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Week 2 Assignment: Essay – Painting Analysis & Reflection

Week 2 Assignment: Essay – Painting Analysis & Reflection

Q nstructions As part of the discussion this week, you made a brief exploration of a work of art to understand its subject, meaning, and intent. In this assignment, you will explore an artwork in more depth to consider the context in which it was created. Choose any painting, and address the following: Explain the artistic movement associated with the work of art. Describe the style of the artist (How is the artist unique within the movement?) Examine in some depth the influences that shaped the work. Address at least 2 of the following: Stylistic influences Subject/content influences Cross-disciplinary influences such as literature, philosophy, music, science, technology, etc. Historical influences Political influences Reflect on your learning. How did your research enhance your appreciation of the artwork? How does understanding the context of a work help in interpreting it? Include the following in your paper: Name of the painting Name of the artist Date created Image of the painting

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Painting Analysis and Reflection on Gustave Courbet’s The Stone Breakers, 1849 Art and Literature have been dominated by various movements all throughout history. These movements were a result of rebel, changing times or needs or an act of revival. One such dominant Art movement is: Realism. Realistic art was the depiction and portrayal of an accurate and very real