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Moorpark College Basin with Scenes from The Life of Cleopatra Visual Art Essay

 

For your Museum Paper, I would like you to visit an art museum, either in person or virtually online, and find ONE piece of artwork from any of the time periods and cultures we’ve studied in class that catches your attention. You may choose a painting or sculpture.  

  

*Essay (Body of the Paper) Grading Criteria:

– Introduction and conclusion

– Addressing the image you discuss in your essay in a meaningful/topical way

– Include the piece’s title, artist (if known), date, and museum location in the essay

– Give a thorough and detailed description of the piece

– Define the purpose of the objects/figures featured in the piece

– Describe the relative size and placement of objects/figures

– Discuss the characteristics that can be attributed to the time period/culture

– Explain any symbols (people, objects, colors, placement can be symbolic)

– Does your piece convey a social, religious, or political message?

– Providing evidence or examples in an effort to prove or test your thesis/argument

This is the art work I have chosen : https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/1097/…