Task: Thematic Essay
Choose one of the three prompts provided below
Fully address the theme of the prompt
Discuss three case studies that demonstrate a visual relationship to the theme of the prompt
Be sure to identify each case study: artist, title, date (region, medium)--do not embed images!
The artworks and reading(s) selected should appropriately support your argument
The highest scores will be given to essays that clearly reference at least one of the course readings
Aim for five paragraphs of at least three clear, substantive sentences
Prompts:
Explain the shift from the Baroque to the Rococo style in 17th- and 18th-century France. How does this transition relate to changes within the French monarchy?