At this point in the semester, we’ve studied how to evaluate art and the various methodologies. Lets put that to work! Each of these artworks have a rich history behind them. Not only does the subject tell a story, but the context informs the art as well-

Write a 3 page research paper including two of the artwork/artist pairs below, ONLY.
Use at least 1 bullet point from each of the 3 Methods of Analysis (see below). Again, not three bullets from the same method.
Your interpretation of the Methods of Analysis MUST be based on the descriptions in Chapter 4, and I will be using those definitions/descriptions when grading your work.
**THESE ARE THE ARTIST AND ARTWORK YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM**
Sandro Boticelli’s, Birth of Venus Artemesia Gentileschi, Judith and Holofernes Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles de Avignon Jean-Honore Fragonard, The Swing Gianlorenzo Bernini, Cornero Chapel with the Esctacy of St.Teresa Eduard Manet, Olympia *For more analysis look into Titian’s Venus of Urbino Jan van Eyke, The Wedding Portrait Isenheim Alterpice, Matthias Gruenwald Jose-Clemente Orozco, An Epic of American Civilization
**THESE ARE THE BULLET POINTS TO CHOOSE FROM ONCE YOU’VE PICKED AN ARTIST OR ARTWORK**
METHODS OF ANALYSIS 1. Content Analysis
- Subject Matter
- Iconography
2. Historical Context
- Context for the creation of artwork
- Physical surroundings
- Method of encounter
3. Writings About Art
- Modern Criticisms
- Ideological Criticisms
- Psychoanalytic Criticisms
- Structuralism
- Post structuralism
- Deconstruction
- Feminist Criticism