1. BASIC QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN LOOKING AT WORKS OF ART

2. What is my first response to the work of art?
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Spring
CARAVAGGIO
Salome with the Head of St John the Baptist

3. What is the title? Does it help to illuminate the work?
Raft of Medusa, Theodore Gericault
Ecstasy of St. Theresa

4. CONTEXT Physical location – original setting?
Who was the artist and patron?
Historical events – cultural, political, religious, etc.
Concepts & ideas - ideology

5. Physical Location & Condition
Temple of Athena Nike

6. Physical Location – Original location vs. current location of the work?
Ishtar Gate
Altar of Zeus Pergamon

7. Artist and Patron
Sistine Chapel, Last Judgment

8. When and where was the work made?
Yosemite Valley by Albert Bierstadt 1866
Andy Warhol 100 Cans, 1962

9. What purpose did the work serve?
Caesar Augustus
Chartres Cathedral