Attachment 1:
Research Paper Instructions
Your Topic is: The Emperor Justinian and His Attendants, San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy c. 547
Length: 2200 words including the outline headings.
Directions: Duplicate this word document and then fill in your information leaving the bold headings. Your report should keep this format. Use the same font Helvetica Normal 13 point and the same spacing between lines. All writing should be in your own words, the paper will be screened for authenticity with Safe Assign software.
Title of work:
Name of artist:
Date created:
Current Location and provenance of work:
Describe the provenance, the chain from discovery to ownerships, all the owners, before it arrived at its current location.
I. Techniques and media
How was it made, from what materials, what special techniques were used, were there any technical innovations.
II. Size or dimensions of the work Length, width, and height.
III. Style or Movements associated with the work (no less than 500 words)
Describe the style the work is associated with and also what previous (styles, works or artists) may be connected with. You can discuss if it deviates from the style and how it is different or if and how it impacted succeeding artists or artworks.
IV. Noteworthy Information about the work (no less than 500 words)
You can choose anything from what you found through your research to be the most significant aspect of the work.
V. Subject Matter or Content, and Message of the work (no less than 500 words)
What is it about? Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? Does it have a message? How has its meaning been interpreted? Explain the “iconography” or “symbolism”.
VI. Bibliography – Cite all of your sources using the APA style (you should have a minimum of three scholarly sources). Here is a website to help you with formatting your citations. http://www.citationmachine.net
*I use safe assign and if your paper passes 20% outside sources it's a problem. Make sure that 90 percent of what you write is in your own words. Keep the quotes to a bare minimum.