The general purpose of the course is to provide students of the three-year degree, at the beginning of the training course in art history, the tools for the study of the history of modern art, and in particular to give way to acquire the practice of stylistic analysis and the awareness of its historical-critical implications through lectures, exercises, seminars, visits to churches and museums.
The course focuses on one of the essential tools of the history of art, the reading of style: collective reading exercises will be accompanied by an analysis of the centrality of reflection on style in the history of European art from the 15th to the 18th century.
The course focuses on one of the essential tools of the history of art, the reading of style: collective reading exercises will be accompanied by an analysis of the centrality of reflection on style in the history of European art from the 15th to the 18th century.
teacher profile teaching materials
- L. Bellosi, Buffalmacco e il Trionfo della morte, [1° edizione Torino Einaudi 1974], ristampa Milano 5 Continents 2003, oppure l’edizione curata da R. Bartalini, Milano Abscondita 2023
- M. Baxandall, Pittura ed esperienze sociali nell’Italia del Quattrocento, [1° edizione Torino Einaudi 1978], molte ristampe successive.
- E.H. Gombrich, Norma e forma. Studi sull’arte del Rinascimento, [1° edizione Torino Einaudi 1973], e ristampe successive (in questo libro bisogna leggere almeno due saggi)
The period of art history to be explored through the textbook covers the years 1401 to 1789.
The 15th and 16th centuries should be studied in the 3rd volume of S. Settis-T. Montanari, Arte. Una storia naturale e civile, Milano Arnoldo Mondadori (G. Fattorini, Dal Quattrocento alla Controriforma, vol. III)
Programme
The course involves an analysis of the stylistic features of works of art from the 15th to the 18th centuries, led by the teacher with the active participation of the students.Core Documentation
You are required to study at least one of the following texts; you must be able to summarise their key points during the oral examination, having therefore read them more than once.- L. Bellosi, Buffalmacco e il Trionfo della morte, [1° edizione Torino Einaudi 1974], ristampa Milano 5 Continents 2003, oppure l’edizione curata da R. Bartalini, Milano Abscondita 2023
- M. Baxandall, Pittura ed esperienze sociali nell’Italia del Quattrocento, [1° edizione Torino Einaudi 1978], molte ristampe successive.
- E.H. Gombrich, Norma e forma. Studi sull’arte del Rinascimento, [1° edizione Torino Einaudi 1973], e ristampe successive (in questo libro bisogna leggere almeno due saggi)
The period of art history to be explored through the textbook covers the years 1401 to 1789.
The 15th and 16th centuries should be studied in the 3rd volume of S. Settis-T. Montanari, Arte. Una storia naturale e civile, Milano Arnoldo Mondadori (G. Fattorini, Dal Quattrocento alla Controriforma, vol. III)
Attendance
Attendance and active participation in classes by contributing one's own observations to the classroom work is strongly recommended for those who wish to achieve the expected results.Type of evaluation
During the semester in which the lectures take place, there will be a written mid-term assessment, in which students will be asked to analyse, in a short essay, the stylistic characteristics of a work of art, an image of which will be provided. The final examination, which will be oral, will involve analysing a number of images from the prescribed examination textbook, identifying the historical context, date and artist of the work, and, in addition, presenting the contents of the essay chosen from the list provided. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)