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Descriptive Essay June 15, 2020 ART1000 Foundation of Visual Literacy: Summer 2020 Descriptive Essay: The paper (3 to 4 pages) roughly 1000 to 1500 words must be double spaced, using #12 font, (Times New Roman or similar).

I Choose a ​single​ artwork from The Detroit Institute of Art, there is a list on the reverse

side of this document to choose from. Under normal circumstances the ideal approach to this paper would be to view the artwork firsthand, but of course none of us are experiencing normal circumstances. The link below will take you to the museum’s archive of images https://www.dia.org/art/collection?

II Label discussion with the following information, artists name (if known) title, country or culture, time-period and medium (materials used).

III. Describe in your own words, with detailed discussion the following. a. The ​visual​ appearance; describe every element of the art work; include in the

description, the materials used to create the artwork, the size, and the setting, a complete, detailed visual description. This description is how your eyes see, not an interpretation of symbolic, emotional or abstract meaning. No detail is too minor to include, count the number of figures in the work, mention all the color used and where it is used. ​The reader of this paper should be able to visualize the artwork from the description that you have written. The description of the artwork will most likely make up the body of the paper.​ In your description try to convey to the reader-​your​ audience-precisely what it is you are discussing.

b. This paper should include an in depth description of all the visual aspects of the artwork you have chosen. One approach to starting the description is to offer a general overview of what the artwork is: a sculpture made of marble or an oil painting, and then a brief outline of the subject matter. This can and should then be described in minute detail, everything that you see when looking at the artwork.

c. Concentrate on the visual aspects of the artwork. A minimal amount of research is required for the paper. The majority of the paper will be a precise description of all elements included in the composition with a brief outline of the artist’s biography.

d. Include a citation page, listing where research information was gathered. This paper requires very little research outside of looking at the artwork and describing it.

Choose one of the works below to write your paper on. The artworks are listed in chronological order. Each of them can be found on the Detroit Institute of Arts website. If

you choose the Diego Rivera’s Detroit Industry murals, concentrate on one of the panels not the entire fresco cycle. 1. Jan van Eyck-Saint Jerome in His Study, ca. 1435 oil on linen paper on oak panel 2. Fra Angelico-Annunciatory Angel, between 1450 and 1455 gold leaf and tempera on wood panel 3. Neri Di Bicci, The Palla Altarpiece: Tobias and Three Archangels 1471 4. Bernardino Jacopi Butinone-The Massacre of The Innocents, mid- to late 15th century tempera on poplar panel 5. Workshop of Agnolo Bronzino-Eleonora of Toledo and Her Son, between 1545 and 1550 oil on wood panel 6. Tintoretto-The Dreams of Men, mid-16th century oil on canvas 7.Pieter Bruegel the Elder-The Wedding Dance, 1566 oil on wood panel 8. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio-Martha and Mary Magdalene, ca. 1598 oil and tempera on canvas 9. Bartolomeo Manfredi-The Fortune Teller, ca. between 1616 and 1617 oil on canvas 10.Artemisia Gentileschi-Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes, ca. between 1623 and 1625oil on canvas 11. Peter Paul Rubens-The Meeting of David and Abigail, between 1625 and 1628 oil on canvas 12. Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn-The Visitation, 1640 oil on cedar panel 13. John Singleton Copley-Watson and the Shark, 1782 oil on canvas 14. Henry Fuseli-The Nightmare, 1781 oil on canvas 15. Benjamin West-The Last Supper, 1786 oil on canvas 16. Benjamin West-Death on the Pale Horse, 1796 oil on canvas 17.Washington Allston-Belshazzar's Feast, between 1817 and 1843oil on canvas Rembrandt Peale-The Court of Death, 1820 oil on canvas 18. Frederic Edwin Church-​Cotopaxi,1862 ​oil on canvas 19. Frederic Edwin Church-Syria by the Sea, 1873 oil on canvas 20. James Abbott McNeill Whistle-Nocturne in Black and Gold, the Falling Rocket, 1875 oil on panel 21. Edgar Degas-Jockeys on Horseback before Distant Hills, 1884 oil on canvas 22. Kongo, African-Nail Figure, between 1875 and 1900 wood with screws, nails, blades, cowrie shell and other materials 23. Vincent van Gogh-Bank of the Oise at Auvers, 1890, oil on canvas 24. Vincent van Gogh-Portrait of Postman Roulin, 1888 oil on canvas 25. Vincent van Gogh-Self-Portrait, 1887 oil on artist board, mounted to wood panel 26. Georges Pierre Seurat-View of Le Crotoy from Upstream, 1889 oil on canvas 27, Pablo Picasso-Melancholy Woman, 1902 oil on canvas 28. Diego M. Rivera-Detroit Industry, South Wall, 1932-1933 fresco 29. Diego M. Rivera-Detroit Industry, North Wall, 1932-1933 fresco 30. Diego M. Rivera-Detroit Industry, East Wall, 1932-1933 fresco 31. Diego M. Rivera-Detroit Industry, West Wall, 1932-1933 fresco 32. Franz Kline-Siskind, 1958 oil on canvas 33. Nancy Graves-Variability of Similar Forms, 1970 steel, wax, marble dust and acrylic on wood base

34. Elizabeth Murray-L'Amour (For Panic D.J.), 1986 oil on canvas 35. Romare Bearden-Quilting Time, 1986 mosaic tesserae mounted on plywood 36. David Hammons-Bird, 1990 painted metal, wire, basketball and feathers 37. Ed Fraga- La Santa E Gloriosa Carne, 1993 oil on canvas 38. Jane Hammond-Mad Elga II, 1997 oil and mixed media on canvas 39. Kehinde Wiley-Officer of the Hussars, 2007 oil on canvas 40. Mickalene Thomas-Something You Can Feel, 2008 rhinestone, acrylic paint, and oil enamel on wood panels