STRAYER HUM111 week 6 to week 11 discussions [ total 11 discussions ]

WEEK 6

"Cathedral Architecture" Please respond to the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:

• Identify the key functions of stained glass windows in the Gothic style. Identify two (2) differences between the Romanesque and Gothic cathedral structures, and discuss which you prefer and the reasons why. Identify one (1) existing structure (the closer to your home the better) that is Romanesque or Gothic, and explain the features that support your identification.

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Gothic Style of Cathedral Architecture

• Chapter 12 (pp. 405-9), Stained glass windows
• Stained glass windows at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9727p6ozlYo
• Key differences between Romanesque and Gothic cathedrals at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D20tG65TWic

WEEK 6 DISS B

"Art, Literature, and Plague" Please respond to the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:

• Quote a one (1) or two (2) line section that you enjoy from Petrarch, Chaucer, Boccaccio, or Christine de Pisan, and provide your reason(s) for the choice. Next, describe the historical significance of the writer whose work you have chosen. Comment on the degree to which the Black Death epidemic (1347-1350 CE) impacted that writer’s work. Compare the writer you chose to a specific writer (whether prose writer or poet or lyricist) of modern times.

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Early Renaissance Writers

• Chapter 13 (pp. 443-7, 450, 455-7), Boccaccio; (pp. 447-8), Petrarch; (pp. 448-450), Chaucer; (pp. 447-451), Christine de Pisan
• Chapter 13 (pp. 443-44), The Plague
• The Plague at http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/black_death_of_1348_to_1350.htm

week 7

"Grand Masters of the Renaissance" Please respond to the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:

• Describe the moment captured in Leonardo’s Last Supper painting, and discuss the reasons why disciples are shown on the same side of the table. Describe the most well-known techniques that Leonardo used to give more realism to the painting. Next, discuss one (1) of Leonardo’s inventions (or proposed inventions) that most fascinates or surprises you, and explain why. Compare Leonardo to some modern figure of the 20th or 21st century.

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Leonardo da Vinci

• Chapter 14 (pp. 481-486), art of da Vinci
• Partial restoration of the Last Supper at http://www.philvaz.com/apologetics/LeonardoLastSupper.htm
• Images, article, and 16th century copy of the Last Supper at http://www.abcgallery.com/L/leonardo/leonardo4.html
• Leonardo’s work in science and invention at http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/models-exhibited (scroll down to thumbnail photos; click to enlarge and read more information)

"The Classical Tradition Reborn" Please respond to the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:

• Identify two (2) classical Greek and / or Roman figures or qualities in any work by Michelangelo or by Raphael. Discuss the primary reasons why popes and other patrons might allow such trappings of ancient pagan culture within a Christian society, even in sacred contexts. Provide a rationale for your response. Describe any modern structure or sculpture or work of art where you can identify either ancient pagan images or features, or a mix of elements from different cultures and periods.

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Michelangelo and Raphael

• Chapter 15 (pp. 488-9, 504-5), Stylistic features and imagery from ancient classical art and myth
• Sistine Chapel tour at http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/sistine-chapel-ceiling.html
• Sistine Chapel information at http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/m/michelan/3sistina/index.html
• Sistine Chapel theory at http://karlzipser.com/michelangelo.html

"Reform" Please respond to the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:

• Compare Erasmus and Luther in their attempts to bring about religious reform. Consider the role of the printing press and the actions of German princes in helping Luther to succeed. Next, identify one (1) example of the Protestant Reformation’s impact on visual arts. Pretend you are in a company or some other group in which you feel there is corruption. (Use a real incident if you wish). You have the option of remaining and working for reform from within, or of leaving and hoping to start or land something new. Describe your decision and the "dangers" of that decision, and describe the factors that you had to consider.

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Reform

• o Chapter 17 (pp. 563-564), Erasmus; (pp. 564-66), Reformation and the princes; (pp. 570-74), printing press; (pp. 578-83), visual arts

week 9 diss 2

"Counter-Reform and Mannerism" Please respond to the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:

• Explain whether you prefer the representation of the Last Supper by Tintoretto, Veronese, or Leonardo da Vinci, identifying specific elements of the Mannerist and Renaissance artistic styles. Discuss whether you would have sided with Veronese or with Inquisition court, considering the issues of artistic freedom, right of the patron, and appropriate subject matter. Provide a rationale for your response. Describe a real modern situation where similar issues arise, like a controversial film, a professor with controversial views, a business owner expressing a religious opinion in public, a business owner who has an employee who is "just different", etc.

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Counter-Reform and Mannerism

• Chapter 20 (pp. 658-666), Mannerist art
• Tintoretto's Last Supper at http://www.wga.hu/html_m/t/tintoret/5_1580s/3lastsup.html (click on the image to enlarge)
• Tintoretto’s Last Supper, video, at http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/jacopo-tintorettos-last-supper.html
• Chapter 16 (p. 485), Leonardo’s Last Supper (Fig. 14.25)
• Leonardo’s Last Supper at http://www.philvaz.com/apologetics/LeonardoLastSupper.htm
• Chapter 20 (pp. 666-7 with Fig. 20.15), Inquisition trial of the artist Veronese
• Trial of Veronese at http://members.efn.org/~acd/Veronese.html

"Global Encounters: Achievements and Exploitation" Please respond to the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:

• State whether you feel Shah Jahan achieved his motives for the construction of the Taj Mahal, referring to specific aspects of this structure. Identify the characteristics of the Taj Mahal that you most admire. The Mogul (Mughal) Dynasty was Muslim, so compare the Taj Mahal to some other Muslim structure covered in our class text.

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Global Encounters: Achievements

• Chapter 20 (pp. 606-8), China’s Treasure Fleet
• Chinese explorers at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/ancient-chinese-explorers.html and http://www.alrahalah.com/2010/09/zheng-he/
• Large ship replica: http://www.alrahalah.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/TreasureShip.jpg
• Chapter 20 (pp. 591-3), Spain and Portugal: empire building
• Chap 20 (pp. 601-4),Taj Mahal o Explore Taj Mahal at http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs_agratajmahal.aspandhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppAQDPb8DYM

Global Encounters: Exploitation

• Chapter 20 (pp. 591-5), Spain and Portugal: the quick conquest
• Chapter 20 (pp. 597-8, 600-601), transatlantic slave trade
• Transatlantic slave trade at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1p277.html

week 10 diss option c

"Global Encounters: Achievements and Exploitation" Please respond to the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:

• Identify one (1) statistic or aspect of the transatlantic slave trade that you find most revealing about the human cost of European expansion into the New World. Consider the following: Slavery has been an accepted part of most of the cultures studied in this class. For all the glories we see in major civilizations, there is often an underside of human tragedy and exploitation that was at least as important to that society's achievements. Discuss the implications of this for human progress.

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Global Encounters: Achievements

• Chapter 20 (pp. 606-8), China’s Treasure Fleet
• Chinese explorers at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/ancient-chinese-explorers.html and http://www.alrahalah.com/2010/09/zheng-he/
• Large ship replica: http://www.alrahalah.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/TreasureShip.jpg
• Chapter 20 (pp. 591-3), Spain and Portugal: empire building
• Chap 20 (pp. 601-4),Taj Mahal o Explore Taj Mahal at http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs_agratajmahal.aspandhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppAQDPb8DYM

Global Encounters: Exploitation

• Chapter 20 (pp. 591-5), Spain and Portugal: the quick conquest
• Chapter 20 (pp. 597-8, 600-601), transatlantic slave trade
• Transatlantic slave trade at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1p277.html