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In order to analyse an artwork students should build an interpretation (an argument) about an artwork and use observations of that artwork to support their interpretation. An analysis is not merely a descrip...

There are many factors which render medieval art difficult or even arguably impossible to interpret. Perhaps the most obvious being the passage of time itself, leading to art’s alteration through either natu...

When analysing art, you should first of all find out when the piece was created, who created it and what the piece was created using (for example, is it a painting? a sculpture or a photo?). After you have f...

Research an artist for a certain characteristic about them that inspires your work, such as a theme or technique. Explain how this links to your own work and how this artist will help you develop your own id...

The Vanitas movement was a response to the questioning of the mortality of man. The paintings often depicted a skull, a reference to the inevitable death of humans and flowers both alive and decaying, which ...