Art-203: Grading Criteria of Group Paper | Spring 2015

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Below are the grading criteria for the group paper at different grade ranges (A, B, C, D, F). In general, the paper should fulfill most of the criteria to be addressed within a particular grade range – see below for the three major aspects in which you will be evaluated. Thesis, Argument, and Conclusion Organization […]

The Most Popular Artists of All Time Art-203 Intro to The Visual Arts

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Sandro Botticelli was an Italian painter of Early Renaissance and an artist of Florentine School. During his lifetime he was one of the most acclaimed painters in Italy. Among his best known works are The Birth of Venus and Primavera. Jan van Eyck (1390–1441) was an Early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges and one of the […]

Art-203 / Intro to the Visual Arts – 8 : The Art of Raphael & High Renaissance

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Raphael – “Study for the Three Graces” (1518) Media: Red chalk over stylus Image source: Wiki https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHUVyg85r-A Raphael Sanzio (1483 – 1520) was a productive master painter and architect of the Italian High Renaissance. Raphael was one of the finest draftsmen in the history of Western art, and used drawings extensively to plan his compositions. […]

Art-203 / Intro to the Visual Arts – 7 : The Art of Michelangelo

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Image and text source: Internet The Pietà (1498–1499) is a world-famous work of Renaissance sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti, housed in St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City. It is the first of a number of works of the same theme by the artist. The statue was commissioned for the French Cardinal Jean de Bilhères, who was a […]

Art-203 / Intro to the Visual Arts – 5 : Medieval Art & Early Renaissance

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The Medieval Art of the Western world covers a vast scope of time and place, over 1000 years of art in Europe, and at times the Middle East and North Africa. It includes major art movements and periods, national and regional art, genres, revivals, the artists crafts, and the artists themselves. Art historians attempt to […]

Art-203 / Intro to the Visual Arts – 4 : The Art of Byzantium | Spring 2015

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Image source: Internet Byzantine art is the name for the artistic products of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, as well as the nations and states that inherited culturally from the empire. Though the empire itself emerged from Rome’s decline and lasted until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, many Eastern Orthodox states in Eastern Europe, […]

Art-203 / Intro to the Visual Arts – 4 : The Art of Rome | Spring 2015

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Today’s homework is to watch the first video (Roman Art History from Goodbye-Art Academy). I may ask some homework questions in the next class. Roman art refers to the visual arts made in Ancient Rome and in the territories of the Roman Empire. Roman art includes architecture, painting, and sculpture. While the traditional view of […]

Art-203 / Intro to the Visual Arts – 3 : The Art of Greece | Spring 2015

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So-called Venus Braschi by Praxiteles, type of the Knidian Aphrodite, Munich Glyptothek Considered to be the origins of modern civilization, the Greeks built an empire rich in culture and knowledge, as well as stunning art achievement. The arts of ancient Greece have exercised an enormous influence on the culture of many countries all over the […]

Art-203 Intro to the Visual Arts – 2 : Terracotta Army | Spring 2015

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Photo Credit: Ping Xu Poster Design by Ping Xu Truman’s Study Abroad team (faculty and students) visited the pit-1 of Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses on May 29, 2013. The Terracotta Warriors made in the Qin Dynasty (221–206 BC), were discovered by chance in 1974, and have since become an icon of Chinese […]