Art

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc7_VyVXDLs – answer the following two questions based on video What did you learn about the Buddha or Buddhism that you didn’t already know? How might knowing more about the Buddha’s life help you better understand Buddhist art and architecture? ————————————- Answer questions based on videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xRx2s3FpSg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUuJpW5mk8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g598QoJzIWo What is the “medium” or materials used … Read more

Art

Topic/Artist Reading/Viewing Romanticism: Self versus state Introduction to the Salon and the Royal Academy (essay from The Met) A beginner’s guide to Romanticism France Romanticism in France, quiz Baron Antoine-Jean Gros, Napoleon Bonaparte Visiting the Pest House in Jaffa, 1804 Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, La Grande Odalisque, 1814 (and essay), quiz Théodore Géricault • Raft of the … Read more

Art

 Primary Sources: Olaudah Equiano and Olympia De Gouges Olaudah Equiano: Excerpts from Slave Narratives Kidnapping Children into a Lifetime of Slavery Away from Their Parents to a Different Continent “They…carry off as many as they can seize” Olaudah Equiano, an Ibo from Nigeria, was just 11 years old when he was kidnapped into slavery. He … Read more

ARTH, Art, Ancient Greek

Answer the following questions. Use this as an opportunity to reflect on the reading, make critical connections, and apply your understanding of a text to other instances.t  500 words to meet the minimum standards. 1. How do you interpret the God’s intervention (or lack thereof) in the battle? Does this seem fair? 2. If you were an … Read more