AP Art History Roman Art

Column of Trajan Page 178-179 Page 208 Visual Narrative

Project Create a drawing of a visual narrative like the Column of Trajan using simple drawings and symbols to depict a contemporary event such as the moon landing, evolution of civil rights in the United States, or war in the Middle East. Write an analysis of their drawn narrative, identifying which aspects of the event they included, how and why they were represented, and which aspects were left out and why. How does form and content of the visual narrative relates to its context and to their artistic intent.