Mrs. Fieldhouse
AP Art History – Process of Inquiry / Discussion Prompts
Attribution:
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Title
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Artist or Culture
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Medium
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Location
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Size
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Style + Date
Form/Describe:
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How is it made?
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How does it look?
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What artistic decisions were made during its creation?
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What formal elements are emphasized and why?
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What materials were used and why?
Function:
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Why was it made?
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What reaction was intended?
Content:
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What is the subject matter?
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What is the narrative?
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What are we looking at?
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What components of the work can you identify?
Context:
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Where is it situated and why?
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What religious, philosophical, political, social, or economics factors influenced the work?
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How would you characterize the work’s patron or intended audience?
More Questions for Discussion
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What is it?
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What does it look like?
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What is it made of?
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How is it made?
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Who made it?
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Who commissioned it? (Who is the patron?)
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When was it made?
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Where was it made?
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What was happening in the artist’s world when it was made?
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Who used it? How was it used?
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Who were its audiences? How did they respond to it?
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How long does it last? Is it long-lasting or ephemeral?
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What does it mean?
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What does it resemble?
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How is it distinctive?
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Who and/or what influenced it?
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Who and/or what did it influence?
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Why? (to all of the previous questions)
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How do we know? (to all of the previous questions)