RESEARCH METHODOLOGY FOR THE HISTORY OF ART
- Academic year
- 2022/2023 Syllabus of previous years
- Official course title
- METODOLOGIA DELLA RICERCA STORICO-ARTISTICA SP.
- Course code
- FM0134 (AF:376602 AR:210222)
- Modality
- On campus classes
- ECTS credits
- 6
- Degree level
- Master's Degree Programme (DM270)
- Educational sector code
- L-ART/04
- Period
- 4th Term
- Course year
- 1
- Moodle
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Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals
The course aims to give a knowledge on some particular studies of research methodology of History of Art.
Expected learning outcomes
Deepen the study of some aspects of the methodology of historical and artistic research, in particular:
- The connoisseurship
- Art forgery
- The connoisseurship
- Art forgery
Pre-requirements
Basic knowledge of modern art history.
Contents
1) The Moodle materials (pdf of the lessons); lectures
- Origin and development of the Connoisseurship, definition of the connoisseur and his role in the history of art
- A focus on the figure of the Connoisseur in 19th and 20th century literature
- The tecniques of art forgers, the main cases of forgery in art, with the related implications of method
- Origin and development of the Connoisseurship, definition of the connoisseur and his role in the history of art
- A focus on the figure of the Connoisseur in 19th and 20th century literature
- The tecniques of art forgers, the main cases of forgery in art, with the related implications of method
Referral texts
Professor will provide specific bibliographic information during the course
- W. Friedlander, Il conoscitore d'arte, Torino 1955
- Noah Charney, L'arte del falso, Johan & Levi 2020
- C. Blair, Un intrigo di falsi d'arte e false identità, in C. Blair, M. Campbell, Marcy. Oggetti d'arte della Galleria Parmeggiani di Reggio Emilia, Torino, Allemandi, 2008, pp. 11-46.
- Lectures
Reccomended reading to learn more:
- O. Rossi Pinelli, La disciplina si consolida e si specializza, in La Storia delle storie dell'arte, a cura di O. Rossi Pinelli, Torino, Einaudi, varie edizioni, pp. 320-397
- O. Kurz, Falsi a falsari, Vicenza 1961 (ed edizioni successive), parte I (la pittura, pp, 11-108); parte IV (disegni, pp. 133-144)
- W. Friedlander, Il conoscitore d'arte, Torino 1955
- Noah Charney, L'arte del falso, Johan & Levi 2020
- C. Blair, Un intrigo di falsi d'arte e false identità, in C. Blair, M. Campbell, Marcy. Oggetti d'arte della Galleria Parmeggiani di Reggio Emilia, Torino, Allemandi, 2008, pp. 11-46.
- Lectures
Reccomended reading to learn more:
- O. Rossi Pinelli, La disciplina si consolida e si specializza, in La Storia delle storie dell'arte, a cura di O. Rossi Pinelli, Torino, Einaudi, varie edizioni, pp. 320-397
- O. Kurz, Falsi a falsari, Vicenza 1961 (ed edizioni successive), parte I (la pittura, pp, 11-108); parte IV (disegni, pp. 133-144)
Assessment methods
Oral examination on lecture notes and bibliography, consisting of specific questions on bibliography and open questions for comparison and reconsideration of the concepts learned during the course.
Teaching methods
Lectures with projected images; examination of original materials (drawings) in the classroom; exercises for recognizing artistic styles.
Teaching language
Italian
Further information
During the course I hope to be able to organize a visit to the Parmaggiani Gallery in Reggio Emilia.
Type of exam
oral
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Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 01/08/2022