Module 7: 3 Part Midterm Exam!

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Part III: Stylistic & Cultural Significance Essays

For this portion of the exam, you will write two essays, in which you explain the stylistic and cultural significance for two different pieces of art. There are 40 points possible for this section of the exam. When writing essays about the significance of each piece, you should address the following points:

Stylistic Significance Essays

• Stylistic characteristics
• Stylistic influences
• Stylistic innovations
• Artistic canons

Cultural Significance Essays

• Key figures associated with the piece
• Cultural values, ideas or traditions that are represented through the piece
• Historical events that are associated with the piece

Here are some additional ideas to help you prepare for the essay portion of the midterm:

• Read any additional guidelines your instructor may post about writing “significance” essays.
• Review previous modules and discussions as they may help you prepare for the midterm essays.
• Complete a few practice essays of your choice. The more you practice writing, the better prepared you’ll be!
• Your essays must be written in complete sentences, have well-developed and focused paragraphs, include a brief introduction and thesis, and have a conclusion.
• Your essays should be in times new roman or similar font, 12 point, typed, double-spaced, and spell-checked.
• Your essays should include relevant vocabulary from previous modules.
• Please submit your essays to the discussion by the close of Module 7.
• Please note that if you plagiarize this assignment (copy without documentation), you will receive zero credit, may fail the midterm, and you will be reported to the Academy of Art University administration for disciplinary action.

Significance Essay 1: Stylistic Analysis

• Doryphoros
• Aphrodite of Knidos
• The Scraper (Apoyomenos)
• Discobolus

Choose one of the above images. Write a short essay (approx. 500 words in length) discussing its stylistic significance. Be sure to cover the following points in your essay. Include an introduction, use complete sentences, and end with a clear conclusion.

• Identify the name of the piece, the artist, and the period
• Analyze the stylistic characteristics. Why is this sculpture stylistically significant? How does it represent its period’s style? What stylistic influences can you identify?
• What art history terminology can you use when discussing this piece?

Significance Essay 2: Analysis of Cultural Significance (the cultural context)

• Augustus of Prima Porta
• The Pantheon
• The Sleeping Satyr
• The Parthenon

Choose one of the above images. Write a short essay (approx. 500 words in length) discussing its cultural significance. Be sure to cover the following points in your essay. Include an introduction, use complete sentences, and end with a clear conclusion.

• Identify the name of the piece, the artist, and the period
• What key figures are associated with the piece?
• How does this piece reflect its cultural, social, historical or political context?
• What does this piece tell us about the culture that produced it?