78155 - Painting in the Modern Age (1) (LM)

Course contents

"The Renaissance in Bologna"

The course examines the transition from late Gothic to the Renaissance in Bologna: Giovanni da Modena, Jacopo della Quercia, Marco Zoppo, Nicolò dell'Arca, Francesco del Cossa, Ercole de 'Roberti.

This course corresponds to 6 ECTS and, for students enrolled in the LM in Visual Arts, is completed with that of "Iconography and iconology" held by prof. Sonia Cavicchioli (12 ECTS).

Attending lectures is highly recommended.

Readings/Bibliography

Students has to know the chapters of an Art History textbook from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries (from Late Gothic to Neoclassicism). The following textbooks are recommended: G. Briganti, C. Bertelli, A. Giuliano, Storia dell'arte italiana, Milan, Electa, 1986 (and reprints); P. De Vecchi, E. Cerchiari, Arte nel tempo, Milan, Bompiani, 1991 (and reprints); S. Settis, T. Montanari, Arte. Una storia naturale e civile, Milano, Mondadori, 2019. If you would like to use other textbooks, please contact the teacher.

Three of the following texts:

- Carlo Volpe, Tre vetrate ferraresi e il Rinascimento a Bologna, in “Arte antica e moderna”, 1, 1958, pp. 23-37;

- Giacomo A. Calogero, Il polittico di San Clemente di Agostino De Marchi e Marco Zoppo. Documenti, cronologia e stile, in “Prospettiva”, 163/164 (July / October 2016), pp. 28-49; or:  Daniele Benati, Francesco del Cossa «bolognese», in D. Benati and G.A. Calogero (ed. by), Arte e umanesimo a Bologna. Materiali e nuove prospettive, BUP - Bononia University Press, Bologna, 2019, pp. 21-48;

- Daniele Benati, Un Rinascimento rustico e fiero. Il Quattrocento a Bologna, in Da Bononia a Bologna. Percorsi d’eccellenza nell’arte bolognese, ed. by Giovanni Pellinghelli, Allemandi, Torino, 2012, pp. 77-83;

- Mauro Natale and Cecilia Cavalca (ed. by), Il polittico Griffoni rinasce a Bologna. La riscoperta di un capolavoro, exh. catalogue (Bologna, Palazzo Fava), Silvana Editoriale, Milano, 2020, in part. pp. 13-27, 71-119, 145-159.

The Bibliography is the same for students who attend or do not attend lectures. Some of the cited texts will be available in the "Teaching material" of the course.

 

Teaching methods

Due to the restrictions imposed by the current health emergency, this teaching activity will be carried out in the following manner:

Blended 1: the teacher will carry out part of the course remotely (max 50% of the hours). For a second part of the course, the students will alternate their presence in the classroom according to a schedule of shifts (more detailed information regarding the shifts and about the modalities to get access to the classroom lessons will be provided soon). It will always be possible to connect remotely and follow live lessons held in the classroom via the online platform TEAMS.

Assessment methods

Students will be assessed by means of an oral examination in which the candidate is required to engage in critical analysis based on the course readings.

Evaluation

Evaluation of the oral examination will follow the usual principle of judging excellence to mean evidence of a solid artistic and historical grounding and of a mature critical awareness.

During the oral examination, students must demonstrate to have acquired a critical understanding of the topics discussed during the course and a critical knowledge of the recommended bibliography.

After completing the course the student will be able:

• To know the features of artwork in early modern period

• Identify and analyze the most significant works

• Develop personal reflections

• Demonstrate a critical understanding of the various issues discussed

• Use correct terminology

The achievement of a comprehensive vision of the issues, the possession of a specific language, the originality of the reflection as well as familiarity with artwork analysis tools will be evaluated with marks of excellence. Knowledge mostly mechanical or mnemonic of matter, a capacity of synthesis and analysis articulated or not, a use of proper language but not always appropriate, as well as a school domain of the arguments of the course will lead to fair valuations. Training gaps or use inappropriate language, as well as a lack of knowledge of the arguments will lead to votes that will amount on the sufficiency threshold. Training gaps, inappropriate language, lack of orientation within the bibliography and inability to analyze will be evaluated negatively.

The assessment procedure is the same for students who attend or do not attend lectures.

Teaching tools

Ppt images, which will be made available to the student at the end of the course.

Office hours

See the website of Daniele Benati