Ashford 3: – Week 2 – Discussion 2

Words Art Historians Use

   Refer to the assigned reading from the textbook and required videos as   examples of how to interpret works of art. Also, reflect on your reading   assignments for Week One.
 

  Review the “Words Art Historians Use” section in the Introduction of the   textbook. Art historians use specific terminology to describe artworks and   buildings of various regions and periods.  
 

  Next, select a work of art of your choice from the textbook, museum and digital image resources in Week One, or from the Bonus Images in your CourseMate digital   resources. (Refer to the CourseMate Guide in Week One for help accessing   CourseMate for the first time. Once in your CourseMate materials for this   course and textbook, locate the Bonus Images from the menu.) Apply three of   the most important vocabulary words art historians use to describe the work   of art. Explain why you chose those three terms and why they are important to   analyzing art.
 

  Be sure to include the citation for your selected work of art.
 

  Your initial post must be at least 200 words in length.
 

  Review several of your classmates’ posts. By Day 7, provide a substantive   response to at least two of your classmates. Review their application of   their chosen terms from the “Words Art Historians Use” section in the   Introduction of the textbook. Locate their work of art either in the textbook   or the Bonus Images, examine it, and apply an additional word art historians   use to further describe it.  
 

Please   follow the basic modified APA style citation format in the APA Artwork   Citations document   to reference works of art.