My favorite reading would probably be Week 4’s Heinrich Kramer’s Malleus Maleficarum. The reason it was my favorite is because it’s a mix of different concepts that I enjoy reading about. There’s social matters, religion, narrative...
The prehistoric cave paintings discussed in Unit 1 represent some of humankind’s first forays into making art. In a world without visual images, what might prompt a person to make art? In 300-500 words, discuss your ideas as to why these images were...
Define the following terms: hieratic scale, composite view, static, frontality, stylized. In addition to the definition include one specific example of an artwork that illustrates the term. Please select the examples from artworks that we have discussed in...
Women were frequent subjects in prehistoric sculpture. Do you find the argument that fertility objects such as the Woman of Willendorf (1.14) and the Woman from Brassempouy (1.13) were created by women convincing? Why or why not? In your...
In a short paragraph, tell me about Galileo Galilei, “Letters on Copernicanism and Scripture” your favorite MMW13 reading. Why was it your favorite? Did it give you a new perspective? Did you relate to the author or find the topic personally relevant? Or...
What sorts of messages were encoded in Babylonian and Assyrian art? In what ways could these messages be considered propagandistic? Please select one example of Babylonian art and one example of Assyrian art to compare and contrast in your first...