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Debra Thimmesch

Debra Thimmesch

How do you write an art history paper? Visual analysis, Step III: Analyzing an artwork

Creating a compelling visual analysis of an artwork is like an investigation. You, the art history sleuth, search for clues that can tell…

8 min readJul 7, 2021

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How do you write an art history paper? Visual analysis, Step III: Analyzing an artwork

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Debra Thimmesch

How do you write an art history paper? Visual analysis, Step II: The principles of design

You’re eager to begin writing your art history visual analysis paper but there are some critical first steps you must take first. As I…

4 min readJul 6, 2021

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How do you write an art history paper? Visual analysis, Step II: The principles of design

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Debra Thimmesch

How do you write an art history paper? Visual analysis, Step I: The formal elements

Before you can begin writing about a work of art, you need to understand how to look at it. Likewise, before you begin looking, you need to…

8 min readJul 6, 2021

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How do you write an art history paper? Visual analysis, Step I: The formal elements

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Debra Thimmesch

How do you write an art history paper? Part II: Some very important basic terms!

You’re probably eager to just begin writing your art history paper. Or, perhaps you’re procrastinating because you’re not sure where to…

8 min readJul 6, 2021

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How do you write an art history paper? Part II: Some very important basic terms!

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Debra Thimmesch

How do you write an art history paper? Part I: Identify the artwork

There’s no secret alchemical formula for writing an art history essay, whether you’re creating a comparison between two or three works of…

4 min readJul 6, 2021

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How do you write an art history paper? Part I: Identify the artwork

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Debra Thimmesch

Debra Thimmesch

Debra is an art historian with 20 years of experience teaching, tutoring, editing, and mentoring students and scholars in the history of art.

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