Unit HISTORY OF ARTISTIC TECHNIQUES
- Course
- Cultural heritage
- Study-unit Code
- GP005322
- Curriculum
- Storia dell'arte
- Teacher
- Mirko Santanicchia
- Teachers
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- Mirko Santanicchia
- Hours
- 36 ore - Mirko Santanicchia
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2019
- Offered
- 2020/21
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Discipline relative ai beni storico-archeologici e artistici, archivistici e librari, demoetnoantropologici e ambientali
- Academic discipline
- L-ART/04
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- Between art and craft: an introduction to the history of artistic techniques The painting techniques, the techniques of sculpture, jewelry and enamels, printing
- Reference texts
- The exam must be prepared on the following texts (available in the Library of the Department)
1) F. Negri Arnoldi, Il mestiere dell’arte. Introduzione alla storia delle tecniche artistiche, Napoli, Paparo ed., 2001
2) Tests on specific arguments of the program:
- C. Maltese, Le tecniche artistiche, ed. Mursia, pp.309-333, 343-351: to deepen the parts focused in painting techniques (fresco, painting on wood, and the techniques of gilding for the painting in particular bolus and mission, oil painting)
-B. Zanardi, Giotto e Pietro Cavallini. La questione di Assisi e il cantiere medievale della pittura a fresco, Milano, Skira, 2002, pp. 39-83 (Only chapter I: Il lavoro nel cantiere della pittura murale).
-J.J.G. Alexander, I miniatori medievali e il loro metodo di lavoro, Modena, Panini 2003, pp.13-47,55-75.
-M. Bernabò, Le tecniche orafe e gli strumenti, in L’oreficeria nella Firenze del Quattrocento, catalogo della Mostra, a cura di M.G. Ciardi Duprè, Firenze, S.P.E.S., 1977, pp.203-232.
-A. Lipinsky, Oro, argento gemme e smalti. Tecnologia delle arti dalle origini alla fine del Medioevo, Firenze, Olschki, 1975, pp.51-56, 131-137, 153-165, 389-439.
-G. Gentilini, La scultura fiorentina in terracotta del Rinascimento: tecniche e tipologie, in La scultura in terracotta, a cura di M.G.Vaccari, Firenze, Centro Di, 1996, pp. 64-116.
-Scultura lignea dipinta. I materiale e le tecniche, a cura di C. Baracchini e G. Parmini
N.B: the slides shown during the course are an integral part of the program and they will be used during examination.
N.B: not attended students will have to substitute the texts at the point 1 with the next ones (the texts at the point 2 remain the same ones):
-Le tecniche artistiche, a cura di C. MALTESE, Milano, Mursia, 1973 (The only parts not compulsory are: pp.135-169; pp.455-510).
-F. NEGRI ARNOLDI, Il mestiere dell'arte. Introduzione alla storia delle tecniche artistiche, Napoli, Paparo ed., 2001. (N.B.-In particular chapter I: Arte e scienza, pp.9-35) - Educational objectives
- Knowledge:
- to know the main sources for the history of the artistic techniques
- to know the characteristics of the materials and the artistic techniques subject of the course
- to be able to use an appropriate technical language
Applying knowledge:
The course intends to offer to the students the cognitive tools, comparatively to the artistic techniques, to face consciously the study of the history of the art. At the end of the course the student will have to be able to control in critical way the contents and the acquired knowledge, being able to use them within the bounds of a theoretical discussion and also on the practical plan. It will must in practice to be able to describe the technical characteristics of the principal typology of artistic products. - Prerequisites
- Particular prerequisites are not asked.
The course, for certain aspects, can be considered preparatory to the other disciplines historian artistic that deepen the medieval, modern and contemporary art. The acquired competences should to allow then a better comprehension of the main themes of the course of degree. - Teaching methods
- - frontal lessons with the aid of presentations power point and video
- a didactic exit - Other information
- The attendance is
optional but strongly advised
(Palazzo Manzoni, Piazza Morlacchi 11) - Learning verification modality
- The examination consists in an oral proof (about 20-25 minutes), relative to the arguments dealt during the course and deepened on the cautious texts. 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
- Between art and craft: an introduction to the history of artistic techniques. The painting techniques, the techniques of sculpture, jewelry and enamels, printing. The first part of the course is focused on the relationship between art and technology. T thehe following lessons will offer an overview of the artistic techniques of the Middle Ages and the modern age. Particular attention will be given to techniques of painting and decorating book; the techniques of the sculpture (marble, wood, terracotta and bronze casting on procedures); goldsmithing techniques.