AP Art History
PowerPoint Project
by Jake Schrass
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100 WELL KNOWN
WORKS OF ART
#38 Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights
Interpreted Using
The
Feldman Model of Formal Analysis
Feldman’s Model of Art Criticism
From the work of Edmund Burke Feldman,
During the late 1960’s and early 70’s
1. DescriptionList the visual qualities of the work that are obvious and immediate.
“What do you see in the artwork”?
Include content and subject matter in representational worksInclude abstract elements in nonrepresentational pieces.
2. AnalysisFocus on the formal aspects of elements of art, principles of design.
“How does the artist create a center of interest?
How does the use of color impact the painting?”
3. InterpretationPropose ideas for possible meaning based on evidence.
“What was the artist trying to communicate”?
4. JudgmentDiscuss the overall strengths/success/merit of the work.
How and why has this work achieved cultural value?
Hieronymus Bosch The Garden of Earthly
Delights, 1503-1504,
Northern Renaissance Movement, 87” x 153”, Oil Paint
on Oak
New York, NY
(format for a horizontal image)
1.DESCRIPTION
a. Painting
b. Oil on Oak
c. 87” by 153”
d. Three panels of people and animals interacting and doing
stuff. Shape and Form are highlighted.
e. Horizontal axis, and symmetrical balance in the placement of
the buildings.
f. Planar, organic and natural lines. Respects the picture plane
and shows realistic depth.
g. The lines create realistic figures, but also surreal buildings.
h. Similar shapes that are grouped together in the foreground,
middle ground and background.
i. Natural colors in the work, predominately green, black, white,
blue, pink, and brown.
j. Simulated flat texture. Everything looks flat and perfect.
k. Circa 1504 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
2.ANALYSIS
a. I
b. E
c. O
d. S
e. H
f. Co
g. St
h. No
i. B
3. Interpretation
a. D
b. E
c. A
4. Judgment
a. What sets this work apart and makes
it worth studying?
b. How does this work fit into the context of
what came before and after it?
c. How have critics, historians, and the public
reacted to this work?
d. How has this work changed the way art is
viewed?
e. Context with AP Exam:
Compare and Contrast
Use this slide to develop points that
may be used in essays. You may
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References
1. (Pop Art - Quizlet Notes-definition)
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