1. In chapter 24, the famous Spanish artist de Goya is discussed.  Robert Hughes (an art critic) writes that Goya's prints …are incomparably more dramatic and varied in their narrative, more piercing in their documentary power, more savagely beautiful, and, in every way, more humanly moving: nothing to rival them has been done since, and they are the true ancestors of all great visual war reporting."  Examine Goya's Third of May painting at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_of_May_1808Links to an external site..  What in this painting demonstrates Robert Hughes's assessment of Goya's painting?

2. In chapter 27 (and also 28 if you want to skim through) you get to explore a range of contemporary and abstract art.  Do any of the pieces challenge your perception of art?  Choose a piece and briefly explain why or why not in a brief sentence or two.