Write a 2-page critical response paper summarizing the authors argument and your response to the critical questions listed under the article. Your paper should be in an essay format with an introduction and a conclusion and not just a series of answers to the questions 1-5. Think about the key points of the authors argument. Describe the topic in a clear and concise manner. Read critically and consider the evidence given by the author. Do you find their argument persuasive? Strongly subjective? Do you still have questions? This written assignment will be evaluated based on your summary of the article evidence and your ability to explain and evaluate significant concepts about the art and its history, as well as your own ideas.

Write a 2-page critical response paper summarizing the authors argument and your response to the critical questions listed under the article. Your paper should be in an essay format with an introduction and a conclusion and not just a series of answers to the questions 1-5. Think about the key points of the authors argument. Describe the topic in a clear and concise manner. Read critically and consider the evidence given by the author. Do you find their argument persuasive? Strongly subjective? Do you still have questions? This written assignment will be evaluated based on your summary of the article evidence and your ability to explain and evaluate significant concepts about the art and its history, as well as your own ideas.

questions
1. Who were slaves in Renaissance Europe and where did they come from?
2. What were the conditions of slavery at that time?
3. Author Kate Lowe states her goal is to use visual representations and records to better reconstruct the lives of Africans in Renaissance Europe. Describe how Africans are portrayed in one of the following art works and what the article tells us about their lives in this historical context.
Carpaccio, Hunting at the Lagoon, 1490-95
Pietro Tacca, Figure of a Slave from the Monumenti dei Quattro Mori, 1626
Gozzoli, Journey of the Magi, 1459-62
4. Does Lowe make a convincing argument? Why or why not?
5. How does the legacy of slavery relate to current issues in American life? Give an example in your answer.

Last Completed Projects