Description:

Choose only 1 of the 2 topics below.Using your course lesson readings and completing additional research (start with SmartHistory), fully follow the steps outlined. Post your initial response to Forum Week 5. Include links to any research references you used. Then, read your classmates’ and instructor’s postings and respond to at least 2 other students. In your peer responses, use the strategies described in the Discussion Guidelines.

Topic #1. Ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian art. Choose one Ancient Near Eastern artwork and one Ancient Egyptian artwork: 

Ancient Near East:
Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, Museé du Louvre, Paris, France (Akkadian)
Human – Headed Winged Lion (Lamassu), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Neo-Assyrian)
Lion Hunt, British Museum (Assyrian)

Topic #1. Ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian art. Choose one Ancient Near Eastern artwork and one Ancient Egyptian artwork: 

W5: Issues of Art in Politics and Power: Ancient and Gothic Art

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Course Objective(s): CO6: Analyze works of art within their social and historical contexts. 

Description:

Choose only 1 of the 2 topics below.Using your course lesson readings and completing additional research (start with SmartHistory), fully follow the steps outlined. Post your initial response to Forum Week 5. Include links to any research references you used. Then, read your classmates’ and instructor’s postings and respond to at least 2 other students. In your peer responses, use the strategies described in the Discussion Guidelines.

Topic #1. Ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian art. Choose one Ancient Near Eastern artwork and one Ancient Egyptian artwork: 

Ancient Near East:
Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, Museé du Louvre, Paris, France (Akkadian)
Human – Headed Winged Lion (Lamassu), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Neo-Assyrian)
Lion Hunt, British Museum (Assyrian)

Ancient Egyptian: 
Palette of King Narmer, Egyptian Museum, Cairo (Predynastic)
House Altar depicting Akhenaten, Nefertiti and Three of their Daughters, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (New Kingdom/Armana period)
Portrait Head of Queen Tiye, Neues Museum, Berlin (New Kingdom)

Introduce the two artworks identifying their subject matter and the culture that created them, based on research. Describe each using the vocabulary of Formal Analysis. Draw comparisons between the two artworks in terms of formal qualities, style, and function. How does each artwork reflect political power of the culture that created it? 

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Topic #2 Gothic architecture. Choose two examples of Gothic architecture:

Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris
Sainte-Chapelle, Paris
Cathedral of Notre Dame de Chartres, France
Salisbury Cathedral, England
Duomo di Milano, Milan
Cologne Cathedral, Germany

Introduce and describe the two buildings, their construction materials and techniques, using research. Provide an overview of the origin and ideas of Gothic architecture. Draw comparisons between the two buildings in terms of style, construction, and function. How does each building reflect the political and cultural power of the Church during this period? If you have visited one or more of the buildings, please share your experience! 

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