Assignment task: For the art work Rottgen Pieta, GOTHIC, Holy Roman Empire
I. For your artwork, please first embed an image of the work. Then create a bullet pointed list with the following information:
- slide identification information - Artist (if known), Title, Period, and Style (from study guide)
- vocabulary terms that apply or are relevant to the work (e.g., say you choose the Notre-Dame Paris, you should list terms such as flying buttresses, stained glass, pointed ribbed arches, etc.)
- intentions of the artist (if known)
- historical location (if known) and the significance/function of the work
- key tenets of the period from which the work comes and how it reflects them (e.g., say you choose the Sutton Hoo Purse Cover, how does this work exemplify the attributes of Anglo-Saxon art and early medievalism in general?)
- the style of the work (naturalistic, expressive, idealized, etc.) Where/how do you see this in the work? any noteworthy techniques used common interpretations of its content (What is the work about? What message does it send to the viewer?)
II. For your concept term, please list the term, then provide the following:
- the definition of the term from your textbook or the course materials
- at least one work of art from the study guide that makes use of this concept and an explanation of how