It is essential that you go to the Metropolitan Museum and look at the actual works of art, instead of looking at reproductions on the Internet. You will see a lot more in the work of art first hand than you will in a reproduction.
When you get home, download images of the objects from the Met website. They should be higher res & have more accurate color than your phone photos.
Past the hi-res images into your paper (with captions). Also paste in the photos of the wall-labels. This will reassure us that you went to the museum and looked at the actual works.
For each object. answer the following questions: a. What is the subject matter of the work? Describe the figures, objects or natural features depicted. If an action is taking place, say what it is. Your goal here should be to create a verbal image that would make sense to a reader who has not seen the work itself. b. What does the work look like formally? Describe the arrangement of the composition, colors, materials. and dimensions. Again, imagine you are describing it for someone who hasn't seen it. c. How would you classify its style? Neo-Classical, Romantic, Impressionist, Expressionist, or something else? d. How is this individual work situated within its movement? What is significant about it in terms of form and subject matter? e. What is your personal reaction to it? What elements do you like? Dislike? What else does it make you think of?
After answering these questions for each object, proceed to a comparison of the two works. a. What do they have in common? b. How are they different? c. What does the comparison reveal about them that you might not have noticed lookin• at each one
individually?
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