1. NUMBER THREE
Short Essay Response

2. Please answer the question(s) for each slide in a well-written, dense, carefully controlled paragraph.
Begin your paragraph response with a claim (an argument).
Support that claim with visual evidence from the image and historical evidence from your study of the text.
You will be providing an analysis of both what you see and what you know about the cultural/historical context of the work.

3. Kuya Preaching
Kosho
Kamakura period
before painted wood How does this image represent the beliefs of Pure Land Buddhism? What argument does this image make?

4. The Calling of St. Matthew Caravaggio 1599-1600 oil on canvas
Please make an argument about how the artist uses tenebrism to structure the composition of this work of art.

5. The Jewish Bride Rembrandt c. 1665 oil on canvas
What does the artist attempt to communicate to the viewer with this image? How does the artist use specific artistic devices to help him communicate this idea or argument?

6. Comparisons
What could you argue? What is most important about each work? What should be the focus of your discussion?

7. David Michelangelo 1501-1504 marble
David Bernini marble