Question 1: Perspective Scientific perspective was often used during the Renaissance era to create illusionistic works of art. In your response, discuss how specific works of art used the science of perspective techniques in paintings. Compare and contrast specific art examples from the Northern Renaissance and the Italian Renaissance. In your own words, summarize how the artworks are reflective of the cultures that created them. Assignment 2: Essay By Wednesday, October 1, 2014, select one of the questions listed below and develop an essay response of approximately 350 words. Analyze and identify specific historical and visual examples to support your understanding of the topic. Include images with complete identifying information of the specific works of art you chose. Compose your thoughts with careful research and formulate independent conclusions. Reference and cite (using MLA format) the textbook and at least one other scholarly source (e.g., a class lecture, scholarly article, or museum website). If you need help with MLA formatting, please visit the Writing Center or Tutoring Services. Note: Wikipedia, blogs, and answers/Yahoo! websites are not permitted scholarly sources. Grammar and spelling are expected to reflect college-level work. Please spell-check and proofread all work prior to submission. Post your response in a Microsoft Word file to the W5 Assignment 2 Dropbox (do not post anything to the Discussion Areas for the questions). Name your file LastNameFirstIntial_W5_A2_QuestionNumber.doc Note: Rubrics provide an explanation for full or partial credit. If a criteria listed is not addressed you will receive a zero for that section. Assignment 2 Grading Criteria Maximum Points Develop a response with accurate and relevant historical information that thoroughly supports the topic and the culture discussed. 10 Analyze and thoroughly identify multiple, visual examples that thoroughly support the topic. 10 Formulate independent conclusions based on research, analysis, and visual observations that support the topic. 10 Utilize the text and scholarly sources that support the response. 10 Employs correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation, and appropriate logic, voice, and utilize correct MLA formatting. 10 Total: 50 Early Northern Renaissance: 8-4: JAN VAN EYCK, Ghent Altarpiece (closed), Saint Bavo Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium, completed 1432. Oil on wood, 11′ 5″ × 7′ 6″. By: Bridgeman Art Library 3/4 . https://digitalbookshelf.aionline.edu/#/books/1111904871/pages/51103546 Jan van Eyck The first Netherlandish painter to achieve international fame was JAN VAN EYCK (ca. 1390–1441), who in 1425 became Philip the Good’s court painter. The artist moved his studio to Bruges, where the duke maintained his official residence, in 1432, the year he completed the Ghent Altarpiece (FIGS. 8- 4 and 8-5) for the church in Ghent originally dedicated to Saint John the ...