Homework
Painting Judith Slaying Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi.
A Contextual Criticism examines artworks as personal creations that reflect aspects of the artist's life and times. While some artworks show little of this information, there are many creative works that can be examined for this type of content.
The work of art that is to be examined for this homework is titled "Judith Slaying Holofernes" by the painter Artemesia Gentileschi.
1. Where and when was this artist born? When did the artist die?
2. What kind of support did the artist have from the art guilds?
3. How was this artist trained - in the academy for artists or elsewhere?
4. Who were the artist's artistic influences?
5. What period of art was the artist painting in and what are the characteristics of the period?
6. What famous astronomer was a friend and supporter of Artemesia Gentileschi?
7. What circumstances in the artist's life may be reflected in the painting by the act that is being done, by the style, color, emotional content, anatomy, decorations.
8. Describe the expressions on the faces of the three people in the painting. What do their postures and expressions mean in the context of the artist's personal life?
9. What does the technique of CHIAROSCURO contribute to the impact of the painting? To learn about Chiaroscuro.
10. What does the technique of SFUMATO contribute to the impact of the painting? To learn about Sfumato.
11. Artemesia Gentileschi painted several versions of this subject over a number of years. Look at another version. Why did this artist retain a lifelong interest in painting this subject?
12. Judith is the fourth book of the Old Testament Apocrypha in those versions of the Bible following the Greek Septuagint (generally Roman Catholic and Orthodox versions). Do you think Artemesia Gentileschi identified with the Biblical Judith?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.