Select one work of Egyptian art from the collection. Provide title, date, original location if known, and link. What was the function of the work? What drew you to it?
What is the narrative depicted on the Greek Belly-Amphora (Storage Jar) of 550/540 BCE? What were jars like this used for?
The Roman collection has a Statue of Aphrodite. What was the function of such copies?
In what context was Fra Angelico’s Anthony Abbot seen by viewers?
Compare Botticelli’s Virgin and Child with an Angel and Agnolo Bronzino or Follower’s Virgin and Child with the Young St. John the Baptist. Name two ways each work is characteristic of their respective style (Early Renaissance and Mannerist).
Compare Colyn de Coter’s Virgin and Child Crowned by Angels with Vincenzo Frediani’s Adoration of the Christ Child (Italian). Name three major differences between these Northern and Southern Renaissance works.
How does Nicolas Poussin’s Landscape with Saint John on Patmos reveal classicism?
In what ways does Francisco de Zurbaran’s The Crucifixion display the influence of Caravaggio? [This is one of my favorite works in the museum. It. Is. HUGE.]
How does Jacob van Ruisdael’s Landscape with the Ruins of the Castle of Egmond glorify the Dutch landscape and suggest the struggle for independence?
Give two possibilities for the relationship between the figures in Gerard Terborch’s The Music Lesson.
Answer Francois Boucher’s question: Are They Thinking about the Grape? Why or why not? Name two ways this work is Rococo in style.
Name two ways that Manet’s Beggar with a Duffel Coat and Beggar with Oysters are Realist in style.
Why does Seurat’s Sunday on La Grande Jatte look the way it does? What technique has the artist used? What feel was he trying to evoke?
For Monet, what was the meaning of his series, Stacks of Wheat?
Browse the museum website and find a portrait. (A portrait is an image of a known person, not a saint or a god/goddess.) Provide title, artist, date, and stable URL for the image. Then in a couple of sentences, describe the ways in which the sitter’s identity is depicted. What detail about the image suggests what value or virtue for the depicted person? (Gender, status, occupation, etc.)
Browse a bit more and find a work from a non-European culture. This could be African, Chinese, Aztec, etc. Which object did you pick? Provide the title, artist, date, culture, and URL and share what you learned about the work and why you picked it.
Look around the website a little bit more. What is your favorite work that you found in the museum and why? Be sure to provide title, artist, date, and URL.
Tell me about your experience using the AIC website. Was it easy to navigate? What recommendations would you have for them?
What did you think about your experience accessing art online during a global pandemic instead of in person? Is it effective or not? Do you feel you really engaged with the works of art? Why or why not?
Extra Credit: Find three works that depict the same saint. Name them (artist, title, date.) Who is the saint, and how do you know (besides just the title!)? That is, what iconography tips you off? Provide the lincixks for each work too.
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