2 Pages Art Essay

History of Art and Visual Culture 1400-1900 Alberti Assignment Prof. Denise Budd

Due Tuesday, February 17 th

1) Read an excerpt from Leon Battista Alberti’s 15

th century text On Painting, which you will find

on the Moodle site. Go to “Assignments” folder on the homepage, then open the “Alberti” folder. You’ll find a PDF document that is LONG. You only need to read the first ten pages. 2) Compose an essay (1-2 pages) discussing Raphael’s Entombment (Rome, Borghese Gallery) in relationship to the assigned excerpt from Leon Battista Alberti’s On Painting. Relying solely upon visual analysis and a careful reading of the text, can the case be made that the painter was familiar with Alberti’s treatise?

To see this pic online: http://www.wga.hu/art/r/raphael/3umbtrip/37entom.jpg