(objectives)
The course aims to provide a basic knowledge of artistic literature, understood as the whole of written testimonies on the arts, and in particular on painting and sculpture, from the Middle Ages to the Seventeenth century. The student will be able to analyze different typologies of literary sources on painting and sculpture (treatise, recipe book, diary, artists’s correspondence, travel book, account book and artist’s biographies), by identifying the lexicon and the relevant historical context At the end of the course students will be able to: 1. Know the main sources of artistic literature examined (Knowledge and understanding); 2. Carry out research on the sources examined, using annotated editions and critical texts (Applied knowledge and understanding); 3. Know how to differentiate the characteristics of artistic sources (Autonomy of judgement); 4. Expose the results of your readings, integrated with digital research (Communication skills); 5. Know the main characteristics of the artistic vocabulary compared to the purely literary one (Ability to learn).
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Teacher
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RINALDI Simona
(syllabus)
Artistic literature from 1250 to 1650 by examining the main sources of art history. From medieval recipe books to the Renaissance testimonies by Alberti and Leonardo da Vinci, to the biographies by Giorgio Vasari and the publication of Leonardo's treatise on painting in 1651.
(reference books)
1) M. Motolese, Italiano lingua delle arti. Un’avventura europea (1250-1650), Il Mulino, Bologna 2012; 2) S. Rinaldi, Storia tecnica dell’arte, Carocci, Roma 2011.
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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