For today’s you will write a formal analysis over a painting. This painting, located below, is from the Late Republican period in Ancient Rome. The formal analysis will be completed on a form submitted before the beginning of our next class session. A link to the museum website is included below.
First, locate the handouts over elements of art or principles of composition/design to use for the formal analysis. Review the handouts over formal analysis (elements_art.pdfPreview the document, principles_design.pdfPreview the document) and the following pages from Smarthistory. Write a description using that information. Download the blank handout to complete the formal analysis here