ART 100 Week 2 Individual Assignment How the Visual Arts Communicate

Submit your assignment in one of the following formats:
• A 350- to 700-word paper
• A 4- to 7-minute podcast or video
Option B
Compare and contrast Michelangelo's Pietàand Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, two
works from the High Renaissance.
Describe the elements of composition for each.
Explain what was unique about the artistic choices made by da Vinci and Michelangelo
that has led to their continuing popularity.
Describe what you believe to be the ideas or values present in each work. In other words,
what philosophies and interests of the artists led to each creating this work and creating it
in the manner in which they did?
Submit your assignment in one of the following formats:
• A 350- to 700-word paper
• A 4- to 7-minute podcast or video
Option C
Research Roman aqueducts, such as the Pont du Gard near Nîmes, France included in
your text.
Compare Roman aqueducts to your city's own water management system. What are the
similarities and differences? Include a description of the structural elements of Roman
aqueducts in your comparison.
Describe what you believe Roman aqueducts say about ancient Roman society in terms
of what they valued and how they worked.
Submit your assignment in one of the following formats:
• A 350- to 700-word paper
• A 4- to 7-minute podcast or video