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How to Study Art
See the matrix used to study for Art History class.

Writing About Art   PDF file
Did your prof assign an Iconography paper? What is that? There are at least 4 different kinds of papers for Art.

Art History
5 different kinds of papers from provenance to theory/criticism. Get the guidelines here.

Writing the Art History paper
How do you translate what you see into a paper? I didn't know that there were different kinds of papers: formal analysis, sociological review, biographical essays, iconographs, or maybe iconology.

Analysis of an Original Artwork
What do you mean - this is not a description? The prof wants a formal analysis. What's that?

Writing in Art History
What kind of sleuth work is required? Iconography/Iconology? Find out what the professor is talking about before writing your paper. This handout will help clarify terminology and the writing paper for you.

Process of writing an art history paper
This includes how to do research for art history!

Visual Analysis Tips
Now what do I say about the painting? Here is an excellent page of tips of things to cover in your analysis. Works like a checklist.