As we study Egyptian and Mesopotamian Art, we see art which deals with Gods, and the belief in an afterlife.

We will be researching art that expresses a belief system concerned with an afterlife.

I want each student to research a religion :

Example: Buddhism

1. Write a brief essay 350 words considering the major tenets of the belief system.

2. Find two artworks that express that belief system :

Example :  

Portrait of a Lama

http://www.phxart.org/collection/asian

This sculpture is a portrait of Chos-kyi-rGal-mTshan, the Tibetan Panchen Lama who lived from 1570 to 1662 and was the teacher of the Fifth Dalai Lama. 

Great Stupa at Sanchi

http://sanchi.org/sanchi-great-stupa.html

The Great Stupa in Sanchi, India was originally built by the ruler Ashoka the Great in the 3rd century BCE. The center of this stupa boasted of a plain hemispherical brick like structure. This structure was laid to over the remains of the Buddha.

Sanchi Great Stupa also features an attractive and magnificent chhatra.

This chhatra has a parasol-like structure. It symbolizes high rank. It is believed that this Chhatra was constructed to honor and shelter the remains.

Explain the particular importance of the artwork:

A. What is it made of, how big is the work, date, etc.?

B. What is the meaning behind the work?

You must choose a different religion than your own.

This will be different than the discussion, which represents your own beliefs.

INCLUDE FOOTNOTES, and a BIBLIOGRAPHY