“The Lute Player”.
For this approximately five-page paper (12-point font, double-spaced, endnotes and bibliography not included in the five pages), you will read two or more assigned articles(available through the course website)on a painting by Caravaggio that has been the subject of scholarly debate. You are asked to analyze the respective arguments, weigh the supporting evidence on both sides, and take a position in the debate. In formulating your position, which may take one side in the debate or articulate an alternative possibility, you should support your conclusion through critical analysis of the articles, your own visual observation, and your reflection uponour course readings and discussions. Papers should have endnotes and bibliography in Chicago Manual of Styleformat. While this is not a research paper, you may choose to do some additional research, using our Shelf Reserve items as a starting point for current scholarly sources.