Modifying the Art Essay

Visual analysis about di Credi's "Madonna and Child" offers no thesis statement; instead, it looks to outside sources that contribute nothing to a discussion about aesthetics. (p. 1)

Informal use of language (i.e., "mum") and lack of proper punctuation (e.g., periods) (p. 2)

Discussion about color uses a term ("dull") that has not been suggested as a technical phrase; and the term "ancient" is used improperly. (p. 2)

Discussion about use of light and shadow does not effectively use terminology introduced in the course and is ineffective at describing di Credi's piece. (p. 2)

Comparison to Michelangelo's "Pieta" is a stretch, when there any number of examples of the same theme that could have been selected to compare to di Credi's piece. (p. 3) Likewise, the discussion about color (p. 3) is ineffective, given that the two objects being compared are different media; and the comparison to Caravaggio's "Entombment" is a different subject matter and has too many difference to make a persuasive argument. (p. 4)

Conclusion offers no commentary about the aesthetic significance of di Credi's piece. (p. 5)