Programme

Study of major developments in modern art (mainly – but not exclusively – painting and sculpture) from the French Revolution to the end of XXth century.

Core Documentation

_S. Settis, T. Montanari, Arte. Una storia naturale e civile, Mondadori, Milano 2019, voll. 4 (sezioni V-VIII) e 5 (per intero);

OR

– C. Bertelli, La storia dell’arte, Bruno Mondadori Arte, Milano-Torino 2011, vol 4. Dal Barocco all’Art Nouveau (dall’unità 23 all’unità 26 comprese); vol. 5, Novecento e oltre, per intero.

Students supposed to take 6CFU should prepare the exam on the same texts; in their case the written examination is not required.

Reference Bibliography

Students unable to attend classes are invited to supplement their preparation with one of the following volumes of their choice: F. Rovati, L’arte dell’Ottocento, Einaudi, Torino 2017. F. Rovati, L’arte del primo Novecento, Einaudi, Torino 2015. C. Zambianchi, Arte contemporanea: dall’espressionismo astratto alla pop art, Carocci, Roma 2011.

Type of delivery of the course

A series of lectures will be delivered in live streaming. Lectures will focus chiefly on XXth century art; they will be complemented by group discussion focusing on critical examination of a number of pictures. Visits in small groups to the public collections of modern art are also planned. The course may be subject to some changes due to the development of the COVID19 epidemic.

Type of evaluation

The exam consists of two portions: a written exam focusing on an artwork, and an oral exam used to assess students’ preparation. Orals are scheduled to follow soon after completion of the written exams. In COVID19 emergency exams will be held online; the written test is in this case replaced by an exercise of attribution.