73760 - Foundations of the Modern History of Art

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student should be able to orientate himself in the main problems and research paths of the art of these centuries, and to recognize and comment on the works of the outstanding artists of the different movements.

Course contents

The course is divided into two modules:

In the first, will outline the most significant events of figurative culture in Italy in the seventeenth century: starting with the naturalistic revolution of the Carracci and of Caravaggio, until the Baroque Rome and the contribution that European artists of the caliber of Rubens, Velazquez, Rembrandt and Vermeer, gave to the painting of the seventeenth century.

The second module focuses the artistic situation of the Italian center between the year 1450/1520, dealing with the context of training and the career of Leonardo da Vinci, Raffaello Sanzio and Michelangelo Buonarroti. In particular, will be analyzed the Florentine painting in the age of Lorenzo il Magnifico.

Readings/Bibliography

First part:

Tomaso Montanari, Il Barocco, Torino, Einaudi 2012.

Rubens e la nascita del barocco, a cura di Anna Lo Bianco, Venezia, Marsilio, 2016, catalogo della Mostra tenuta a Milano nel 2016-2017.

S. Salort Pons, Velázquez e l'Italia, in Velázquez, catalogo della mostra, Palazzo Ruspoli, Fondazione Memmo, a cura di Felipe V. Garín Llombart, Salvador Salort Pons, Milano, 2001, pp. 52-83.

Emozione Barocca, catalogo della mostra di Cento, a cura di D. Benati, Silvana Editoriale, 2019.

Second part:

S. Ginzburg, Vasari e Raffaello in Giorgio Vasari e il cantiere delle vite del 1550, a cura di Barbara Agosti, Silvia Ginzburg, Alessandro Nova, Marsilio Venezia 2013, pp.29-46 .

M. Faietti , Raffaello il poeta mutolo in Raffaello la poesia e il volto, cat. mostra 2015.

F. Caglioti , Michelangelo scultore: i problemi dell’attività giovanile e il ‘Cupido’ Galli di Manhattan in ' Paragone -Arte ', LXIX - Terza serie - Numero 137 (815) Gennaio 2018.

Il restauro dell’Adorazione dei Magi di Leonardo., La riscoperta di un capolavoro a cura di Marco Ciatti e Cecilia Frosinini, Firenze Edifir 2017.

Teaching methods

The course will be composed by lectures and visits.

Assessment methods

The final exam consists of an oral test. Discussion of textbook (the history of art from late Fifteenth to early Nineteenth century); one text chosen by the student among the optional essays.

In particular:

1. Those students who show developed analytical skills of selected readings and their correct contextualization within a complete vision of the issues discussed during lectures will be given a mark of excellence. Mastering of field-specific language and good expression during the examination will also be required (A =28-30 con lode).

2. Those students who show mnemonic knowledge of the subject and a superficial analysis of selected readings, as well as a correct but not always appropriate mastering of the field-specific language will be given a satisfactory mark (B = 25-27 and C = 23-24).

3. Those students who will show vague knowledge and superficial understanding of selected readings, limited analytical skills and a not always appropriate expression will be given a ‘pass’ mark roughly (D = 18-22).

4. Those students who show gaps in their knowledge and lack of familiarity with selected readings will not be given a ‘pass’ mark (E).

Teaching tools

Lectures with digital slides.

Office hours

See the website of Barbara Ghelfi

See the website of Emanuela Fiori