1. Choose one of the pairs of images attached – each pair has one image by Donatello and one by Michelangelo. Compare and contrast the chosen images in terms of composition, meaning, techniques, materials and styles and post 2-4 paragraphs.

2. Explore the National Gallery London Raphael “Portrait of Julius II” at http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/raphael-portrait-of-pope-julius-ii and the Web Gallery of Art Analysis at http://www.wga.hu/html/r/raphael/5roma/1/09julius.html and read the article on “Humanism” by Dr. Richard Hines at Dr. Linda Cheney’s webpage on Italian Renaissance art http://faculty.uml.edu/CulturalStudies/Italian_Renaissance/pdf/Humanism.pdf – discuss the humanistic ideal that drove Julius II to transform both Rome and the Vatican and employ a number of important Renaissance artists

3. Choose one of the pairs of images attached – each pair has one image by Durer and one by Rembrandt. Compare and contrast the chosen images in terms of composition, meaning, techniques, materials and styles and post 2-4 paragraphs. and also consider the processes of engraving and etching see the MOMA website entitled ‘What is a print’ at http://www.moma.org/interactives/projects/2001/whatisaprint/flash.html

4. Explore the Rembrandt “Self Portraits” at http://www.rembrandtpainting.net/rembrandt_self_portraits.htm – choose two works to fully discuss and compare Preferred language style US English