85117 - HISTORY OF ARTS IN MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE ITALY (1) (LM)

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At the end of the course, students will be able to develop a general vision of the history of Medieval and Renaissance art. On one hand, students will know how to use the skills necessary to become familiar with the artistic production of the period, and on the other, they will be able to analyse some of the main works of the history of Medieval and Renaissance art using specific methodologies, and relate these to one another appropriately.

Contenuti

The cours will provide an overview of Italian medieval and Renaissance art history between 6th and the end of 16th century. It will include lectures and visits and will be divided into two sections.

The first section (I) will introduce students to medieval and Renaissance Italian art history. It will present, in chronological order, the main developments in Italian art from the beginning of the Middle Ages to the end of the 16th century. Topics will include Late Antique and Early Christian art, Romanesque art, the artistic revolution of the 14th century, the Early Renaissance, the High Renaissance in Rome, the Carracci reform in Bologna, and Caravaggio.                                                                    Alongside the historical-artistic themes, the course will provide students with the tools to understand and analyze works of art, examining them within their cultural, social, and political contexts, as well as in terms of style, iconography, and technique.

The second section (II) will focus on a specific topic: 

“The Cassinese Congregation in the Italian Renaissance: Art Faith, and Patronage”

 

Students with SLD or temporary or permanent disabilities

It is recommended to get in touch immediately with the relevant University office (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en) and with the lecturer to jointly identify the most effective strategies for attending classes and/or preparing for the exam.

Testi/Bibliografia

Section I 

Attending students

Students must:

• Review and critically discuss their personal notes and the PowerPoint presentations from class and site visits.
• Carefully read and study one book from the list below.
  

 

Non-Attending Students

Students must carefully read and study:

• Two books from the list below.
• Handbook (see below).

List of books

Each book can be studied in one of their different editions, and both in Italian or in English.

E. Panofsky, Perspective as symbolic form;

M. Baxandall, Painting and Social Experiences in 15th century Italy;

R. Wittkower, Sculpture: processes and principles;

A. Warburg, The Renewal of Pagan Antiquity;h

J. Shearman, Only Connect… Art and the Spectator in the Italian Renaissance, Princeton University Press, 1992

Michelangelo & Sebastiano, edited by M. Wiwel, catalogue of the exhibition, London, National Gallery, 2017

P. Tinagli, Women in Italian Renaissance Art. Gender Representation Identity, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 1997

L. Pericolo, Caravaggio and pictorial narrative : dislocating the Istoria in early modern painting, London ; Turnhout : Harvey Miller, 2011

Handbook

For a general survey of the history of art from the 6th to the 16th century, I recommend:
H. Gardner, R. Tansey, F. Kleiner, Art Through the Ages (various editions available).

Attending students

• may read only the sections that are chronologically relevant to the course content.

  
  Non-attending students

• must study the handbook in its entirety.

Section II

All students

J. Shearman, chapter IV Domes , in Only Connect… Art and the Spectator in the Italian Renaissance, Princeton University Press, 1992

T. E. Cooper, Intermediality, image & text in the construction & circulation of Cassinese identity in The network of Cassinese arts in Renaissance Italy, Roma, Officina Libraria, 2021, pp. 95-112

S. Cavicchioli, The fresco decoration of the church of the Cassinese monastery of San Sisto in Piacenza, Italy: meaning and function, in Equipamentos Monásticos e prática espiritual, coord. Maria de Lurdes Craveiro, Lisboa, Bens Culturais da Igreja, 2017, pp. 9-23

 

Metodi didattici

Lectures will be supported by PowerPoint presentations ; if permitted, on-site inspections and guided visits will also be included.

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

The exam will be oral and it will aim to assess whether the students have developed the critical skills during the course. Students will be required to demonstrate an appropriate knowledge of the bibliography specified in the syllabus.

1. It will be graded as excellent the performance of those students demonstrating to be able to thoroughly analyse the works of art and the texts, and to put them into an organic view of the topics discussed during the course. The proper use of the specific language during the examination will be also essential.

2. It will be graded as discrete the performance of those students with mostly mnemonic knowledge, no in-depth analysis capabilities and a correct, but not always appropriate, language of the recommended texts.

3. It will be graded as barely sufficient the performance of those students with approximate knowledge, superficial understanding, poor analytical capabilities and a not always appropriate language.

4. It will be graded as insufficient the performance of those students with learning gaps, inappropriate language, no orientation within the recommended bibliography.

Students with SLD or temporary or permanent disabilities

It is strongly recommended to contact the relevant University office in advance (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/it ). The office will be responsible for proposing any necessary accommodations for the interested students. These proposals must be submitted to the lecturer for approval at least 15 days in advance, and will be assessed in relation to the learning objectives of the course.

Strumenti a supporto della didattica

Powerpoint slides.

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Sonia Cavicchioli