Topic: Jacques Louis David: Napoleon Crossing the Alps, 1801

Order Description Students are encouraged to pick a topic from class or from independent research that interests them and to find an artwork that represents this topic well. Subjects may include: visual art, visual culture, the history¬ of technology, trade history, military and political history. It is very difficult to write a good art history paper without adequate resources. Your paper will require at least three. Below (in order of usefulness) are a few places to find reputable research on art historical objects: 1.The Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, a site run by the Met which has a searchable database of thematic essays: https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ 2. The British Museum’s website, which includes its searchable collection and a list of blogs: https://www.britishmuseum.org/research.aspx 3. At the Smithsonian’s web site, you can look at digital collections, read books and essays, and search for articles: https://library.si.edu/ 4. Khan Academy’s art history series, though limited, covers a lot of the same ground as our class and has a few good, detailed analyses of specific works: https://www.smarthistory.org/ Other resources to consider: Oxford Art Online, Encyclopedia Britannica Online, History Study Center Online, any book or reference book, an essay or journal article from Wilson Web, ProQuest, or CSA; The BBC, Economist, Washington Post, New York Times, and the websites of most major museums and galleries are also viable options. Consider also utilizing your formidable school library. Finally, every power point from class has a list of resources (on the last slide) related to topics from that week. Finally, here are three resources/books that provide a good analytical framework for writing about modern art: 1.Glittering Images: A Journey Through Art from Egypt to Star Wars: Camille Paglia 2. The Shock of the New: Robert Hughes 3. The Power of Art: Simon Schama