Sunday, October 17, 2010

How does art mirror society?

Select a Renaissance piece of art, reflect on its content and write a paragraph that discusses how it ‘tells the story’ of what was happening at that time.

Your paragraph needs to include:
• An introduction to your selected piece of art – its title, artist, date of creation and type of art (eg; oil on canvas, marble sculpture).
• A claim that states how this piece of art is a reflection of what was happening during the Renaissance.
• Evidence from the piece of art that supports your claim.
• Your interpretation of this evidence – what does the evidence tell you about life then and what connections can you draw to other areas of change and development during the Renaissance.
• A concluding sentence.

Your Blog post needs to include:
• A title.
• An image of your selected piece of art.
• Your paragraph – edited and of publication standard.

DUE TUESDAY 26th OCTOBER

Below are links to some good examples you may want to use, otherwise you may select your own piece, but make sure the content is suitable to the task.

La Primavera by Botticelli


The Ambassadors by Holbein

The School of Athens by Raphael

The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp by Rembrandt

Vitruvian Man by da Vinci

The Statue of David by Michelangelo

The Allegory of Sight by Jan Breugel the elder

The Art of Painting - by Vermeer