Educational objectives: the course aims to introduce students to the educational use of art history, teaching them to analyse individual works and comparing and contrasting various approaches (iconographic and iconological, philological, historical-social, historical-critical, historical-technical) through a series of examples from the early Middle Ages to the present day. Expected learning outcomes. With reference to the following parameters: knowledge and understanding; ability to apply knowledge and understanding; independent judgement; communication skills; learning skills, at the end of the course students will be able to: • recognise the different components that inform a work of art. • recognise the peculiarities of artistic production in different eras and in diachronic development. • understand the formation of a historical consciousness of art in literature • understand the progressive formation of the discipline of Art History from the first definable examples within the discipline itself. • know the different methodologies for approaching a work of art or a group of works. • describe a work of art or a group of works with attention to the historical, philosophical and literary context. • convey this information, with clarity and gradualness, to an audience of students.
Course Prerequisites
Broad knowledge of the history of Italian art from the 4th to the 21st century. Minimal vocabulary of the discipline.
Teaching Methods
Lectures, reading exercises, possible visits to museums and exhibitions. EXERCISE: Towards the end of the course, students will be invited to present to their classmates, during an online lesson, a description of a work of art that takes into account what they have learned in class.
Assessment Methods
The examination will consist of an interview lasting approximately twenty minutes on average. Candidates will be asked to analyse one or more works examined during the course in order to verify their mastery of the analytical tools acquired during the course, with special reference to the parameters indicated under ‘Learning objectives’. Knowledge of the different methods of approach and analysis - also demonstrated through the Exercise described under “Teaching methods” - will constitute 70% of the final assessment, while the remaining 30% will refer to possession of the specific terminology.
Contents
Exemplary case studies of paintings, sculptures and works of art in general from Late Antiquity to the contemporary period, according to chronological sequence. The first module (Prof. Lomartire) will focus on the medieval period from the 4th to the 14th century, the second module (Prof. Spiriti) on the modern and contemporary period from the 15th to the 21st century.
Course Language
Italian
More information
STUDENT RECEPTION The professor is available for office hours on class days immediately after the end of class. Alternatively, the professor is available for remote office hours (via Teams or other platforms) upon request to the email address: saverio.lomartire@uninsubria.it. The professor will only respond to signed emails sent from @studenti.uninsubria.it.
