AP Art History Snapshot
Name : ________________________
Class: ____
(handwritten)
Date Completed: _______________
Image #:
Title/Designation:
Content Area:
Paste or Draw Image(s) in box:
Artist/Culture:
Medium:
Creation Date:
Location:
Size:
Cite Sources (at least 3): books, articles, URL’s, etc. (Add more if needed)
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Historical Context:
Identify vocabulary for each of the following aspects of art critique :
 Form - vocabulary :
 Function - vocabulary :
 Content - vocabulary :
 Context
(include information about the original and subsequent historical and cultural milieu, location of this work, display, life of the artist, and
movement, etc…)
– vocabulary :
 Tradition/change – vocabulary:
 Interpretation (include different interpretations when appropriate) – vocabulary:
 Artistic intent – vocabulary:
Snapshot: A comprehensive art critique detailing the following items:
A. Organization –
1. Elements: line, shape, form, texture, value, color, space;
2. Principles: unity, variety, emphasis, movement, rhythm, balance, proportion.
B. Interpretation –
1. What does the work say to you?
2. What is the mood?
3. What is the artist saying?
4. How does it make you feel?
C. Judgment –
1. What do you think about the work?
2. Which aesthetic theory is used? (Imitationalism –imitates the real world, realistic; Formalism – only elements
& principles; Emotionalism – communicates emotion and not realistic; Functional – made to be used, has a job to do.
Possible Themes/Subthemes:
Possible connections with other works in the Image Set (list at least 3)
Image # Title/Description Connections
Learning Objective(s) this artwork is a good example of:
Enduring Understanding(s) and Essential Knowledge Statement(s) that apply to this
artwork.
Draft a composition in which you discuss the aforementioned items:
Scoring Guidelines:
34% Accuracy
33% Completeness
33% Neatness