Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sem. 1A | Sep 24, 2018 | Nov 10, 2018 |
| Sem. 1B | Nov 19, 2018 | Jan 12, 2019 |
| Sem. 2A | Feb 18, 2019 | Mar 30, 2019 |
| Sem. 2B | Apr 8, 2019 | Jun 1, 2019 |
| Session | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sessione d'esame invernale | Jan 14, 2019 | Feb 16, 2019 |
| Sessione d'esame estiva (gli esami sono sospesi durante la sessione di laurea) | Jun 3, 2019 | Jul 27, 2019 |
| Sessione d'esame autunnale | Aug 26, 2019 | Sep 21, 2019 |
| Session | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sessione di laurea estiva | Jul 8, 2019 | Jul 13, 2019 |
| Sessione di laurea autunnale | Nov 4, 2019 | Nov 9, 2019 |
| Sessione di laurea invernale | Mar 30, 2020 | Apr 4, 2020 |
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Festa di Ognissanti | Nov 1, 2018 | Nov 1, 2018 |
| Sospensione dell'attività didattica | Nov 2, 2018 | Nov 3, 2018 |
| Festa dell’Immacolata | Dec 8, 2018 | Dec 8, 2018 |
| Vacanze di Natale | Dec 24, 2018 | Jan 5, 2019 |
| Vacanze di Pasqua | Apr 19, 2019 | Apr 23, 2019 |
| Sospensione attività didattica | Apr 24, 2019 | Apr 27, 2019 |
| Festa della liberazione | Apr 25, 2019 | Apr 25, 2019 |
| Festa del lavoro | May 1, 2019 | May 1, 2019 |
| Sospensione dell' attività didattica | May 20, 2019 | May 20, 2019 |
| Festa del Santo Patrono | May 21, 2019 | May 21, 2019 |
| Festa della Repubblica | Jun 2, 2019 | Jun 2, 2019 |
| Vacanze Estive | Aug 12, 2019 | Aug 17, 2019 |
Exam calendar
Exam dates and rounds are managed by the relevant Culture and Civilisation Teaching and Student Services Unit.
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Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University. Please select your Study Plan based on your enrolment year.
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
History of Contemporary Art (i+p) - I MODULO PARTE (I) (2019/2020)
Teaching code
4S02170
Teacher
Credits
6
Also offered in courses
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-ART/03 - HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Period
Sem 1A dal Sep 23, 2019 al Oct 31, 2019.
To show the organization of the course that includes this module, follow this link: Course organization
Learning outcomes
The educational objectives of the teaching are the acquisition of historical-artistic skills, methodological tools and critical, technical and interpretative terminologies relating to the development of art history from the end of the eighteenth century to contemporary art.
The student must also acquire specific terminology and general knowledge of critical sources and the development of the history of art criticism and methodologies related to the analysis of contemporary art.
Program
The program starts from the poetics of classicism and the Sublime of the second half of the eighteenth century to arrive at the artistic events of the last few years.
Topics:
Eighteenth-century classicism (sources, archaeological excavations, the personalities of Piranesi, Ledoux, Boullé, Mengs and Canova, David, the Napoleonic patronage)
Sublime and Picturesque (sources; Fuessli, Friedrich, Constable, Turner, Blake)
Proto-romanticism (Goya, Gros, Gericault, Nazareni)
Historical Romanticism (sources; Delacroix, Hayez, Bartolini's purism, eclectic architecture, Violett Le Duc)
The naturalistic current (Corot, the Barbizon school, the Posillipo school, Courbet, Manet, the Impressionist group, Cézanne, Tuscan Macchiaioli, Scapigliatura)
Post-impressionism (Seurat, Signac, Cross, the Pont Aven group, Gauguin and Van Gogh, the Italian divisionists)
European symbolism (see monographic program)
The sculpture between naturalism and symbolism (Rodin, Vela, Troubetskoy, Grandi, Medardo Rosso)
International modernism and the various national variations
The historical avant-gardes (Fauves, Expressionism Die Bruecke, Cubism, Futurism, Russian cubo-futurists, rayists, supremacists, Dadaists, abstract artists)
The first post-war period (arts déco, the "return to order", metaphysics, surrealists, new objectivity, “Novecento” Group, De Stijll)
The second post-war period (Informal from Pollock to Burri and Fontana)
The movements of the sixties and seventies: pop art, conceptual art, land art, body art and performance.
Latest trends in the contemporary area.
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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| Valerio Terraroli | Arte | Skira-Bompiani | 2012 | Manuale consigliato |
Examination Methods
The exam consists of an oral interview on the works, on the artistic personalities and on the various problems, also theoretical, of the stroia of contemporary art
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and in accordance with the University of Verona guidelines, during the 2020 summer session the assessment modality will be modified as follows: online oral exam.
Type D and Type F activities
| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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| 1° 2° 3° | "caro mostro. duecento anni di frankenstein" | F |
Nicola Pasqualicchio
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Lectures "Musiche/Culture/Civiltà" | F |
Vincenzo Borghetti
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Castelvecchio Lectures (City Art Museums) | F |
Alessandra Zamperini
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | C.T.G. Lectures | F |
Alessandra Zamperini
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Graphic and photographic documentation of the archaeological artefacts: from traditional drawings to digital sources | F |
Diana Sergeeva Dobreva
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Giovedì' culturali dell'ISSR I ciclo | F |
Tiziana Franco
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Ceramica romana nell'Adriatico. Produzione, tipologia e distribuzione | F |
Diana Sergeeva Dobreva
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Univero’ 2018 | F |
Tiziana Franco
(Coordinatore)
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List of theses and work experience proposals
| theses proposals | Research area |
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| Ambiti di tesi | Art & Architecture - Art & Architecture |
| Stage | Research area |
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| Lavorare in archivio | Various topics |
