Art Journal Week One (DUE TODAY)

Week One Required Resources Required Text

1. Art Through the Ages: The Western Perspective, Vol. II (14th ed.)

a. Introduction: What Is Art History?

b. Chapter 16: The Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy

 Painting

 Fra Angelico

 Andrea del Castagno

 Fra Filippo Lippi

 Pierro della Francesaca

 Domenico Ghirlandaio

 Paolo Uccello

 Botticelli, Birth of Venus

 Architecture

 Ospedale Degli Innocenti

 Santo Spirito

 Pazzi Chapel

 Palazzo Medici

 Leon Battista Alberti

 Palazzo Rucellai

 Santa Maria Novella

 Girolamo Savonarola

Articles

1. CourseMate. (2013). Need to sign up for the first time? Here’s how. Cengage Learning.

 This guide assists students with accessing their CourseMate materials for the first time. It is available for

download in Week One of your online course.

2. Norman, J. (1970). How to look at art. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New Series, 28(5), 191-201.

Retrieved from the JSTOR database.

 This is an article from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin on basic art appreciation. A PDF of this

article is available for download in your online course.

Multimedia

1. Cengage. (2014). David, David, and David [Video]. Available from

http://college.cengage.com/art/shared/videos/Baroque/David/index.html

 (5:10) This video can be accessed within the CourseMate materials for Chapter 16 of the text. The video

provides an overview of interpretations of sculptures of David. To access CourseMate for the first time,

refer to the CourseMate Guide (available for download in Week One). Once in CourseMate, login and

access Chapter 16 of the materials and select “Watch Videos” from the menu.

2. Cengage. (2014). Four views of the Last Supper [Video]. Available from

http://college.cengage.com/art/shared/videos/Renaissance/LastSupper/index.html

 (6:36) This video can be accessed within the student’s CourseMate materials for Chapter 16 of the text.

The video provides an overview of four different interpretations of the Last Supper. To access

CourseMate for the first time refer to the CourseMate Guide (available for download in Week One). Once

in CourseMate, login and access Chapter 16 of the materials and select “Watch Videos” from the menu.

3. Cengage. (2014). Interactive timeline. Retrieved from

http://college.cengage.com/art/0495799874_kleiner/courseware/timeline/timeline_01.html

 This interactive timeline provides a history of art. View “Europe” and the “Americas” for timeline

information pertinent to this course.

4. Smarthistory. (2011, October 2). Van Eyck, Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife, 1434 [Video file].

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U38V_XwaRxM

 This video provides an in-depth interpretation and analysis of Jan van Eyck’s Arnolfini Wedding, circa

1434.

Websites

1. The Metropolitan Museum of Art – Galleries (http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/galleries)

 This site provides an interactive tour of the galleries within the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.

2. Prezi (http://prezi.com/)

 This site provides a way to organize and present visual information and text. It is a free resource, though

it does require you to register. Sign up for Prezi and create a presentation for your art journal. You will

add onto your art journal every week.

Media

1. van Eyck, J. (ca. 1434).The Arnolfini portrait [Oil on oak; 82.2 cm x 60 cm]. The National Gallery, London.

Retrieved from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jan_van_Eyck_001.jpg

 This work of art is referenced in discussions for this week.