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PART I: SLIDE IDENTIFICATION (60 points)
Below are 33 illustrations from the text. 15 of these will be on the ID part of midterm.

Know: title; culture and style period; artist/architect (very few). Be able to answer questions regarding medium/technique; subject/meaning; function/ purpose; notable style characteristics; relevant vocabulary and terms; reasons for importance in the history of art. All of these will be incorporated into the exam. Each work is different, and the emphasis on what to know is related to the work itself. Use the STUDY GUIDE that is part of this syllabus. Also come to class!!

The ID part of the exam will be multiple choice, computer graded. You will need to supply your own BLUE SCAN SHEET and PENCILS. LEARN THE INFO AS WE DISCUSS IT IN CLASS - don't leave it until the night before the test! Study together in groups. Make flash cards or other sorts of visual memory aids (of course, not to be used during the test!).

CULTURE\STYLE PERIOD FIG. TITLE (ARTIST/ARCHITECT)

ISLAM
Early Islam 8-2 Dome of the Rock
Later Islam 8-12 Great Mosque, Isfahan
Later Islam 8-23 Koran frontispiece - ESSAY
Later Islam 8-24 Bahram Gur Visiting . . .

JAPAN
Prehistoric 11-5 Inner shrine, Ise
Asuka 11-6 Main compound, Horyu-ji
Heian 11-12 Amida Buddha (Jocho)
Heian 11-14 Tale of Genji

THE AMERICAS
Maya 12-9 Palace and Temple, Palenque
Maya 12-10 Sarcophagus lid,
Mound Builders 12-21 Reconstruction, Cahokia
Southwest 12-1 Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon

AFRICA
Nok 13-3 Head
Ife 13-4 Head of a King
Benin 13-6 Memorial head
Benin 13-9 Mask of an iyoba

EARLY MEDIEVAL
British Isles 14-1 Chi Rho Iota page, Book of Kells
British Isles 14-3 Purse cover, Sutton Hoo
Carolingian 14-12 Palace Chapel of Charlemagne (Odo of Metz)
Carolingian 14-17 Psalm 23, Utrecht Psalter
Carolingian 14-18 Crucifixion with Angels . . . - ESSAY
Ottonian 14-26 Doors of Bishop Bernward

ROMANESQUE
France 15-2/15-4 Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy, exterior and nave
France 15-9 South portal, St. Pierre, Moissac
North Sea Kingdoms 15-25 Nave, Durham Cathedral
North Sea Kingdoms 15-31 Bayeux Tapestry
Holy Roman Empire15-38 Hildegard's Vision

GOTHIC
France 16-11 Nave, Chartres Cathedral
France 16-19 West Facade, Amiens Cathedral
France 16-24 Annunciation and Visitation
England 16-36 Salisbury Cathedral
Italy 16-63 Virgin and Child in Majesty (Duccio)
Italy 16-72 The Lamentation (Giotto)

PART II: ESSAY (25 points)

DIRECTIONS: Below is the essay question for the third Midterm/Final Exam. This will be a COMPARE AND CONTRAST type essay like the previous exam. ONE WEEK before the exam two slides from the above list will be announced. You will need to be able to discuss BOTH slides, comparing and contrasting one to the other in light of the statement below. You should prepare an answer in advance, but you may NOT use any notes or outlines during the exam. We will provide the paper on which to write. See the STUDY GUIDE, which should be helpful in thinking about and preparing your essay.

Read the following carefully and use the question itself to help structure your answer (note point distribution).

The two works to be discussed on the Final Exam are the following:

Fig. 8-23, Later Islam, Koran Frontispiece
Fig. 14-18 Early Medieval, Carolingian, Crucifixion with Angels

First, be able to identify the two slides (fill in the blanks, Title, Culture, Style Period, Artist if applicable). Spelling will count - if it's spelled wrong, it's WRONG! (5 points, 1 point each section of info above):

Then, in a well-written and well-organized essay, discuss the two works in terms of the following statement:

How an art work is used is its function or purpose. Art serves important, often multiple and overlapping, functions or purposes within the culture that makes it. Such functions might be art: in the service of religion; to promote a ruler's power; to enhance or announce one's status; to honor, house, or accompany the dead.

COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE TWO WORKS ANNOUNCED IN TERMS OF:

1) the particular functions(s) each work is trying to serve (8 points, 4 points each)

2) the SYMBOLIC AND/OR STYLISTIC MEANS the artists employ in each work to enhance the effectiveness or ability of each work to accomplish the purpose(s) it is intended to serve (12 points - 6 points each)

Remember to discuss BOTH slides - how are they SIMILAR and how are they DIFFERENT! NOTE THE POINT VALUES and use your time accordingly - where there are more points, give more time/information.

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