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What Is Modern Art Template (2 pages)

Use this template as a guide to writing your What is Modern Art? assignment. Be sure to include all the headings and answer all the questions underneath each heading.

Note: Be sure to consult your Week 2 discussion post as you have already answered some of these questions as part of your post.

Renaissance Art Selection (1/4 page)

Note: Select your Renaissance masterpiece from the National Gallery's Tour: Renaissance Masterpieces.

• What identifying information (e.g., title (in italics), artist, date of artwork) can you provide about the Renaissance masterpiece you selected from the National Gallery website?

  • Copy and paste a copy of your chosen Renaissance masterpiece into your assignment. This is not included in the required page count.

• Why did you select this particular Renaissance masterpiece?

Renaissance Art Characteristics (1/2 page)

Note: For the characteristics of Renaissance art, please refer to this article and chart provided with the assignment instructions:

• What Are the Characteristics of Renaissance Art?

• Renaissance and Modern Art Characteristics Chart.

• What are three characteristics of Renaissance art?

• How are these characteristics represented in your chosen Renaissance masterpiece?

Modern Art Selection (1/4 page)

• What identifying information (e.g., title (in italics), artist, date of artwork) can you provide about the modern artwork you selected from your textbook?

  • Copy and paste a copy of your chosen piece of modern art into your assignment. This is not included in the required page count.

• Why did you select this piece of modern art?

Modern Art Characteristics (1/2 page)

Note: For the characteristics of modern art, refer to the Museum of Modern Art's What Is Modern Art? and the Renaissance and Modern Art Characteristics Chart provided with the assignment.

• What are three characteristics of modern art?

• How are these three characteristics represented in your chosen piece of modern art?

Summary: Renaissance vs. Modern Art (1/2 page)

• In summary, why is the Renaissance masterpiece you chose Renaissance art rather than modern art?

• In summary, why is the modern artwork you chose modern art?

Note:

• Attach the source list page provided to you with the assignment instructions to your assignment submission.

• Remember to insert the correct page number according to your chosen artwork from the text.