ART HIST 3I03 FINAL EXAM

School of the Arts

McMaster University

ITALIAN PAINTING & SCULPTURE, 1400-1580

ART HIST 3I03, Term II, 2014

                                                            MANNERISM

Instructor: Greg Davies

Day Class        

McMASTER UNIVERSITY FINAL TAKE-HOME EXAMINATION             

DUE: In class, Tuesday April 1, 2014     (3:30 - 4:20 pm., TSH B106)

                                               

THIS EXAMINATION QUESTION SHEET INCLUDES 1 PAGE AND 1 PART. BRING ANY DISCREPANCY TO THE ATTENTION OF THE COURSE INSTRUCTOR.

Value: 100 points

Read the following question carefully and present a written response of no more than five, typewritten and double-spaced pages (twelve-point type). Indicate the name of the artist (or architect), title and date(s) for each work that you reference in your answer. Be sure to clearly indicate your name, student number, course number, instructor’s name and due date on an attached cover page. No bibliography, footnotes or endnotes are required for this exam.

NOTE that your finished response MUST be submitted in class on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 in hard copy ONLY. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

QUESTION:

John Shearman and Anthony Blunt each present alternate explanations for the emergence of Mannerism in sixteenth-century art. Summarize the arguments offered by each of these scholars and comment on their relative strengths and weaknesses. Use relevant examples of 16^th-century Italian art and / or architecture to support your comments as necessary.

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