Report on one of the works of art from the Renaissance period that the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art holds.

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In week 6, students will write a report on one of the works of art from the Renaissance period that the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art holds. Instead of visiting the museum in person, students will make use of its excellent website to identify an appropriate work of art and analyze it:                     https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/    For the report, students should: Make sure that the work of art they choose is actually from the Renaissance period. (This is specified on the website)    – Make sure to provide all relevant information (title (if applicable), artist, date)   – Most importantly: Contextualize the work of art in the Renaissance period and analyze the characteristics of Renaissance art that are particular to it (We will discuss the characteristics of Renaissance at in class before the museum report is due)    – Your museum report should be about 2 – 3 pages in length and adhere to the following structure: o One paragraph introducing and describing the work of art  o One paragraph contextualizing the work of art in the Renaissance period o Two to three paragraphs analyzing the characteristics of Renaissance art in the work of art