Description
MIDTERM – WRITTEN EVALUATION
Citations are allowed, using the Chicago or MLA styles.
Instructions
After carefully studying the assigned materials, your notes, and the provided summaries, elaborate an answer to the following questions. Your answers should demonstrate the following:
Critical thinking: Adequate ability to effectively evaluate and reflect upon the information gathered
Global sociocultural responsibility: Adequate understanding of historical, social, and/or cultural influences on the development of societies
Information literacy: adequate ability to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information
Communication: adequate ability to communicate information effectively using grammatically correct standard American English, proper diction, appropriate tone, and correct word usage
1. In 4-5 complete and coherent sentences, describe 3 things that make Michelangelo’s Pietá an extraordinary work of art. (6 points)
Refrain from writing about anecdotes about Michelangelo.
Please approach only the Pietá. Discuss elements such as theme, composition, approaches to the human figure, and what makes the work unique.
2. In 4-5 complete and coherent sentences, describe 3 things that make Hyeronymus Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights an extraordinary work of art. (6 points)
Refrain from writing about anecdotes about Bosch.
Please approach only the painting Garden of Earthly Delights. Discuss elements such as theme/message, composition, and what makes the work unique.
3. In 4-5 complete and coherent sentences, describe how changes in both art and science are evidenced in the work of these three artists: Brunelleschi, Leonardo, Caravaggio. Approach issues such as the observation of our surroundings, architectural methods, human models, human anatomy, chiaroscuro, etc., as they apply. (6 points)
4. In 6-8 complete and coherent sentences, describe the history and evolution of the construction of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, from the 4th Century to the 1600’s. (10 points)
5. Between the 1400 – 1600’s, how is the relationship between mankind and planet Earth viewed? In 5-6 complete and coherent sentences, you may approach issues such as religion, science, property, and exploration. (8 points)
6. In 5-6 complete and coherent sentences, discuss the main differences between Italian Renaissance and Northern Renaissance art? You may approach religion, politics, the study and representation of the human body, etc. (8 points)
7. In 4-5 complete and coherent sentences, discuss the relationship between art and religious propaganda in Baroque Rome. (6 points)
