Preparation

Your Week 3 assignment requires you to compare the characteristics of Renaissance art and modern art. To give you a head start on your assignment, complete the following:

• Read the What Is Modern Art? assignment instructions and its associated scoring guide so that you understand what is expected of you. (See Week 3.)
• Select one of the Renaissance masterpieces and its artist that appeals to you from the National Gallery's Tour: Renaissance MasterpiecesLinks to an external site..
• Read the article, "What Are the Characteristics of Renaissance Art?Links to an external site."
• Review the Renaissance and Modern Art Characteristics Chart [DOCX] Download Renaissance and Modern Art Characteristics Chart [DOCX], which summarizes the characteristics of Renaissance and modern art.

Please respond to the following in a post of 150 to 200 words:

• Post a screen shot of your chosen piece of Renaissance art.
• Explain why you selected this particular masterpiece.
• Identify three major characteristics of Renaissance art that seem most important to you (refer to the article and chart provided).
• Explain how the characteristics of Renaissance art that you selected are displayed in your chosen Renaissance masterpiece.