This paper focuses on Marble statue of a wounded Amazon. The assignment is intended to offer you an opportunity to study an original work of art from the period covered by the course.

Marble statue of a wounded Amazon.

Paper instructions:  I only need the annotated bibliography based on the met link https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/253373.  In that link you will find reputable sources, please find at least one more that it is not from the met museums list, all scholar sources. The assignment is intended to offer you an opportunity to study an original work of art from the period covered by the course. Your paper should include both firsthand observations from the work of art itself and evidence of library research. It is important that you study an original work of art directly and not rely solely on book illustrations or online images.

Marble statue of a wounded Amazon.

The assessment and grading of your paper will be based on the “Criteria for the Evaluation of the Term Paper,” printed below. As stated in the course description, in addition to the research effort and the quality of the term paper content, formal writing elements such as clear focus, grammar, organization of ideas, documentation of sources, careful editing, and ability to follow instructions are considered in assessment and grading. If the Term Paper Instructions are not clear, you are welcome to ask for clarification.

You may also find the book by Suzanne Hudson and Nancy Noonan-Morrissey, The Art of Writing About Art, helpful in understanding how to write an Art History research paper.

Marble statue of a wounded Amazon.

This book is on reserve in the Henry Birnbaum Library. Before you hand in your paper, please reread these term paper instructions carefully to make sure that you have followed all of the directions. Art History research tools, that is, information about how to carry out research and find scholarly sources in the field of Art History, are included in this syllabus, posted on the Classes site for the course, and will be discussed in class. To make sure that students have chosen topics, started the assignment early, are on the right track, and have been able to locate scholarly sources on their chosen topics.

Marble statue of a wounded Amazon.

The term paper is due on Tuesday, December 6. In fairness to students who hand their work in on time, students submitting late papers will be penalized (one point per business day). Term papers will not be accepted if they are more than a week late. Tuesday, December 13, is the last day on which late term papers will be accepted. Structure: Carefully organize the important information and main ideas of your paper. In the first paragraph, introduce and fully identify your subject, the main themes of your paper, and methods of analysis (optional).

Marble statue of a wounded Amazon.

Then, in a logical sequence of well-structured paragraphs that make up the body of the paper, develop each of the themes you introduced in the first paragraph.  Begin with the most important theme, which may be to explain what is known about the original setting (placement), function, and patronage of the work of art, that is, the specific historical context for which the work of art was made. After an analysis of the historical facts surrounding the work, include a straight-forward identification of the work’s subject matter (you may include information about the work’s textual or iconographic source, tradition, and the artist’s particular interpretation of the subject matter).  Marble statue of a wounded Amazon.

Describe the composition of the work of art and its style (for example, how it has characteristics of an artistic period style, a regional style, or an artist’s personal style).  https://youtu.be/86PD8o6xe_4

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