Paper instructions:
choose two typical or famous artwork(painting, architecture are ok) from the following period and do a compare and contrast essay on these two artwork:

(MUST choose at least from the following):
Italian Baroque
Spanish and Flemish Baroque
Baroque in Holland, England and France
Rococo and Art of the Enlightenment
Neoclassicism
Romanticism
Realism and Impressionism

(the other one could from the following) optional:
High Renaissance, Part I
Mannerism
Venetian Renaissance
Northern Renaissance

You must cover the following points in your comparison:

Introduction and Thesis

Introduce the artwork titles, period styles and artists names
Briefly state what you believe is significant about these artworks
In other words… Tell your reader what works of art you will be discussing and why you think they are important
Stylistic analysis

Correctly identify artwork titles, period styles and artists names
Compare the artworks by discussing key stylistic characteristics associated with artists and period styles
Apply art history vocabulary correctly and uses it to support your stylistic analysis
In other words… What make these works stylistically significant?
Cultural analysis

Compare the artworks by discussing key cultural issues associated with artists and periods
Discuss how the cultural context of each period influenced the artistic development of the period style (Make connections between cultural context and style)
In other words… What makes these works culturally significant?
Conclusion and Thematic Connection

Analyze the ways art can affect and/or reflect cultural, political and social issues
Draw conclusions about the artist / society which produced the artwork from the comparison
In other words… What “Thematic Connection” can you make between the two works of art that helps you better understand them or the culture they represent?