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Week 5 forum

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

Understanding Historic Importance:

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

You are researching, looking, reading, analyzing, and synthesizing information. Provide links to any sources you may use. You may consult websites for additional information. Keep your voice in your writing, always write in your own words.

Fully answer 1 of the following topics:

Topic 1.) Examine the following images and find websites related to Ancient and Egyptian art:

Head of an Akkadian Ruler

Human - Headed winged Lion

Lion Hunt

Palette of Narmer

Akenaten and His Family

You must examine and discuss 2 of these, and they must be from different cultures. Describe the two examples you selected using art terms. Explain what they are and where they came from. Tell in detail how the works of art you have chosen are alike and different. Please demonstrate an understanding of the issues of cultural power differences (how is each of the cultures demonstrating power with these objects?), not just stylistic differences.

Or choose:

Topic 2.) Examine images and find websites related to Gothic art, and more specifically, architecture (from the Gothic era, not from modern times). Select two examples to write about in your post.

If you include Chartres cathedral in your post, please note that we consider Chartres the most perfect of the Gothic cathedrals, because it was completed in a comparatively short time period, unlike many cathedrals that took hundreds or more years to complete (This is mostly due to funding.). Chartres is a fairly cohesive building with a few exceptions.

Describe the two examples you selected using art terms. Explain what they are and where they came from. Tell in detail how the works of art you have chosen are alike and different. Please demonstrate an understanding of stained glass windows and the function and purpose they served. Imagine yourself inside. If you have visited it, please make comments!