Teaching code

4S004606

Teacher

Alessandra Zamperini

Coordinator

Alessandra Zamperini

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-ART/02 - HISTORY OF MODERN ART

Period

CuCi 1 A, CuCi 1 B

Courses Single

Authorized

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The course is dedicated to understanding and putting in context the main subject matters in Art History from Middle Ages to the XIX century. The course will also discuss the main methods of analysis in Art History. Lessons will focus on: - Periods and designations - Analysis of specific themes: the figure of the artist; the main genres; the perspective; the problem of time in the visual arts. - Methods of analyzing works of art. This course aims at providing the students with the basic tools that can be helpful in recognizing the main styles and the prevailing iconographies with autonomy; recognizing the most widespread genres, their development and their fortune; dealing with the cultural arguments involved in the way their designations were created in a critical way; being aware of the essential primary sources; mastering the main consultation tools for bibliographic research. During the course, students are frequently encouraged to verify the reliability of the theoretical statements they have learnt from the teacher (or the tutor, during the seminaries) by analyzing the works of art by their own (the main pieces will be discussed during the lessons and their images will be loaded on the e-learning website); furthermore, students are encouraged to express their opinions on specific problems concerning some particular works of art, so that they can develop their skills in forming their personal judgement.

Prerequisites and basic notions

No prerequisites are required

Program

Periodization: themes and elements of the primary periods of art history.
Genres: for example, definition and characters of 'history painting'; still life; veduta and capriccio, etc.
Methods of analysis: formal analysis, iconographic analysis, and iconological analysis.
Sacred and profane iconographies: for example, what Sacred Conversation means, primary classical sources, iconographic attributes, etc.
The books by Pinelli and Veratelli-Habcy are obligatory
Antonio Pinelli, La storia dell'arte. Istruzioni per l'uso, Laterza, 2009 (other editions are also accepted)
Federica Veratelli, Jasmine Habcy, Didattica della Storia dell'Arte, Mondadori, 2020

Bibliography

Didactic methods

Frontal lessons

Learning assessment procedures

A multiple-choice written test lasting a maximum of two hours. The student must know the definitions and fundamental elements of the periods studied during the course, the main iconographies and their sources (sacred or profane texts, myths, treatises, etc.), and the main genres.
Attending and non-attending students must study the same texts and take the same exam. Non-attending students are invited to understand and put into context the images uploaded on the course’s Moodle page. Erasmus students are also encouraged to attend the lessons and must take the test like the other students. There are no intermediate tests.

Evaluation criteria

The final grade depends on the number of correct answers. Wrong answers are evaluated as null and do not include penalties.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Single mark resulting from a single test

Exam language

italiano