Unit HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL ART

Course
Humanities
Study-unit Code
35079306
Curriculum
Moderno
Teacher
Mirko Santanicchia
Teachers
  • Mirko Santanicchia
Hours
  • 54 ore - Mirko Santanicchia
CFU
6
Course Regulation
Coorte 2020
Offered
2022/23
Learning activities
Affine/integrativa
Area
Attività formative affini o integrative
Academic discipline
L-ART/01
Type of study-unit
Opzionale (Optional)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction
Italiano
Contents
Outline of Italian art from the fourth century to the Early fifteenth century:

1-From the age of Constantine until "Anno Mille": the Renascences.

2 - The Romanesque architecture and art in Europe.

3 - The arts in the thirteenth and the fourteenth century. (with special attenction to the church of St. Francesco, Assisi, and its protagonists.)

4 - The "Tardogotico"
Reference texts
De Vecchi-Cerchiari, Arte nel tempo: Vol. I tomo I-II, Sansoni, Milano, last edition; Vol. II, tomo I: up to the chapter dedicated to the "concorso of 1401" by the North door of the baptistery of Florence. F. Zuliani, La percezione del Medioevo, in L'arte medievale nel contesto, ed. P. Piva, Milano, 2006, pp. 15-22; F. Gandolfo, La facciata scolpita, ibidem, pp.79-104; A. Cadei, Le cattedrali all'origine del Gotico, ibidem, pp. 105-140; S. Romano, Il nuovo racconto: Assisi e la svolta della pittura narrativa, ibidem, pp. 535-550.
Educational objectives
-basic knowlegde of the medieval history of art;

- knowledge of the artistical periods and of their chronology

- acquisition of an artistic historical language

Applying knowledge:

-a correct stylistic and iconographic approach to reading an art medieval work
Prerequisites
General knowledge of historical facts, historical geography and literature of the Middle Ages is required.
Teaching methods
face-to-face and seminars, projections, visits to churches and museums
Other information
The attendance is
optional but strongly advised
(Palazzo Manzoni, Piazza Morlacchi 11)
Learning verification modality
Final oral exam. The oral proof is aimed to verify the level of knowledge and of comprehension of the themes in object, as well as the ownership of the technical language and the expositive ability of the candidate.
Extended program
Outline of Italian art from the fourth century to the Early fifteenth century:

1-From the age of Constantine until "Anno Mille": the Renascences.

2 - The Romanesque architecture and art in Europe.

3 - The arts in the thirteenth and the fourteenth century. (with special attenction to the church of St. Francesco, Assisi, and its protagonists.)

4 - The "Tardogotico"
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