1. Grading Analysis: 70% Clear thesis supported with evidence
Uses formal analysis effectively- for every claim made, visual evidence is cited
Uses historical context effectively- the work’s historical context is employed to further the argument. Historical context (including identification of figures and scenes) is correct
All evidence is used to support an argument- if an observation is made, its importance is explained
Structure and Formatting: 10%
Organization: introduction, paragraphs with topic sentences and concluding sentences, conclusion
Formal Writing: doesn’t use “I” statements, uses academic writing
Cites sources properly, if appropriate
Pages are numbered, with your name on each page
Longer papers should have a title
Paper meets but does not exceed length requirements (while structure and formatting is only worth 10% of the total grade, if you write only half a page for a page long requirement, you have likely not met the expectations in terms of crafting a clear and effective argument)
Art Historical Vocabulary: 20%
Art historical vocabulary is used correctly and appropriately

2. Narmer Palette​
Egyptian, c BCE​
Siltstone​
25 x 16.5 inches (64 x 42 cm)​
Law Code Stele of Hammurabi​ Babylonian, BCE​ Basalt (stone)​ H m (7.4 feet)

3. Old Saint Peter’s Basilica Rome, Italy C. 360, destroyed 1405

4. Old Saint Peter's Basilica c. 360 CE, destroyed c. 1405 Rome, Italy

5. Old Saint Peter’s

6. Old Saint Peter’s Basilica
Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine

7. Colonnade
Transept
Aisle
Nave
Courtyard
Narthex
Aisle
Apse

8. Map of Byzantium

9. Hagia Sophia Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles CE Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)

10. Minaret

11. Hagia Sophia Plan
Aisle
Apse
Nave
Narthex
Aisle
Pier

12. Hagia Sophia Interior

13. The Pendentive

14. Hagia Sophia
Pantheon

15. Byzantium

16. Church of San Vitale Ravenna, Italy c. 547

17. Plan of Church of San Vitale

18. Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine
Church of San Vitale
Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine

19. Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine
CENTRAL PLAN
LONGITUDINAL PLAN
Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine
Church of San Vitale

20. Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine
CENTRAL PLAN
LONGITUDINAL PLAN
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nave
nave
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Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine
Church of San Vitale

21. San Vitale Interior

22. Justinian and His Attendants, c. 547

23. Theodora and Her Attendants, c. 547

24. Christ in Majesty

25. Justinian and Theodora

26. San Vitale

27. Alexander Mosaic House of the Faun, Pompeii C. 100 BCE

28. Alexander the Great
Justinian

29. Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora
Menkaure and his Queen (Khamerernebty),
c BCE

30. Virgin and Child between Saints Theodore and George 6th or early 7th Century Encaustic on Wood 2’3’’ x 1’7 3/8’’

31. Iconoclasm
CE CE Second Commandment: “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven images” Icon: a person or thing regarded as a representative symbol or as worthy of veneration In Christianity: a painting of Jesus Christ or another holy figure venerated or used as an AID to devotion Idol: an image or representation of a god used as an object of worship