Some questions you MIGHT consider for the final exam comparisons.
Question 1 How is the worshiper invited to engage with these images? To what extent do these objects invite the viewer to think about the story of a saints life?
Question 2 How is a holy body represented? How is the viewer invited to think about sacred bodies?
Question 3 How does the arrangement of the figures guide the viewers gaze? What kinds of spiritual meanings are produced after the viewer has understood the relationship between the figures represented? Question 4 How are holy bodies represented? What theological meanings are tied to the formal aspects of the images?
Question 5 To what extent do these objects reference styles of past art? Why is the reference to past art important in these objects? How are viewers invited to interact with the image?
Question 6 How does the arrangement of the figures guide the viewers gaze? What kinds of spiritual meanings are produced after the viewer has understood the relationship between the figures represented? Question 7 How should we understand the visual complexity of these images? What types of stories are being told? How are these stories communicated visually?
Question 8 Why are there multiple versions of the same holy bodies represented in the same image? How do these bodies create a sense of the importance of specific geographic locations?
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