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ART 101 San Diego State University Deinotherium Gigantean Questions

 

QUESTION 1) A) Visit Virtual Tour (Links to an external site.), then scroll down to Virtual tour and choose one of the museums listed, or select View All for more options B) Choose one of the museums; once you’re “inside” the museum, find one artwork and create a post following these instructions.

  • Which work of art did you choose? Why?
  • List the a) name, b) artist, c) date and d) medium of the work you chose to focus on.
  • Copy and paste links to the artwork (see the tutorial on how to copy link (Links to an external site C) Describe the work you chose using at least five formal elements and three principles of design from your textbook introduction.
  • QUESTION 2) : a) Go to the following websites:
    • Lascaux
    • Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc
    • b) Take the virtual tours of Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc and Lascaux. Take a look at the various images painted on their walls. Then complete the essay assignment. c) Compare and contrast the 2 caves’ paintings. Tell me how they are different and how they are the same. Some issues you might address include: Do they display similar animals? Are they depicted in the same manner?
  • QUESTION 3) a)What did you learn that you did not know before about mummification? b) Describe at least one aspect of the mummification process that was influenced by what Egyptians believed about the After Life. c) Why were the directions for mummification never recorded?