Unit HISTORY OF APPLIED ARTS AND GOLDSMITHING IN THE MIDDLE AGES

Course
Archaeology and history of art
Study-unit Code
A002579
Curriculum
Generico
Teacher
Mirko Santanicchia
Teachers
  • Mirko Santanicchia
Hours
  • 36 ore - Mirko Santanicchia
CFU
6
Course Regulation
Coorte 2023
Offered
2023/24
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
Italian
Contents
TRANSLUCENT ENAMEL in goldsmithing between the late 13th and 14th centuries.
The great season of translucent enamel, inaugurated by the Sienese Guccio di Mannaia with the chalice of Pope Nicholas IV (ca. 1290), constitutes one of the most significant moments of Italian and European goldsmithing. The course will focus on techniques and the "dialogue" between goldsmiths, painters and sculptors, examining masterpieces such as the Reliquary of the Corporal of Orvieto.
Reference texts
The bibliography will be provided at the beginning of the course.
Educational objectives
In-depth knowledge of the techniques and protagonists of central Italian goldsmithing between the second half of the 13th and 14th centuries.
Prerequisites
Know the main lines of development of art in the second half of the 13th and 14th centuries in line with the three-year degree program, with a focus on Tuscany.
Adequate knowledge of medieval history with particular reference to the final centuries of the Middle Ages (XII-XIV)
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons with the aid of images.
Possibility of seminar opportunities.
Educational outings.
Learning verification modality
Oral exam, lasting approximately 25 minutes, with the aid of images used during the course and provided to students at the end of the course itself.
Extended program
TRANSLUCENT ENAMEL in goldsmithing between the late 13th and 14th centuries.
The great season of translucent enamel, inaugurated by the Sienese Guccio di Mannaia with the chalice of Pope Nicholas IV (ca. 1290), constitutes one of the most significant moments of Italian and European goldsmithing. The course will focus on techniques and the "dialogue" between goldsmiths, painters and sculptors, examining masterpieces such as the Reliquary of the Corporal of Orvieto.
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
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