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For your Art Museum Paper, I would like you to visit an art museum in the Los Angeles area and find ONE piece of artwork from the 17th or 18th centuries that catches your attention. You may choose a painting or sculpture. Include the piece’s title, artist, date, and museum location. Copy a picture of your piece and a copy of your admission ticket (or parking stub if you are going to the Getty) into your document and upload to Moodle (or email the images to me if you cannot upload them). NOTE: You must visit a museum in person. Analyses from Internet sources will not be accepted. Please analyze your piece by discussing ALL of the following elements:  Consider the characteristics that can be attributed to the time period of your piece.  Give a thorough and detailed description of the piece.  Define the purpose of objects/figures.  Describe the relative size and placement of objects/figures.  Describe the use of color, and explain how those colors create mood/tone.  Describe the use of texture (if any).  Explain any symbols (people, objects, colors, placement can be symbolic).  Does your piece convey a social, religious, or political message? This paper should be written in your own words. Limit the amount of historical or analytical information from other sources (this includes what is posted in your art gallery/museum and from our textbook). Remember to include an introduction and a conclusion. The introduction should state the characteristics of the time period represented by your piece. Please include how you felt about your museum visit/experience in your conclusion. The Art Museum Paper must be a minimum of 1000 words. This assignment constitutes 20% of your final grade. English does count so check your grammar, spelling and punctuation. Please post via our Turnitin link on our Moodle page! Good luck! Los Angeles Area Art Museums  The Getty Museum  The Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens  Los Angeles County Museum of Art  Norton Simon