The first step is to find two images, a main image and a comparison image. Use a

The first step is to find two images, a main image
and a comparison image.
Use an online search engine to find images of your
chosen Labor that fulfill the following criteria. Bing.com Images is
probably the easiest search engine for images to use since it allows you to
enlarge an image and then save it to your computer. I have included detailed
instructions at the end of this document for a Bing image search if you are unfamiliar
with the process. Even if you have done it before, I suggest you read the
instructions to make certain that you are providing the best resolution of image
for the assignment rather than a thumbnail.
Your main image should fit all of the
following criteria and you should be able to find all the required information.
Your main image:
a) must be
post-classical (so, 1400 CE-present/Renaissance to Modern) work: it can be a
painting, sculpture, mosaic or other medium.
b) cannot be an image that we have previously
discussed in class or one that is in your MLS textbook. It cannot be a work of art that we discussed
in class prior to the due date of the assignment. If it is in your textbook or
has been previously discussed, you will receive ‘0’ credit for the assignment.
c) must be
high enough resolution to show details and large enough for all elements to be
visible. Do not use the ‘thumbnail’ image that comes up initial on a search, or
even the second larger image. Follow to the image source and use the
best/clearest resolutions possible.
d) should
have enough going on to fulfill the criteria listed below.
e) have
available documentation of what museum, collection or art gallery physically
houses the work, as well as the artist of the piece and its date
of production. You can only cite an artist’s website if it is a contemporary
piece of art that is not housed in a collection. Be aware that there are
several “National Galleries of Art” and specify which one you are using if appropriate.
The second image that you are finding will be the comparison
image. This image can be a work of art from any time period (ancient to
modern) that shows the same event/Labor from the story. It is not enough
that the comparison image is also generally from The Labors of Herakles;
it must illustrate the same Labor as your main image—although it can be a
different narrative time. Put simply, you cannot compare apples and oranges. If
you have a scene of character X doing action Y, your comparison image should
show the same character and a moment around the same action. For the
comparison, the image may be one that is found in one of your textbooks or one
that you find on your own.
Download the images that meet these requirements to
your computer or drag them directly into the Iconography Assignment PowerPoint
template (see below).
Read the full set of instructions for Stage 1 and
the Final Stage so that you understand the direction the project is going in. You
should also look at the Samples that I have provided.
Stage 1: Due October 22nd
by 6:00 pm EST
Under the Iconography Assignments Module on
Blackboard, there is an “Iconography Assignment Stage 1 Template” PowerPoint.
Download that file to your computer.
Add the primary image that you intend to analyze
(the one that fulfills the requirements described on page 1 of the assignment)
and the Comparison image where instructed.
Fill out the basic information requested on the slides.
Upload to the submission portal in the Iconography
Assignment Module. This will count up to 2% of the total 17% of the assignment
and can help to prevent the loss of more points on the final stage of the
assignment.
Grading for Stage 1: 2% (satisfies all requirements
and submission is complete), 1% (is incomplete or does not satisfy some
requirement), 0% (not submitted by the stated deadline). Late submissions will
be reviewed and feedback provided, but they will count at most .5% on your
grade if everything is correct.