Description
First watch the following videos:
Use these two images for the assignment “Brunelleschi vs. Ghiberti, Comparison”
Ghiberti, Sacrifice of Isaac, competition panel for baptistery, 1401-1402, Gilt Bronze.
Filippo Brunelleschi, Sacrifice of Isaac, competition panel for the east
Doors of the Baptistery, 1401-1402, Gilt Bronze.
Then, use the comparison images to write a short essay comparing each artist’s The Sacrifice of Isaac, based on the following questions:
Which of these two relief sculptures is more naturalistic. Describe specific elements that exhibit naturalism or lack thereof.
Which of these two sculptures do feel conveys more emotional drama and excitement?
Which of these two sculptures do you prefer, and why?
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-Answer makes at least three comparisons between the sculptures.
-Directions are followed and guide questions are anwered in complete sentences.
