HISTORY OF MODERN ART

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

MM352

Academic Year of enrolment:

2017

Year of supply:

2018/2019

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in CULTURAL HERITAGE

Disciplinary Sector:

HISTORY OF MODERN ART

Language:

Italian

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

TORLONTANO Rossana

Cycle:

Second semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

216

Prerequisites:

It is advisable to have already acquired the knowledge of the history of art from the times before the one treated, with particular attention to the medieval period

Objectives

The course is part of the general purpose of the course of study to provide the basic interpretative tools in the field of historical-artistic assets and provides the tools for understanding the development of the figurative arts and architecture in Italy between the fifteenth and the eighteenth century. Methods will also be discussed, to allow students to continue with a path of study of the themes traeted during the lessons.

Contents

Main themes of the visual arts and architecture and their development in the Modern Age (cent. XV-XVIII)

Extended Syllabus

For everyone student:

The main themes of Italian art of the period between the fifteenth and the eighteenth century:

The Late Gothic
Birth and diffusion of the perspecive in art
The capitals of the Reanaissance
The ‘maniera moderna’
The development of the Renaissance in Rome, Venice and Florence
Art at the time of the Council of Trent
Classicism, naturalism and baroque in the seventeenth century
The art of the eighteenth century in Italy between Rococo and Illuminism

Further information on the topics indicated will be provided, as indicated in the section: Reference Texts.

Recommended Bibliography

Exam program:

A) Study of the text: L’arte e la storia dell’arte, ed. by R. Scrimieri, Milano, Mondadori 2005, voll. 2A and 2B.

Or as an alternative

I. Baldriga, Dentro l’arte, Milano, Mondadori Education 2016, voll. 3 and 4 (pp. 1-158).

In addition to one of the manuals, we recommend consulting only the 1995 edition of P. L. De Vecchi, E. Cerchiari, Arte nel tempo, Milano, Bompiani 1995, vol. II, tomes 1 and 2.

B) G. Gentilini, Brunelleschi e Ghiberti, Donatello e Luca della Robbia, Masaccio: le arti a confronto, in Lezioni di storia dell’arte, II, Dall’Umnanesimo all’età barocca, Milano, Skira 2002, pp. 23-49.
A. Nova, Verso la fabbrica del corpo: anatomia e ‘bellezza’ nell’opera di Leonardo e Giorgione, in Lezioni di storia dell’arte, II, Dall’Umanesimo all’età barocca, Milano, Skira 2002, pp. 154-183.
F. Frangi, Caravaggio a Roma e il primo caravaggismo, in Lezioni di storia dell’arte, II, Dall’Umanesimo all’età barocca, Milano, Skira 2002, pp. 448-479.

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Lectures, seminar activities with the participation of specialists and the direct involvement of students, guided visits to exhibitions and museums.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The exam consists of an oral interview with a final single mark in thirtieths.

Contacts/More Information

Students that are unable to attend the course are invited to contact the teacher.
Course attendance is not mandatory, but recommended. The exam will be the same for attending and non-attending students. The teaching material not available at the Ettore Paratore Library will be made available on the University e-learning platform.

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