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Encountering bullshit problems in a research assignment
The assignment is due tomorrow afternoon (finished half of the needed words now). Part of the delay was waiting for this laptop. Another part was difficulty finding information on the piece in question (I have to explain how and why two different pieces of art on a scene from the Bible are different).Finally found out the issue
Turns out that the piece "The Birth of Christ" by Lorenzo Monaco not only has another name (The Nativity), but also has at LEAST TWO OTHER VERSIONS
This meant any descriptions in a peer reviewed article would lead me to discarding it because 1) it didn't match the name, and 2) the versions were different enough that they could be described as different pieces
What kind of bullshit... at the very least WHY THE HELL WOULD AN ART DATABASE GIVE ONE NAME FOR IT AND NOT MENTION THAT IT HAS MULTIPLE NAMES AND VERSIONS!?
We're only supposed to show two pieces of art in the paper. The professor is getting four so she has all four versions, because then I have proof right there of the bullshit I encountered
If I lose marks for this, there will be hell to pay as this is completely unreasonable (and since the paper is part 2 of an earlier assignment, no, I cannot just change the piece)
Now to deal with the other painting (also called The Nativity). I was only able to find a small blurb on that painting so once again I'll need to explain the why's by explaining the differences in their lives, people who influenced them, etc.
Just... Dear god, what the fuck? Who expects three different versions of a piece, one of which has a different name?
And if you think that the versions may be different pieces:
All credited to the same guy, and all similar enough that either they are versions or else this guy liked painting scenes like this called either, "The Nativity", or, "Birth of Christ"
Oh, right, and I wasn't able to get a colour version of the second one (the one in the peer reviewed article), so I couldn't even do a proper comparison there
Turns out that the piece "The Birth of Christ" by Lorenzo Monaco not only has another name (The Nativity), but also has at LEAST TWO OTHER VERSIONS
This meant any descriptions in a peer reviewed article would lead me to discarding it because 1) it didn't match the name, and 2) the versions were different enough that they could be described as different pieces
What kind of bullshit... at the very least WHY THE HELL WOULD AN ART DATABASE GIVE ONE NAME FOR IT AND NOT MENTION THAT IT HAS MULTIPLE NAMES AND VERSIONS!?
We're only supposed to show two pieces of art in the paper. The professor is getting four so she has all four versions, because then I have proof right there of the bullshit I encountered
If I lose marks for this, there will be hell to pay as this is completely unreasonable (and since the paper is part 2 of an earlier assignment, no, I cannot just change the piece)
Now to deal with the other painting (also called The Nativity). I was only able to find a small blurb on that painting so once again I'll need to explain the why's by explaining the differences in their lives, people who influenced them, etc.
Just... Dear god, what the fuck? Who expects three different versions of a piece, one of which has a different name?
And if you think that the versions may be different pieces:
All credited to the same guy, and all similar enough that either they are versions or else this guy liked painting scenes like this called either, "The Nativity", or, "Birth of Christ"
Oh, right, and I wasn't able to get a colour version of the second one (the one in the peer reviewed article), so I couldn't even do a proper comparison there