Q Based on your understanding of the tripartite schemes we've seen so far, does this lesson's set of examples (item 7 above)—moving from architecture to a triptych to a panel painting—seem to follow a spatial or structural logic similar to or different than (or both?) the previous examples of sculpture that we've looked at? Consider the following: The pattern we've been witnessing starts with something compact and limited and we move in the direction of expansion. Here, ask yourself, are we moving in that same direction: • in terms of the way that space is handled—open or closed? • thematically or in terms of subject matter? • formally or compositionally? Use specific terminiology. Discuss each example provided here, and be sure to cite at least three works (one in each distinct phase) that we have previously discussed (provide titles of the works, along with artists' names, where relevant) in order to clarify your discussion of the three examples in this question. Reminder: Remember that, in a previous lesson, we talked about how Amiens Cathedral was showing a tendency toward openness when compared to the Parthenon. Chartres Cathedral—the example of the church shown in this group of three images, was built around the same time as Amiens. This means that, if it is being compared to the Parthenon, it will be an example of openness in architecture. In this question, Chartres is not being compared to the Parthenon, but to a triptych and to a panel painting; still, at the same time, take care not to forget that this is not an essentially "closed" work, and that terms like closure and openness are always happening on a RELATIVE scale. How do you find just the right language to now compare three entities, all of which are existing at different relative states of openness/closure? The Parthenon might feel quite open when compared to a bank vault or the interior of an Egyptian pyramid, though we call it relatively closed in relation to a Gothic cathedral. As always, strive to describe how the works behave, rather than evaluating the pieces aesthetically. Your post should be two to three (well-developed) paragraphs long.