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Option A
Research Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Théodore
Géricault's The Raft of the Medusa.
Describe each work in terms of its elements of composition--what is
its shape, color, material, and so forth.
Describe the work in terms of its symbolic significance--what was
Maya Lin's purpose in designing the memorial as she did?
Additionally, what does the work say about our society in terms of
what we value and how we choose to commemorate or respond to
national events? Answer the same questions for Géricault's The
Raft of the Medusa.
Submit your assignment in one of the following formats:
· A 350- to 700-word paper
· A 4- to 7-minute podcast or video
Option B
Compare and contrast Michelangelo's Pietà and Leonardo da
Vinci's Mona Lisa, two works from the High Renaissance.
Describe the elements of composition for each.
Explain what was unique about the artistic choices made by da
Vinci and Michelangelo that has led to their continuing popularity.
Describe what you believe to be the ideas or values present in each
work. In other words, what philosophies and interests of the artists
led to each creating this work and creating it in the manner in
which they did?
Submit your assignment in one of the following formats:
· A 350- to 700-word paper