These questions are considered: The two paintings I am looking at are on the following webpages: http://www.thinker.org/imagebase_zoom.asp?rec=7852312238520006 http://www.thinker.org/imagebase_zoom.asp?rec=7822312331480010 This posting encourages the viewer to have a different relationship to the subject presented. ...continues
Art and monetary values are debated.
1. Some artworks now sell for tens of millions of dollars or more money. Are they worth it? Why or why not? (Look at any Botticelli panel, Michelangelo sculpture, or Claude Monet oil painting in the text, for instance.) Why do you think that an artist's name often determines the value of an artwork?
Two Donatello pieces are compared.
Compare and contrast Donatello's bronze sculpture of David with his polychromed wood Mary Magdalene, listing several ways the two statues are different and/or similar. What are your personal impressions of each?
The Neoplatonic nature of Venus as she appears in Primavera is investigated.
Discuss how Sandro Botticelli shows the Neoplatonic nature of Venus as she appears in Primavera. What are your reactions to this work? Do you like it, not like it, have no strong feelings toward it? Why?
