Choose one of the topics below and answer it in 3-5 typed pages double-spaced. Demonstrate knowledge of citation practices by citing your textbook as a consulted work. You can pick any format to use (Chicago, MLA, etc.), as long as you are consistent. I do not expect you to do any additional research as the information on eCollege and you’re your textbook should be sufficient. Make sure to have a thesis statement and use examples from the art we have studied to prove your thesis.

Use examples from the art we have studied in these 4 chapters to defend the statement, “representation is a matter of function.” In Western culture the Renaissance art of this unit is perhaps the most celebrated in human achievement. Looking at the development of humanism and natural form, how can it be seen as evolving from specific ideological needs as opposed to simply an increase in “talent”.

The art works I picked up are 1. (14-10) Duccio di Buoninsegna, Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints, principal panel of the Maestà altarpiece. 2. (15-12) Dirk Bouts, Last Supper, center panel of the Altarpiece of
the Holy Sacrament, 3. (16-25) Domenico Ghirlandaio, Giovanna Tornabuoni. 4. (17-4) Leonardo da Vinci, Last Supper.