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    How To Analyze A Painting

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    The documents provide information on the steps of art criticism, which are description of what is seen, analysis of how the work is organized through use of color, images, and symbols, and interpretation of what the artist is trying to communicate. They include examples of applying these steps to analyze the paintings "Paris Through the Window" by Marc Chagall and "Odysseus in the Cave of Polyphemus" by Jacob Jordaens. The documents also present paintings depicting Circe from Greek mythology entertaining Odysseus and his men at a banquet.

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    How To Analyze A Painting

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    The documents provide information on the steps of art criticism, which are description of what is seen, analysis of how the work is organized through use of color, images, and symbols, and interpretation of what the artist is trying to communicate. They include examples of applying these steps to analyze the paintings "Paris Through the Window" by Marc Chagall and "Odysseus in the Cave of Polyphemus" by Jacob Jordaens. The documents also present paintings depicting Circe from Greek mythology entertaining Odysseus and his men at a banquet.

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    The documents provide information on the steps of art criticism, which are description of what is seen, analysis of how the work is organized through use of color, images, and symbols, and interpretation of what the artist is trying to communicate. They include examples of applying these steps to analyze the paintings "Paris Through the Window" by Marc Chagall and "Odysseus in the Cave of Polyphemus" by Jacob Jordaens. The documents also present paintings depicting Circe from Greek mythology entertaining Odysseus and his men at a banquet.

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    How To Analyze A Painting

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    The documents provide information on the steps of art criticism, which are description of what is seen, analysis of how the work is organized through use of color, images, and symbols, and interpretation of what the artist is trying to communicate. They include examples of applying these steps to analyze the paintings "Paris Through the Window" by Marc Chagall and "Odysseus in the Cave of Polyphemus" by Jacob Jordaens. The documents also present paintings depicting Circe from Greek mythology entertaining Odysseus and his men at a banquet.

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    The Steps of Art Criticism

    In each step of art criticism, you are answering a different


    question. The three steps of art criticism are:
    1. Description: What do I see?
    2. Analysis: How is the work organized?
    • What colors does the artist use?
    • What images do I see?
    • How are these images arranged?
    • Are any archetypal symbols/figures used?
    3. Interpretation: What is the artist trying to communicate?
    Understanding Art Criticism
    Art criticism is studying, understanding, and
    evaluating works of art.
    • What if you don’t know
    what an artwork is
    communicating?
    • How can you figure it
    out?
    Following the steps of art
    riticism can help you discover
    ots of clues to really understand
    nd appreciate a work of art.
    Paris Through the Window by Marc Chagall
    Description: What do I see?
    • A cat
    • A ledge
    • A man with 2 faces
    • The Eiffel tower
    • A window
    • A man in the sky
    • Buildings
    Analysis: How is the work organized?
    • What colors does
    the artist use?
    • What images do I
    see?
    • How are these
    images arranged?
    • Are any archetypal
    images/symbols
    used?
    Analysis: How is the work organized?
    • What colors does
    the artist use?
    • Rainbow
    • Yellow
    • Blue
    • Red
    • Green
    • Brown
    • Grey
    • White
    Analysis: How is the work organized?
    • What images do I
    see? (similar to
    •#1)
    A cat
    • A ledge
    • A man with 2 faces
    • The Eiffel tower
    • A window
    • A man in the sky
    • Buildings
    Analysis: How is the work organized?
    • How are these
    images arranged?
    • Colors in the
    foreground
    • Cat in the foreground
    looking out (at ET?)
    • Man with two faces
    holding a heart in the
    foreground
    • Eiffel Tower in
    background yet the
    eye is drawn there
    Analysis: How is the work organized?
    Are any archetypal images or symbols used?
    Archetypal image: Recurrent image
    that is universal & expresses human
    nature or experiences
    • White: innocence, purity,
    light (the city and tower)
    • Yellow: brightness,
    happiness
    • Blue: positivity, truth
    • Red: passion, love,
    violence
    • Green: life, rebirth,
    growth
    • Brown: earth tones,
    unity with land
    Interpretation: What is the artist trying to
    communicate?
    Possible Conclusions:
    The artist is depicting his
    vision of Paris.

    The artist uses the element of


    color to add visual interest to
    the painting and express how
    he feels about the subject
    (Paris).

    The cat represents the artist


    looking out at Paris.

    This seems like a very happy The artist is most likely communicating
    time/place for the artist. his positive feelings about Paris.
    Arrogant Aloof
    Wrathful
    Summoned TUMULT
    Disdainful Cunning

    Candor Ardor
    Adversity
    "Odysseus in the Cave of Polyphemus" by Jacob Jordaens
    Cyclops: Art to Text Comparison
    Directions: On a sheet of notebook paper, please write 1
    paragraph (6-8 sentences) comparing or contrasting the
    painting to the text. You may choose to write your paragraph
    comparing or contrasting:
    Step 1: Choose your claim
    • Compare claim: The painting “Odysseus in the Cave of Polyphemus”
    by Jacob Jordaens is similar to the story of the Cyclops by Homer.
    • Contrast claim: The painting “Odysseus in the Cave of Polyphemus” by
    Jacob Jordaens is different from the story of the Cyclops by Homer.
    Step 2: Choose your evidence
    • At least 2 pieces of evidence
    o 1 piece of evidence from the painting(color, placement, archetypal
    image)
    o 1 piece of evidence from the story (plot event, characterization,
    adjectives, details)
    Step 3: Analyze your evidence to prove your claim
    Tilla Durieux as Circe by Franz von Stuck
    Circe entertaining Odysseus at a Banquet by Giovanni Paolo Pannini, 1718
    Circe Indiviosa by John Williams Watergate

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