Analysis Assignment - Ancient/Modern Essay

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

• Draft a formal analysis for each of these pieces:  Visually analyze and describe the contents of each work of art.
  • Apply a minimum of 5 elements and 5 principles of art vocabulary words as you discuss each artpiece.
• 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:

• Formal analysis of each work of art selected
• Comparison & contrast of artwork selected

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
• Similarity Report must within 0-10%