Directons:
First watch these videos:
- Giotto, Arena Chapel (Part 1) (Links to an external site.)
- Giotto, Arena Chapel (Part 2) (Links to an external site.)
- Giotto, Arena Chapel (Part 3) (Links to an external site.)
- Giotto, Arena Chapel (Part 4)
Using the comparison images, write a short compare and contrast essay comparing Giotto's Lamentation with the Anonymous Macedonian fresco painter's rendtion of the same subject, based on the follwing questions:
- What does The Lamentation depict?
- How does each artist portray space differently?
- How does each artist portray the bodies of the figures differently?
- How is emotion portrayed in each fresco?
- Which fresco do you prefer and why?
View Rubric
| Some Rubric (2) (1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Criteria | Ratings | Pts |
| Essay discusses the subject matter of The Lamentation view longer description | 5 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks | / 5 pts |
Essay compares how each artist renders space differntly view longer description | 5 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks | / 5 pts |
Essay discusses how each artist renders emotion view longer description | 5 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks | / 5 pts |
Essay uses complete sentences view longer description | 5 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks | / 5 pts |
Essay discesses the differnet ways in which the bodies of the figures are represented in each work view longer description | 5 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks | / 5 pts |