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
teacher profile teaching materials
- Giorgio Vasari, Le Vite de più eccellenti pittori, scultori e architettori nelle redazioni del 1550 e 1568, testo a cura di R. Bettarini, commento secolare e indici a cura di P. Barocchi, Firenze, Sansoni, S.P.E.S., 1966-1987: il proemio alla terza parte delle Vite, consultabile on line sul sito www.vasari.sns
- E. H. Gombrich, Il manierismo: lo sfondo storiografico, in Idem, Norma e forma, Studi sull’arte del Rinascimento, Torino 1973, pp. 145-155 [1° edizione Introduction: the Historiographic Background, in The Renaissance and Mannerism, Acts of the Twentieth International Congress of the History of Art (New York 1961), Princeton 1963, pp. 163-173, ristampato in E. H. Gombrich, Norm and Form. Studies in the Art of the Renaissance, London 1966];
- S. Ginzburg, Un’altra Maniera. Michelangelo, Raffaello e la nuova filologia degli umanisti, Roma 2026
Students are also required to study at least 2 (two) of the following texts, chosen by the student.
Further reading lists will be provided during the lectures.
- H. Voss, La pittura del tardo Rinascimento a Roma e a Firenze, Roma 1994 [1° edizione Die Malerei der Spätrenaissance in Rom und Florenz, Berlin 1920]
- G. Briganti, Il Manierismo e Pellegrino Tibaldi, Roma, 1945
- G. Briganti, La Maniera italiana, Roma, 1961
- J. Wilde, Michelangelo. Six Lectures, Oxford 1995;
- R. Longhi, Ricordo dei Manieristi, in Edizione delle Opere complete di Roberto Longhi, VIII/2. Cinquecento classico e Cinquecento manieristico 1951-1970, Firenze 1976 [1° edizione in “L’Approdo”, II, 1, 1953, pp. 55-59]
- R. Longhi, Due pannelli di Daniele da Volterra, in Edizione delle Opere complete di Roberto Longhi, VIII/2. Cinquecento classico e Cinquecento manieristico 1951-1970, Firenze 1976, pp. 113-117, [1° edizione in “Paragone”, 15, 179, 1964, pp. 32-37]
- J.K.G. Shearman, Arte e spettatore nel Rinascimento italiano. “Only connect …”, Milano 1995 1a edizione “Only connect …”. Art and the spectator in the Italian Renaissance, Princeton 1992]
Programme
The course will explore the origins and early spread of the Mannerist style, within the context of Vasari’s “terza età”, shedding light on the relationship between the development of this figurative language and the ideas derived from the most advanced humanism—and notably from Agnolo Poliziano’s new philology.Prerequisiti
Knowledge of the art history textbook covering the period from 1401 to 1789 is requiredCore Documentation
Testi per la preparazione dell'esame:- Giorgio Vasari, Le Vite de più eccellenti pittori, scultori e architettori nelle redazioni del 1550 e 1568, testo a cura di R. Bettarini, commento secolare e indici a cura di P. Barocchi, Firenze, Sansoni, S.P.E.S., 1966-1987: il proemio alla terza parte delle Vite, consultabile on line sul sito www.vasari.sns
- E. H. Gombrich, Il manierismo: lo sfondo storiografico, in Idem, Norma e forma, Studi sull’arte del Rinascimento, Torino 1973, pp. 145-155 [1° edizione Introduction: the Historiographic Background, in The Renaissance and Mannerism, Acts of the Twentieth International Congress of the History of Art (New York 1961), Princeton 1963, pp. 163-173, ristampato in E. H. Gombrich, Norm and Form. Studies in the Art of the Renaissance, London 1966];
- S. Ginzburg, Un’altra Maniera. Michelangelo, Raffaello e la nuova filologia degli umanisti, Roma 2026
Students are also required to study at least 2 (two) of the following texts, chosen by the student.
Further reading lists will be provided during the lectures.
- H. Voss, La pittura del tardo Rinascimento a Roma e a Firenze, Roma 1994 [1° edizione Die Malerei der Spätrenaissance in Rom und Florenz, Berlin 1920]
- G. Briganti, Il Manierismo e Pellegrino Tibaldi, Roma, 1945
- G. Briganti, La Maniera italiana, Roma, 1961
- J. Wilde, Michelangelo. Six Lectures, Oxford 1995;
- R. Longhi, Ricordo dei Manieristi, in Edizione delle Opere complete di Roberto Longhi, VIII/2. Cinquecento classico e Cinquecento manieristico 1951-1970, Firenze 1976 [1° edizione in “L’Approdo”, II, 1, 1953, pp. 55-59]
- R. Longhi, Due pannelli di Daniele da Volterra, in Edizione delle Opere complete di Roberto Longhi, VIII/2. Cinquecento classico e Cinquecento manieristico 1951-1970, Firenze 1976, pp. 113-117, [1° edizione in “Paragone”, 15, 179, 1964, pp. 32-37]
- J.K.G. Shearman, Arte e spettatore nel Rinascimento italiano. “Only connect …”, Milano 1995 1a edizione “Only connect …”. Art and the spectator in the Italian Renaissance, Princeton 1992]
Attendance
Class attendance is not mandatory, but it is strongly recommended.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.