HISTORY OF MODERN ART II

The course, considered as a core educational activity, aims to provide methodological tools that allow the student to elaborate a deep analysis of a work of art of Renaissance, to know how to connect them to the various contexts, by detecting the theoretical, economic, social and political implications.

- knowledge and understanding: knowledge of terminology; knowledge of main artists' poetic and works of art, groups and movements in the field of visual arts during the Renaissance;
- ability to apply knowledge and understanding: knowledge of how to use a precise terminology and ability to recognize main artists and works of art specified on the program, formulating an explanatory and argumentative exposure about artists' works and poetics;
- ability to understand: how to analyze a work of art or an artist's poetry or a group / movement among the studied ones, relating 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 understand how to connect a work of art or an author to cultural and artistic movements / groups or to a specific cultural moment, making comparisons between different themes based on thematic, formal, poetic bases.

Basic knowledge of 15th and 16th centuries Art History.

Between public space and private dimension. Sculptors at the service of the Republic and the Venetian patricians.
The course will discuss a range of biographies of sculptors active in Venice between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in the main public construction sites promoted by the Republic (Palazzo Ducale and the Loggia), in the art of portraiture (which lies on the ridge between public and private) and in the creation of works for the domestic dimension.

• A.M. Schulz, The History of Venetian Renaissance Sculpture, ca. 1400-1530, 2 voll., London 2017 (manuale di riferimento).

The bibliography will be distributed at the beginning of the lessons and on the Moodle platform.

Verification of learning takes place through an oral test. The exam aims to verify that the knowledge derived from the topics covered during the course and the basic concepts exposed in the reference bibliography and in the teaching materials present on the university's Moodle platform have been acquired.

The course includes frontal lessons with projection of images, discussions of texts and active participation of students through reading exercises of the works of art proposed; visits to collections and monuments covered during classroom lessons are planned.
The course takes advantage of the support of the university's e-learning platform (Moodle.unive.it), where the teaching materials will be uploaded.

Italian

The attendance at this course is strongly recommended. Students who could not participate have to plan the exam's program together with the professor. Bibliography will be confirmed at the beginning of the course.
Ca' Foscari University applies the Italian Law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) for support and accommodation services available to students with disabilities or with specific learning disorders. If you have a motor, visual, hearing or other disability (Law 17/1999) or a specific learning disorder (Law 170/2010) and require support (classroom assistance, technological aids for carrying out exams or individualized exams, material in accessible format, note recovery, specialist tutoring to support the study, interpreters or other) contact the Disability Office and DSA disabilita@unive.it.

oral

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