Help with notes for a critical essay about the three works is given. The goals of a critical essay are to evaluate and analyze theart works based on research, using the vocabulary and concepts you have learned. Your attitude should be detached. The “critical” aspect of the essay refers to this detached attitude, not whether you react positively or negatively to the works. Your essay must include the following points:

1)A description of the works including the style.
2)A summary of the artists’ personal philosophies of art (if they can be found in published sources), the prevailing trends and schools of thought in the art world at the time and in the place the artist was working. For instance, what was going on in the artists’ city, country, church, that the artist or the people around him/her may have been reacting to. Any other information that might help the reader understand why the artists made the choices they did and where they were “coming from.”
You will need to use the AIU Library to learn about the artists. In the Library, click Search Library and then use the “three boxes” search:
Topics: General Studies
Categories: Art
Resources: Select All
Click Find Library Resources.

3)An explanation of how the works fit into the context of the time period.
4)Compare the three works in terms of form, content, and subject matter. Using the terminology and concepts that you have learned in the course, explain the similarities and differences in the styles of the works and the context in which they were made. Compare and contrast their aesthetic qualities and symbolic significance, as well as the artists’ points of view. Your personal point of view that you have developed throughout the paper will be summarized here. As with the preceding three sections, you will write in your own words, supported by research.
You should quote the sources internally in your paper, include a reference page at the end of the paper, and also a URL for each work of art at the end of the paper.

Discuss principles of design and formal elements of art.
Demonstrate an understanding of visual literacy.
Discuss works of art in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the relationship between art and history.
Apply critical thinking skills to the content of the course