HISTORY OF MODERN ART II

The course, considered as a core educational activity, aims to give the basic knowledge of Italian Art History from c. 1600 to 1820. The course aims also to provide methodological tools that allow the student to elaborate an analysis of a work of art. Major works of art will be described and discussed with emphasis on historical periodization and geographic context. Majors artists will find a specific treatment. The course will provide tools for using techincal vocabulary and basic methodology in art history.

- knowledge and understanding: knowledge of terminology; knowledge of main artists' poetic and works of art, groups and movements in the field of visual arts from c. 1600 to 1770;
- ability to apply knowledge and understanding: knowledge of how to use a specific terminology and ability to recognize main artists and works of art based on lessons and texts given by the teacher; understanding the artist's poetic;
- ability to understand: capability in analyzing a work of art or the poetry of an artist or a group / movement among the studied ones, referring them to a correct temporal and cultural collocation; to be able to argue with property of language and correct formal analysis;
- communication skills: knowing how to use an appropriate and specific terminology, introduced and explained at lesson or on recommended texts and books; apply a good Italian syntax and grammar; being able to behave in a respectful and profitable way with professors and peers;
- learning skills: being able to recognize the fundamental protagonists of the arts from c. 1600 to 1770; being able to understand how to connect a work of art or an author to cultural and artistic movements / groups or to a specific cultural moment, making little comparisons between different themes and poetics.

No prerequisite is required

Through a selective examination of the main monuments, the most important works and artists, the course aims to introduce the key themes of Italian Art from c. 1600 to 1770 and provide tools for the recognition of the artworks and their periodization, basic information on iconography and iconology as well as historiography and art critics.

Lecture notes.

T. Montanari, Il Barocco, Torino, Einaudi, 2012.

The written examination will focus on the topics discussed during the course.

Lectures with projected images.

The attendance of the course is strongly recommended.

Students not attending, shall agree a specific bibliography with the teacher

written