knowledge of the history of modern art (14th-18th centuries) and of specific subjects and problems of the discipline; ability to analyze and read the work of art; ability to analyze the sources; acquisition of a methodological competence that allows an independent study; ability to apply the knowledge acquired in order to devise and support arguments; ability to communicate information and ideas to specialist and non-specialist interlocutors
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Raphael from Urbino to Rome.
The course aims to analyse Raphael's stylistic development from his early training in Urbino to the works he executed in Rome until the election of Leo X, following his activities in Città di Castello, Siena and Florence and examining the effects of his relationships with the work of the many artists with whom he came into contact: from his father Giovanni Santi to Pietro Perugino, Luca Signorelli, Bernardino Pinturicchio, Leonardo da Vinci, Fra Bartolomeo, Michelangelo Buonarroti, and Sebastiano del Piombo.
3) T. Henry e C. Plazzotta, Raphael from Urbino to Rome, in Raphael from Urbino to Rome, exhibition catalogue (London, National gallery 20.20 2004-16.01.2005), London National Gallery, Milano 5 Continents, pp. 15-65
4) The Young Woman with Unicorn and Raphael's reckoning with the Mona Lisa, in L’Ospite illustre. Raffaello. La Dama col liocorno, catalogo della mostra a cura di S. Ginzburg (Napoli, Gallerie d’Italia, 26 maggio-22 giugno 2025), Torino 2025, pp. 16-38
5) P. Violini, Raffaello in Vaticano tra il 1508 e il 1514. Progresso e maturazione della tecnica artistica, in Raffaello a Roma. Restauri e ricerche, a cura di A. Paolucci, B. Agosti, S. Ginzburg, Edizioni Musei Vaticani, Città del Vaticano, 2017, pp. 29-40
6) Raphael, Painter and Architect in Rome: Itineraries, ed. by F. Benelli and S. Ginzburg, , Roma, Officina libraria 2020
Programme
Raphael from Urbino to Rome.
The course aims to analyse Raphael's stylistic development from his early training in Urbino to the works he executed in Rome until the election of Leo X, following his activities in Città di Castello, Siena and Florence and examining the effects of his relationships with the work of the many artists with whom he came into contact: from his father Giovanni Santi to Pietro Perugino, Luca Signorelli, Bernardino Pinturicchio, Leonardo da Vinci, Fra Bartolomeo, Michelangelo Buonarroti, and Sebastiano del Piombo.
Core Documentation
1) G. Vasari, Vita di Raffaello da Urbino pittore e architetto, in Le vite de’ più eccellenti pittori scultori e architettori, a cura di Paola Barocchi e Rosanna Bettarini, Firenze, S.P.E.S., già Sansoni, 1966-87, in entrambe le edizioni, Giuntina (1568) e Torrentiniana (1550), e riflettendo sulle differenze fra le due. I due testi sono consultabili on line dal sito: https://vasari.sns.it/vol4/155.html (pp. 155-214)2) K. Oberhuber, Raffaello. L’opera pittorica, Milano, Electa 1999, da pag. 9 a pag. 1433) T. Henry e C. Plazzotta, Raphael from Urbino to Rome, in Raphael from Urbino to Rome, exhibition catalogue (London, National gallery 20.20 2004-16.01.2005), London National Gallery, Milano 5 Continents, pp. 15-65
4) The Young Woman with Unicorn and Raphael's reckoning with the Mona Lisa, in L’Ospite illustre. Raffaello. La Dama col liocorno, catalogo della mostra a cura di S. Ginzburg (Napoli, Gallerie d’Italia, 26 maggio-22 giugno 2025), Torino 2025, pp. 16-38
5) P. Violini, Raffaello in Vaticano tra il 1508 e il 1514. Progresso e maturazione della tecnica artistica, in Raffaello a Roma. Restauri e ricerche, a cura di A. Paolucci, B. Agosti, S. Ginzburg, Edizioni Musei Vaticani, Città del Vaticano, 2017, pp. 29-40
6) Raphael, Painter and Architect in Rome: Itineraries, ed. by F. Benelli and S. Ginzburg, , Roma, Officina libraria 2020
Attendance
Attendance is highly recommended even if not mandatory.Type of evaluation
The examination can be conducted in two modes, according to each student's individual choice: 1) the traditional way, according to which the lecturer questions on the texts indicated for the preparation of the exam, which have to be read and understood, and on the power points that will be deposited on the Teams channel , or 2) the new way, according to which on the basis of the study of the texts indicated for the preparation of the exam, which have to be read and understood, and on the power points available on the Teams channel, the students prepare five questions to be asked to the professor during the examination, formulated by reflecting on the reflections developed during the course and on the study made on the power points and the bibliography indicated. In the latter case, the evaluation will be based on the intelligence and relevance of the questions and of the dialogue they are able to establish in reaction to the professor's answers.