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Cody Chun, Kieran O’Neil, Kylie Young, Julie Nelson Christoph

Subsection 8.3.16 Citing an Artwork

This image shows a photo of a marble statue of a naked man with some informational text below it and elements needed to cite the artwork labeled. The sculpture itself has a dark green label pointing to it that reads "Medium." Below the picture is the text "Who made the David? Michelangelo Buonarroti" with a red label that reads "Artist" pointing to "Michelangerlo Buonarroti" and a blue label that reads "Title of work" pointing to "the David." The next line of text reads, "When was he made? Between 1501-1504 (restored in 2003-2004)" with a green label that reads "Year of composition" pointing to "1501-1504." The final line of text reads "Where is he located? At the Accademia Gallery in Florence, Italy," with a purple label that reads "Institution" pointing to "the Accademia Gallery" and a maroon label that reads "Location" pointing to "Florence, Italy."

Subsubsection APA

Artist Last Name, Initials. (Year of composition). Title of work [medium of composition]. City: Institution.

di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, M. (1504). David [Carrara marble sculpture]. Florence, Italy: Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze.

In-text: (di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, 1504)

Subsubsection Chicago

Artist Last Name, First Name. Title of work. Medium, date of composition. Institution, City, State/Country.

Michelangelo. David. Carrara marble sculpture, 1504. Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, Florence, Italy.

Notes.

First appearance. 38  Consecutive appearances. 39  Nonconsecutive appearances. 40 
For more information about how to insert footnotes, see Subsection 12.1.2.

Subsubsection MLA

Artwork Viewed in Person.

Artist Last Name, First Name. Title of work. Year of composition, Institution, City.

di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, Michelangelo. David. 1504, Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, Florence.

In-text: (di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni)

Artwork Viewed Online.

Artist Last Name, First Name. Title of work. Year of composition. Title of website, Name of Publisher (if different than Name of website), URL.

Michelangelo. David. 1504. Accademia: Guide to the Accademia Gallery in Florence, http://www.accademia.org/explore-museum/artworks/michelangelos-david/.

In-text: (di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni)
Michelangelo, David, Carrara marble sculpture, 1504, Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, Florence, Italy.
Ibid.
di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, David.
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