Art Work- Authropoid Coffin of Iret-hor-irou
-What was the artist thinking about?
-Wien was it made? (time period)
-Why was it made?
-What was the political/social/cultural climate of the time?
-Who payed for it? Who was the intended audience?
-Where was it made? What was its original/physical context?
-What impact did it have on society when it was made/ how people think of it now? -Was it based on a real person or person(s), event(s),etc... Was it imaginary? -How does it make you feel? (Your subjective emotional response)
-Does it change you or the way you think in anyway after viewing it?
-How has it or did it influenced later art?
-What was it made of?
-Was it meant to be shown to people?
-Was it satirical?
-Does the theme reflect the artist's emotional standpoint?
-Is there a hidden meaning? What iconography is present?
-Why is it important or special?
-Who is the artist? What culture produced it?
-What is the subject?
-Is it the perfect embodiment of an idea?
-How did it affect the artists' career after the art was made?
-What formal visual elements are used in the piece? (color, texture, value, form, etc) -What medium/media and techniques were used?
-What is its present physical condition? Has it been damaged or enhanced? -How long did it take to make?
-How was the value of the art determined?
-What is its provenance?