A) Term Discussion
medium, genius, mechanical reproduction, Negro art, authenticity, propaganda, truth, abstraction, abstractionism, iconology, purity, aura, divine, Renaissance and Baroque, beauty, art for art’s sake, patriarchy, “Greatness”
Select 4 of the above terms to define in approximately 200 words (4 entries in total). Imagine you have to develop a definitions/entries of those 4 terms for an art history encyclopedia. Provide some context for each term you choose. Explain how each could be relevant to art history. Which author(s) can be associated with the term (cite pages of our readings)? What do they say about it? Can you think of any artworks that relate to the term as illustrations (mention these)?