HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL ART

The teaching of Medieval Art History is the second module of the ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL ART course. The first module (Medieval Archeology) is held by prof. Carlo Beltrame. The course aims to offer in-depth knowledge on a theme that will allow us to address more aspects of medieval art (architecture, sculpture, mosaic and pictorial decoration).

Getting to know medieval works and contexts, placing them within a broader - even historical - perspective.
Knowing how to describe, analyze the architecture and decorations (sculptures, furnishings, paintings) reconstructing their phases, interpreting their peculiarities, cultural relationships, chronological and cultural placement.
Acquire autonomy in directing research on a topic / object relevant to the topic of the course (agreed and guided by the teacher).
Acquire communication skills in presenting one's research in a seminar setting.
Acquire research skills in order to write a scientific text.

No prerequisite is required.

CATHEDRALS.
The course aims to tackle the study of some important buildings, central to consider medieval religious art under various aspects: the architecture, the connected sculpture (architectural and furnishing), the pictorial and / or mosaic decoration, the complex in which they are inserted (episcopal quarters).
Some examples of the Veneto area will be analyzed: the complex of Concordia Sagittaria, the Basilica of Santa Eufemia in Grado (seat of the Patriarch), the cathedrals of Torcello, Caorle, Jesolo, Venice (San Pietro di Castello), Vicenza and Verona.

The bibliography will be provided at the beginning of the course and partly made available on the Moodle platform; further bibliographical information will be provided to students after the choice of the topic for individual study. The materials (ppt) projected during the lessons will also be available on the Moodle platform.

Students are invited to present a topic for individual study in the course of the lectures or in the final seminar. The topic presented will be the subject of a short written report to be submitted 1 week before the oral exam. The report will be discussed during the oral exam. The assessment will therefore take into account both any exposure in the classroom and the written report. The maximum evaluation will be given to works of particular originality, the subject of critical in-depth studies, exhibited with properties, presented in an edited written form, with a mature argumentative structure. A good evaluation will take into account the work carried out, the exhibition and the final draft, recognizing the elements acquired.

Considering the articulation of the course in a single period (the IV of the teaching calendar) this organization is proposed at the moment:
- in the first weeks lectures will be held by the teacher, making useful materials (literature and powerpoint) available on the MOODLE platform from time to time
- in the middle of the course, a list of possible topics for individual study will be proposed that can be exposed in the final seminar.
- visits will be organized starting from the second week of lessons.
- from the third week any presentations of students will also be scheduled
- hopefully (based on the number of participants) a final seminar will be scheduled.

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Attendance of the course is recommended. Students who cannot attend will have to agree on the program with the teacher at the reception. Bibliographies will not be provided by e-mail without an interview.
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written and oral

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