Art History Paper

Process:

1. Choose one object covered in Weeks 2-4. Late Antiquity, Islamic, Byzantine, early medieval, Carolingian, or Ottonian. I highly suggest to use this: Saint Matthew from the Ebbo Gospels(Gospel Book of the Archbishop of Reims)
2. Write a visual analysis in which you analyze the artwork using the three forms of analysis: formal, historical and contextual.

Format:

• Your Name
• Typed, 12pt. font, Times New Roman, double-spaced, 1-in. margins
• An image and image citation: Artist’s Last name, First Name, title of the artwork, date, medium, size, name of museum or location, city, URL.
• 3 pages of text, which include:
  • Formal Analysis
  • Historical Analysis
  • Contextual Analysis
• MLA or Chicago Citations for more information see OWL Purdue
• Bibliography- minimum requirement is 2 sources

Example:

See “Visual Analysis Example.pdf” in Assignment on Moodle

Grading:

See: “Grading Rubric” on Moodle or Shared Google Drive.

• Note: You should edit your paper carefully for correct spelling and grammar.