Art

Art 103 – Art Appreciation

Worksheet 5 – Art History 20 points

Answer the following questions using vocabulary and ideas from our lectures and your textbook. The page number corresponds to the page in your textbook on which this work can be found. Please make sure each answer is thoughtful, edited for grammar and spelling errors, and at least 4-5 COMPLETE sentences. A grading rubric for this assignment is available in Content Browser – Course Resources – Grading Rubric.

1) Page 51. fig. 2.38. Explain the significance and image of the cat/jaguar in Olmec art as seen in " Standing Figure Holding Supernatural Effigy", Olmec, 800-500 BCE. Make sure to consider the materials used and the creation myth that inspired the making of the object. Also see Link to image for another reproduction.

2) Page 35, fig. 2.16. "Head of a King," from Ife. Yoruba, 13th century, brass, life-size.

Which characteristics of Ife art (a Nigerian culture) can you identify in this sculpture? Describe them. Consider both the materials used and the means of representation. Also see Link to image for another reproduction.

3) Page 425, fig. 18.6. "Page from a copy of the Qur'an", Ahmad al-Suhrawardi,

Baghdad, 1307. Which characteristics of Islamic art can you identify on this page? Describe them. What could they symbolize? Also see Link to image for another reproduction.

4) Page 401, Fig. 17.6, "Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes" by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1625. What period and region do you think this is from and what major characteristics of that period can you identify in this painting. Why did the artists from this period emphasize these characteristics in their work? See another reproduction at Link to image

5) Page 438, fig. 19.5. "Buddha Preaching the First Sermon" 465-485 CE. Which characteristics of early Buddhist art in India can you identify in these sculpture? Support your conclusions with specific examples. See this link for a digital reproduction Link to image