- Docente: Donatella Biagi
- Credits: 6
- SSD: L-ART/04
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
- Campus: Ravenna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage (cod. 8616)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will have a deep knowledge of historical and cultural events that led to the modern concept of restoration, through the invastigation of episodes of particular significance from XV to XX century; therefore, the student will be able to understand the actuality through a critical severe analysis and to proceed with expertise in the field of preservation science because of the comparison with the evolution of the taste and the practices over the centuries. Finally, he/she wiil be able to recognize old and previous interventions of restoration in such a way to proceed safely to practical activities.
Course contents
The course will be concerned with history, art history and history of restoration. Through the critical examination of a few sample cases and the investigation of theories developed in the last century, the student will arrive to a understanding of limits, risks and opportunities of modern restoration
Readings/Bibliography
See the Italian program
Teaching methods
Lectures will be complemented by visits to museums and art galleries. An educational travel will complete the course
Assessment methods
The exam will consist in an interview in order to check the understanding of the topics discussed in the lectures and the texts in program by the student
Teaching tools
Slide projector, VCR, videorecorder, PC and projector, overhead projector
Office hours
See the website of Donatella Biagi