HISTORY AND THEORIES OF RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION OF ART WORKS

The course is part of the related and supplementary courses of the master's degree course in “History of the arts and conservation of artistic heritage”. Awareness of historical practice and theories on restoration contribute to the improvement of the transversal skills of the learners in the historical-artistic fields.

-Awareness of the main theoretical issues concerning the discipline;
-Improvement of a critical approach to primary and secondary sources;
-Improvement of a technical vocabulary;
-Ability to do research and to communicate results.

A basic knowledge in History of Western Art will be desiderable.

The course intends to offer an overview with a broad chronological spectrum based on two main studies by Cesare Brandi and Alessandro Conti.
"Theory of restoration" by Brandi is a critical focus restoration as science.
The"History of the restoration and conservation of works of art" by Conti is a historical focus on fashion and practice of r. in connection with History in collecting and Museology.
The course, planned as a sequence of seminars classes will aim on the one hand to broaden the theoretical knowledge of the learners, on the other hand to solicit the exercise of observation aimed at developing a competent critical judgment, relating to the state of conservation of a work of art.

Bibliography (for alla students)

- Cesare Brandi, Teoria del restauro, Torino, Einaudi, 2000 (I edizione Torino, 1977).
- Alessandro Conti, Storia del restauro e della conservazione delle opere d’arte. Postfazione di Massimo Ferretti, Milano, Electa, 2002 (I ediz. Milano 1988).
- An essay chosen from: La cultura del restauro. Modelli di ricezione per la museologia e la storia dell’arte. Atti del Convegno Internazionale a cura di Maria Beatrice Failla, Susanne Adina Meyer, Chiara Piva (Roma, Museo Nazionale Romano di Palazzo Massimo alle Terme – Università La Sapienza, 18-20 aprile 2013), Roma, Campisano Editore, 2013.

Documentary appendices and further reading will be reported in class.
Non-attending students can agree on readings in addition to the institutional part.

Ongoing assessment and final oral exam.

Class Seminars in Ppt presentations with texts and images;
shared commentary of texts and images;
synchronic use of types of study and research material;
educational visits according to the current health situation.

Students with disabilities or those with special needs are kindly asked to contact the relevant offices by the start of the course.

written and oral

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development