Art Analysis

Art Analysis
For this part of your Web Quest, you will look choose a piece of artwork that is considered to have been influenced by Transcendental thoughts and concepts in order to give a personal interpretation of the piece.

1. First, choose one of the paintings on this great PSU website:
Hudson River Valley Painters
(Art works on this site have additional links about the artist or painting, if you are interested...)
http://dfl.highlands.com/DFL_Painters/Index.html

2. Second, respond to the following based on your observations and interpretations of the painting.


Describe what is being depicted in the painting. What is happening, whom do the figures seem to be if there are any people, what emotions do you think the painting would evoke from most viewers and why? What are the details, colors, etc? Is it realistic, idealistic, exotic? (6-10 sentences)

Relate the painting to Transcendentalist characteristics and ideas. How do you think the artwork may have been influenced by the way the Transcendentalists viewed human potential, nature, individuality, etc.? There are (almost) no wrong answers if you explain your reasoning! (4-6 sentences)