Insight into the statuettes of worshippers is given.

How is the Greek art theme of a worshipper bringing an animal to a cult place for sacrifice different from the "statuettes of worshippers"?

Discussion of the Niobid Painter. Includes bibliography.

Who is the Niobid Painter?

Art genres are emphasized.

Understanding that each of the following have been recognized as "art forms", this job searches the web and finds one website that is relevant to each of these: Dance, visual art, music, film, television, radio, folk art, and theater

A tale of two cultures

A Tale of Two Cultures, by Charles Fenyvesi A Beijing scholar links an ancient Chinese dynasty to the New World's earliest civilization Abroad for the first time in his life, Han Ping Chen, a scholar of ancient Chinese, landed at Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C., the night of September 18. Next morning, he paced in front of the National Gallery of Art, waiting for the museum to open so he could visit an Olmec exhibit—works from Mesoamerica's spectacular "mother culture" that emerged suddenly 3,200 years ago, with no apparent local antecedents. After a glance at a 10-ton basalt sculpture of a head, Chen faced the object that prompted his trip: an Olmec sculpture found in... click for more

Notes about three works (paintings) are provided.

Help with notes for a critical essay about the three works is given. The goals of a critical essay are to evaluate and analyze the art works based on research, using the vocabulary and concepts you have learned. Your attitude should be detached. The "critical" aspect of the essay refers to this detached attitude, not whether you react positively or negatively to the works. Your essay must include the following points: 1)A description of the works including the style. 2)A summary of the artists' personal philosophies of art (if they can be found in published sources), the prevailing trends and schools of thought in the art world at the time and in the place the artist was working. For in... click for more