raft+of+the+medusa

Watch the following video as an introduction to this painting: []
 * =**Raft of the Medusa Explication**=

Additional resources for viewing this painting:


 * Historical Background Summary
 * [|Zoom-able image of the painting]
 * 360 view of painting

ASSIGNMENT **Respond to the following in writing on another sheet of paper or in your Google Drive folder.**

1. **Sketch and label the visual elements in this painting.**

The link will open an interactive image of the painting. After working with this interactive, you should have recorded your response to questions in each of the following areas:
 * 2. Use the following link to answer questions related to this painting: RAFT OF THE MEDUSA INTERACTIVE **
 * The Pyramid of Hope (3 questions)
 * The Bloodstained Axe (2 questions)
 * The Large Wave (2 questions)
 * Light Breaking (4 questions)


 * 3. SYMBOLISM**
 * What is the symbolic meaning of three individual elements in the work?
 * How do these three symbols work together to establish an overall meaning of the work?


 * 4. TONE **
 * Identify the subject of this painting.
 * Identify the tone of this work by identifying an adjective that describes the artist's attitude towards the subject.
 * Explain how two elements from the work help establish this tone (remember that some works have more than one tone).


 * 5. PLOT **
 * At what point on the plot line does the scene depicted in this work fall?
 * Explain how specific elements in the work helped you determine your answer.

State the central, underlying, and controlling idea of this work in a declarative sentence (remember MORAL + PLOT = THEME) || ||
 * 6. THEME **


 * [[image:picofraft.jpg width="402" height="302"]] || [[image:raftofthemedusadetail.jpg width="313" height="304"]] ||  ||