Foundations of World Societies - Claire Patrick

 

 

 

Books:

 

greekroman booklist.doc

 

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   Databases:

    

   Art: Groves Dictionary of Art  ( scroll down to link )

   EBSCO 

   JSTOR

    

    

   Reference books:

    

Ancient Greece and Rome (REF 938 ANC)

Art: The Critics' Choice (REF 709 ART)

Arts and Humanities Through the Ages (REF 700.9 ART v. 02)

Bulfinch Guide to Art History (REF 709 BUL)

Civilization of the Ancient Mediterranean (REF 938 CIV)

Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire (REF  937.0603 BUN)

Encyclopedia of World Art (REF 703 ENC)

Greatest Works of Art (REF 708.13 HOV)

Grove's Dictionary of Art (REF 703 DIC)

Timelines of the Ancient Worlds (REF 930.0202 SMI)

World Eras, Vol. 6: Classical Greek Civilization (REF 938 CLA)

 

 

Websites: 

    Carlos Emory University Greek & Roman Art Museum 

     New York Metropolitan Museum

 

 

 

 

St. Mark's School of Texas

Foundations of World Societies

Art research paper

Fall 2007

 

 

 

 

 

Choose a piece of artwork (painting, sculpture, or architectural structure) from either Greece or Rome. You will be writing a series of three papers on this piece of artwork culminating with a final combination of the three papers due on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008.

 

 

 

1. Description paper of the artwork: due Friday, Oct. 31, 2008

• Time period

   

• Specific colors

   

• 1.5-2 pages 

 

 

 

2. The author's "story" behind his creation: due Monday, Nov.17, 2008

 

 

• why did he/she do it

   

 

• purpose

   

 

• for whom

   

 

• at least 2 pages

   

 

• at least 3 sources - with quotations in the paper
• use at least 1 subscription database and 1 print subject encyclopedia

 

 

3. How have historians viewed this piece of art throughout history? due Monday, Dec. 8, 2008

• historiography paper - "the study of historical writing"

   

 

• any major trends as viewed by historians?

   

 

• any specific time periods more popular?

   

 

• any major changes or thought "camps" as people think of this piece of art?

   

 

• at least 3 pages

   

 

• at least 3 sources - with quotations in the paper

 

 

4. Final paper draft: due Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008

 

 

• bring it all together final draft

   

 

• include introduction and conclusion

   

 

• your ideas/reflection- 2 paragraphs

   

 

• works cited AND footnotes in Chicago format style

• http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c10_s1.html

 

• http://www.libs.uga.edu/ref/chicago.html