RESEARCH METHODOLOGY FOR THE HISTORY OF ART I

The teaching, framed among the related subjects, aims to provide a general but sound understanding of the methodology of art history. Through its internal articulations, the course will retrace the events and the main modalities that, from the half of the 19th century, have led the history of art to be constituted as a modern scientific discipline, within the humanities, highlighting the critical tools developed over a century by the most important art historians (from the Vienna School to the debut of Panofsky on the American academic scene). This will allow students to acquire, in their broad outlines, a few general issues, such as the need for periodization, the concept of style, the meaning of visual signs, the peculiar characteristics of expressive forms, and the complex relationships with the ancient world.

The development of art-historical methodology between the 19th and 20th centuries (part I)

Expected learning outcomes:
- knowledge, understanding, and possible application of the approaches, methods, and tools, with particular reference to the field of the Early Modern Age, identified in the art history of 19th and 20th century
- acquaintance with the main academic and scientific experiences, nationally and internationally, which marked the history of art from 1852 to 1939
- acquisition of adequate terminology for a better understanding of the development of art-historical events

For curricula that include both classes, it is recommended to take this exam after the Modern Art History exam

Art history as a scientific discipline;
the experience of the Vienna School;
the problem of progress in the arts and the notion of style;
the meaning of visual arts: Aby Warburg;
characteristics and approaches of art history in Italy, from Cavalcaselle to Longhi;
Sergio Bettini’s Questionario di storia dell’arte

Lecture notes
G.C. Sciolla, Studiare l'arte. Metodo, analisi e interpretazione delle opere e degli artisti, II ediz., Torino, UTET Università, 2010
G.C. Sciolla, La critica d’arte del Novecento, Torino, Utet Libreria, 1995 (e successive ristampe), capp. I-VI
V. Finocchi (a cura di), Filologia e critica. Sergio Bettini e gli strumenti di approccio all'opera d'arte, Vicenza, Terra Ferma, 2009

Written exam, of six open-ended questions; only the first session will include a specific test, also written, for those attending.

Lectures, with the projection of images.

written

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