Writing About Art: | |
Artistic Titles The style guide published by the Modern Language Association (MLA), which is the guide humanities disciplines normally use, recommends that works of art appear in italics and that each of the major words in the title are capitalized. NO: The last supper or The last supper |
You will compare Mona Lisa and Afghan Girl in your lessons. Be sure to follow the writing guidelines here when completing the exercise. |
Tense in Artistic Works Write about literary/artistic/cinematic works in present tense. Treat it as a living work. For example: NO: The Mona Lisa was a half-length portrait of a woman by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. YES: The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait of a woman by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. |