Week 2 Discussion – Renaissance Art vs. Modern Art
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Preparation
Your Week 3 assignment requires you to compare the characteristics of Renaissance art and modern art. To give you a head start on your assignment, complete the following:
- Read the What Is Modern Art? assignment instructions and its associated scoring guide so that you understand what is expected of you. (See Week 3.)
- Select one of the Renaissance masterpieces and its artist that appeals to you from the National Gallery’s Tour: Renaissance MasterpiecesLinks to an external site..
- Read the article, “What Are the Characteristics of Renaissance Art?Links to an external site.” https://education.onehowto.com/article/what-are-the-characteristics-of-renaissance-art-12642.html
- Review the Renaissance and Modern Art Characteristics Chart [DOCX] Download Renaissance and Modern Art Characteristics Chart [DOCX], which summarizes the characteristics of Renaissance and modern art.
Please respond to the following in a post of 150 to 200 words:
- Post a screen shot of your chosen piece of Renaissance art.
- Explain why you selected this particular masterpiece.
- Identify three major characteristics of Renaissance art that seem most important to you (refer to the article and chart provided).
- Explain how the characteristics of Renaissance art that you selected are displayed in your chosen Renaissance masterpiece.