HISTORY OF EARLY MODERN COLLECTIONS

It is part of the core teaching of the early modern curriculum (Master's Degree Programme in History of Arts and Conservation of Artistic Heritage). It focuses on art reception as demonstrated though the formation, display and recording of sets of artifacts and the history of their scholarship.

- Awareness of the different methodological approaches to the history and theory of collections (in the broadest sense of the term) from the twentieth century until now.

- Conscious use of the vocabulary and interpretive models of the history of collecting.

- Familiarity with the sources on early modern collections, acquired through the discussion of examples.

- Understanding of the cultural practices underpinning the formation and daily life of early modern collections.

No specific requirement for this course. However, a good understanding of written English is highly desirable. Participants with a non art-historical background may find useful to address the teacher on the topic.

Introduction to the keywords, theories and methodologies that consider historical forms of collection.

Discussion of some classic texts of the history of collecting.

Students' group presentations.

The readings to be discussed in class will be shared through the platform moodle.unive.it. Inscription to the course through the Moodle platform is compulsory.

A. Group Presentations of the Students, and a Final, Individual and Autonomous Essay

In this case, the final note considers:
10%: participation to the moments of discussion, and the group presentations;
90%: the individual essay (which shall be uploaded on the platform Moodle by the official date of the exam).


B. Final Essay and Oral Exam

The participants who, for different reasons, will not be able to present a paper during the course, shall pass an oral exam during the four official exam sessions. The questions will concern the topics discussed during the classes and a portion of the supplementary readings. The performance in the oral exam will be considered as 10% of the final score.

Non attending students shall pass an oral exam during the four official exam sessions. The questions will concern all the supplementary readings. The performance in the oral exam will be considered as 10% of the final score.

The final, individual and autonomous essay is compulsory for all the kinds of participants.

Introductory lectures and students' presentations.

Italian

Provisional version.
BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE COURSE, students with disabilities are kindly requestest to contact: 1) the Office Disabilità e DSA: disabilita@unive.it, 2) The INSTRUCTOR.

written and oral