Retrieve a copy of The Annotated Mona Lisa, by Carol Strickland, Ph.D. 2007.
Read this book and answer the following questions in at least a page each:.
AP Art History Summer Assignment 2013-2014
Dear Students: First off, welcome to the wonderful world of art history (it’s my favorite place, anyway). In order to prepare you for the year ahead, I have devised several assignments for you to complete this summer. Art history is unlike anything you have every studied before, it is the combination of all the humanities into one subject that pressures us to think outside the walls we’re used to, and for that, I love it. Book Analysis: Retrieve a copy of The Annotated Mona Lisa, by Carol Strickland, Ph.D. 2007. Read this book and answer the following questions in at least a page each: - How does the purpose of art change over time? o Be sure to include why and how the purposes adapt over time o Be sure to explain why new purposes appear and some disappear - Use the timelines on pages 3, 30, 67, 129, and 169 to explain how two events of an era impact the art of the same era. How do artists respond to their world? o Choose one era from before 1750 and one from after 1750 o So this equals two events for two eras for a total for four events to answer the question about. This piece of paper, with the two essays (one on the front and one on the back) will be due the first Wednesday of School – August 14, 2013
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Step 4: For some extra credit Pick one of the following books and prepare an informal book report on it. List of books: Brunelleschi’s Dome by Ross King Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling by Ross King The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant I, Mona Lisa by Jeanne Kalogridis The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett The Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier Loot: The Battle Over Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World by Sharon Waxman
Your report should be organized in an essay format. Include in your report the following: Book title and author you chose, discussion of the book’s content and subject, social, political, and historical context and its relevance, art historical relevance, a quick
synopsis of the plot, and how this topic/text enlightened you and your view of history and/or the world. This will be worth 10 points of extra credit on your lowest test grade for the first quarter. This will be due August 14th, the first Wednesday of school.
