https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/ancient-mediterranean-ap/ancient-near-east-a/a/standard-of-ur-and-other-objects-from-the-royal-graves