Comparison of Works (15 points, 300 words minimum)
Comparison of Works (15 points, 300 words minimum)
A longer essay is encouraged for students aiming for a B or higher.
Prompt:
⦁ Identify each work by title, artist, patron, date, culture, medium (The ID is required, but is not part of the word count).
⦁ Compare and contrast the following two works. Note: the second work is a double-page painting, so you must discuss both folia (leaves or pages).
⦁ Analyze and compare their media, materials, techniques, formal elements, subject matter, style, and iconography.
⦁ Interpret and compare the meaning of each work, considering the original function and context, physically, historically, and culturally.
⦁ Consider how each work relates to the identity and goals of the artist and patron who created or commissioned it.
⦁ In your final sentence, briefly state why each work important to the history of art.
⦁ Use relevant Islamic art and architecture vocabulary in your essay.
⦁ Cite all sources of quoted or paraphrased information with in-text, parenthetical citations. Example: (Ahmed, date). A bibliography isn’t needed.
⦁ Use only assigned course materials and resources. Points will be deducted if you use other sources.
To view more details of the works, click here to access slides. (Links to an external site.)
Work 1: Full view and detail
Work 2: Below: Full view of the double-page frontispiece
