ART HIST 3S03 FINAL EXAM QUESTION

The final for ART HIST 3S03 is a partial take-home exam. This means that you have the question in advance but you will not be able to bring aids (notes, etc.) on the day of the final. The question has been presented and discussed in class and it is once again presented below.

Written Response to Exam Question:  (Value: 100 points; Duration: 2 hours)

Read the following question carefully and present a response using full sentences in your examination booklet(s). All cited works of art or architecture must be identified by the title, date and the name of the artist or architect.

QUESTION: 

Discussions on early Renaissance art in Italy must, by necessity, draw upon some general, working definition. Using appropriate examples explain how it is that we can recognize a work of art as such and why our defining criteria might be problematic.