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Essay Instructions: This is Art 100

Please use a 1 page response to the following discussion question: Please ONLY USE THE LECTURE LINKS LISTED AT THE END OF THIS BOX FOR THE ONLY SOURCE. THEY ARE ON YOUTUBE:

In Discussion Forum 2, post your response to the following discussion assignment. Reply to at least two classmates? responses by the date indicated in the course Calendar.



?As Hellenistic art is gradually transformed into Roman and early Christian art, the concept of pathos continues to play an important role. Discuss pathos in the evolution from Hellenistic to Roman art and the emergence of piet?s as a marker of Roman/early Christian art.

Please respond using the lecture links listed at the end of this box and write this essay in 2 pages which should be 500 words.

In an essay of approximately 500 words (with a typical font and spacing, this will be approximately 2 pages), respond to the following question.

The path from Hellenistic to Roman art is continuous. Etruscan and Judaic influences can be seen in this evolution which follows the established pattern of continuity and transformation. Discuss major examples of art that illustrate this evolution from Hellenistic to a unique Roman art form. In your answer be sure to include the following words/phrases:


?Hellenistic, Etruscan, Judaic
?syncretism
?oikoumene
?pathos
?piet?s

Do this using ONLY the examples that Soltes discusses and explains in his lectures. Do not use Internet sources for inspiration nor as help.
USE THESE FOLLOWING YOUTUBE LECTURE LINKS AS THE ONLY SOURCE AND USE MLA FOR WORKS CITED.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR-lWZ-bflc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH-iVvSZB9Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_itgmdoi9Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHUovHPfj5o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N3iTgoZ4F8

Essay Instructions: From the list below, choose one Greek work of art and one Roman work of art and compare and contrast them according to the criteria listed:

Greek Art Roman Art

"Doryphoros" (p.187, fig 255) Augustus of Primaporta
(p. 433, fig 617)

The Laocoon Group
(p. 431, fig 614) Bust of a Roman
(p. 47, Fig. 48)

Nike of Samothrace
(p. 431, fig 613) She-Wolf
(p. 432, Fig. 616)

Temple of Athena
(p. 361, fig 493) The Colosseum
(p.363, Fig. 497)

Parthenon
(p. 187, Fig 256) Arch of the Constantine
(p.434, Fig. 619)

Answer the following list of questions in a comparative essay to evaluate your choices. Visit the following website for guidelines on how to write a comparative essay.

http://arc.academyart.edu/writing/essay.asp

What is the FORM of the work (the overall structure including line, shape, texture, value, color and balance)? See Chapters 8, 9, 13 & 16 for more information.
What is the SUBJECT MATTER (what is literally depicted)?
What is the CONTENT (what is the religious, philosophical and/or historical significance)?

Essay Instructions: I need scholarly information about all of the works of art I have listed:
Temple of Zeus at Olympia, by Phidias
Parthenon sculptured by Phidias out of gold and ivory
Doryphoros (meaning spear-carrier) carved by Polycleitos
Maenad in Dresden sculptured by Scopas
Herakles, c.320 B.C. sculptured by Lysippos out of bronze
Hermes bearing the infant Dionysus, by Praxiteles
Krater (mixing bowl), 12th century BC, National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Mask of Agamemnon, gold funerary mask from Mycenae, 16th century BCE
I have all these pictures where I am going to present a powerpoint, but I have to have at least 7 scholarly sources, such as journal articles,public library sources (JSTOR) websites with edu or gov. are accepted. Please do not use Wikipedia it is not accepted. I need information to use where I can talk about these works of Art. I am covering the Classical Period of Greek and Roman Art.
I will also need the biblography to be annotated.
If the annotated is extra please contact me.

Essay Instructions: Select two (2) sculptures of the human form from the Greek Art and Roman Art chapter and discuss their qualities. Describe in detail their aeshetic features. How do the Greek and Roman figures differ?

I choose the following: Diskobolos; Dying Trumpeter; Portrait of Philip teh Arab; and the Portrait of Faustina.

Sources must be able to be accessed on the internet.