FUNDAMENTALS OF CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE II

Part of the core teaching in Conservation of Cultural Heritage and Performing Arts Management, the course is designed for students enrolled in the curricula "Art History" and "Archaeology".
This teaching unit offers 6 credits and is the first part of a 12-credit course, together with "FUNDAMENTALS OF CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE, IIa" (FT0451-1), letters M-Z, which is taught in the first period.

- Knowledge and understanding of the main art techniques, their materials and processes.

- Understanding of the most common conservation problems raised by the art media discussed.

- Ability to properly use the vocabulary of art techniques and conservation.

- Ability to describe and compare the making process of artifacts and highlight its significance with respect to several disciplines.

The course is intended for second-year students and assumes the basic knowledge acquired in the ancient and modern art history teachings recommended for the first year.

The course is held in Italian and in-person. The program will be structured around the following topics:
- knowledge of the procedures of the main artistic techniques, on the basis of the cognitive data obtainable from the sources and from the data coming from the technical-scientific investigations;
- wall, panel and canvas painting techniques: from the support, to the preparation methods, to the drawing techniques, up to the use of binders and colors, to conclude the finishing and varnishing elements;
- main printing techniques and related function in history
Case studies on the opportunities and limits of diagnostics applied to cultural heritage will be discussed.
Outlines of the history of restoration and main techniques of cleaning and pictorial integration, investigated on a historiographical basis.

Texts (A) Adopted and (R) Recommended:
(A) Tecniche dell'arte, testi di Sandro Baroni et al., a cura di Sandro Baroni e Micaela Mander, prefazione di Giorgio Bonsanti, Milano, Mursia, 2021, 2 voll; volume 1, pp. 9-46, 49-176, 189-219, 235-262, 302-338, 386-409; volume 2: 67-106, 445-493;
(A), Cesare Brandi, Teoria del restauro, 1963, edizione Torino, Einaudi, 2000, pp. 3-8, 53-61, 71-76, 89-97.
Adopted books are to be considered compulsory.
As an alternative to the adopted texts, we recommend:
(R) Corrado Maltese, a cura di, Le tecniche artistiche, Milano, Mursia,1973, pp. 11-62, 137-165, 173-189, 195-198;
(C) Alessandro Conti, Manuale di restauro, a cura di Marina Romiti Conti, Torino, Einaudi, 2001 (Einaudi 1996), pp. 24-41, 63-79 e 172-190.

The examination consists of a written test in closed book mode, consisting of mandatory open-ended questions. The test will consist of three open-ended questions (weighted 10/30) and one additional question to refine the assessment .
The examination will focus on knowledge of the topics in the textbook, discussed in class and found in the University Moodle platform. Each question will be associated with a visible score. The assessment will take into account:
- Relevance and completeness to the questions;
- Correctness and propriety in the use of discipline-specific language and vocabulary;
- Accuracy;
- Critical reworking and cross-cutting connections.

Four examination dates will be guaranteed.
Plagiarism (copying of sentences or even portions of sentences from textbooks, other books, teaching materials or online sources) will result in the immediate cancellation of the test, as will the exchange of information with others during the course of the exam.

written

The assignment of grades will be formulated on the basis of the following indicators:
A. marks in the 18-22 range will be awarded in the presence of:
- sufficient knowledge and applied understanding with reference to the syllabus;
- limited ability to illustrate and/or interpret information, making independent judgements;
- sufficient communication skills, especially in relation to the use of the specialised language of the discipline.
B. marks in band 23-26 will be awarded in the presence of:
- fair knowledge and ability to understand and critically elaborate;
- discrete ability to illustrate and/or interpret information, formulating autonomous judgements;
- fair communication skills, especially in relation to the use of the specialised language of the discipline.
C. Scores in the 27-30 bracket will be awarded in the presence of:
- good or excellent knowledge and ability to understand and critically elaborate;
- good or excellent ability to illustrate and/or interpret information, making autonomous judgements;
- fully appropriate communication skills, especially in relation to the use of the language of the discipline;
D. Honours will be awarded in the presence of excellent critical and diachronic elaboration.

Lecturs and dialogues, with the help of additional materials, power point files and media literacy techniques. Acces to the Moodle space of the course is mandatory.

Ca' Foscari applies the Italian laws for the support of students with disabilities or specific learning disorders. If you have a motor, visual, hearing disability, another impairment (Law 17/1999) or a specific learning disorder (Law 170/2010) and require support (classroom assistance, technological aids for taking exams or individualized exams, materials in accessible format, note retrieval, specialized tutoring to support study, interpreters, or other), please contact the Disability and DSA office (disabilita@unive.it) BEFORE THE COURSE STARTS.

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