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Week 2 Discussion Forum 2

Week 2 Discussion Forum 2

Q Week 2 - Discussion Forum 2 4949 unread replies.6868 replies. Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated. How Art Historians Discuss Art [WLOs: 1, 2] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 4 and 5 from the textbook, review the Google Arts and Culture online exhibit ‘The Fall of the Rebel Angels:’ A Closer Look at the Masterpiece (Links to an external site.), and watch Chapter 5 Summary: The Principles of Design (Links to an external site.). Additionally, review the following sections in the textbook: • 5.1 Elements of Design • 5.2 Principles of Design • 3: Socio-Cultural Contexts • 4: Symbolism and Iconography Art historians use specific terminology and engage in a visual and mental process to make sense of and describe art. Drawing on the information that you learned from the exhibit, analyze the Bruegel work The Fall of the Rebel Angels in your own words. Your analysis should discuss the following: • One element of design in Bruegel’s The Fall of the Rebel Angels (review section 2.5.1: Elements of Design): o Line o Shape o Perspective o Texture o Color • One principle of design in Bruegel’s The Fall of the Rebel Angels (review section 2.5.2: Principles of Design): o Unity and variety o Scale and proportion o Balance o Emphasis and Movement o Rhythm and Repetition • One contextual aspect of Bruegel’s The Fall of the Rebel Angels (review section 5.3: Socio-Cultural Contexts): o Historical Context o Social Context o Personal or Creative Narrative Context o Political Context o Scientific Context • The use of symbolism and iconography in Bruegel’s The Fall of the Rebel Angels (review section 5.4: Symbolism and Iconography). Cite your sources as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)guides on APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)and APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.). For works of art, follow the basic modified APA Style reference entry format in the APA Style Reference Entries for Artwork download document. Your initial post must be at least 200 words in length. Guided Response: Review several of your classmates’ posts. By Day 7, provide a substantive response to at least two of your classmates. Review their application of terms related to design, context, symbolism, and iconography.

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• Perspective – The perspective of the painting provides a bird’s eye view of the subjects being depicted in the painting. • Unity and Variety – The lower part of the painting is united in the fact that it represents the same color tone and subject being represented in the painting. Variety on the other hand is represented by the upper half of the image which uses a different color tone and even registers a shift in subject. In this piece of art, both unity and variety work together and registers themselves.