The Research Paper may consist of:

• An in-depth study of one particular Artist or Art work (painting, sculpture, mosaic,architecture, etc.) created within the time period covered by this course. OR
• A comparison of two different art works from the period covered by this course,preferably from two different style periods. For example, you might compare andcontrast a painting by Constable with a painting by Kandinsky. You might choosetwo paintings of the same or a similar subject, by two different artists and describe how differently two artists depict the same scene. Or, you might choose twoworks by the same artist: an early work and a late work, for instance, and describe how that artist's style changed in his lifetime and why.

The Art Project

You've probably heard of people purchasing a work of art to "match their living room couch" or to match the wallpaper, etc. For your Art Project I'd like to have you do just the opposite. Design a room around a work of art. It can be any room in the house or in a public building: Living Room, Kitchen, Bedroom, Bath, Study, etc. Choose a work of art by any of the artists we study this quarter. Design your room to "match" or complement the work of art. Include: furniture, rugs, wallpaper or paintedwalls, light fixtures, appliances (if a kitchen or laundry) entertainment items (stereo, T.V., etc.)Organize your final design on heavy-weight paper or poster paper. Make it large enough so that all items can be seen clearly. If you wish to do a 3-dimensional cardboard model, that's fine too. Include cloth color swatches for furniture upholstery and samples of wallpaper, etc. Any extra information you can furnish will add to your grade. You may use cut out pictures from magazines, xeroxes, your own drawings, whatever. Be as creative and "off-the-wall" as you wish. Create a "living Art Environment"

• Read the Introduction to your text (p. 3-19). We will discuss the formal elementsof art: From Space, Perspective, Volume, Line, Proportion, Texture, etc. in class. All these formal elements help us to define a work of art. In Art History this"definition" is known as Style. At the simplest level, "style" is what makes anywork of art look the way if does. Learning to recognize the styles of different time periods and different artists is a major portion of this course.
• Begin reading Chapter 25 -The 18th century. We will cover the first half of thischapter rather briefly since Art History 202 ends with Rococo Art. This class actually begins on p. 894 with Late 18th century art.

• Chapter 26
• Spencer Reading #15: Delacroix (Translations of French at end)

• Chapter 26-(continued)

• Chapter 26(continued)
• Spencer Reading #17: Claude Monet

• Chapter 26(continued)