Learning outcomes
The Art History I course introduces students to the world of art, as subject of historical study. Students gain a general overview of the artistic creation of Western culture, with an emphasis on painting. Having gained information about schools, movements, styles and having known the work of selected artists, students come into contact with the necessary knowledge in order to be able to formulate a critical approach, to find help in view of creative dilemmas and to have recourse, when necessary, to reference points. The historical-aesthetical training offered contributes to the personal formation of the students, can further the development of critical ability and also provide a constant source of inspiration.
General Competences
- Adapting to new situations.
- Decision-making.
- Working independently.
- Working in an interdisciplinary environment.
- Respect for difference and multiculturalism.
- Showing social, professional and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues.
- Criticism and self-criticism.
- Production of free, creative and inductive thinking.
Course Outline
The Art History I course is a comprehensive review of a substantial part of the art of Western civilisation, from classical antiquity to the mid-19th century and the movements of Romanticism and Classicism. It aims to introduce the student to the world of art and to bring the prospective creator, researcher, educator, scientist and professional in contact with the creative-expressive course of the western individual, with an emphasis on painting, as it being the closest format to the study of the image, which is the focus of the Department.
Topics
- Introduction: the object of study and the methodology of Art History
- Classical (Greek and Roman) antiquity
- Renaissance (Italy)
- Renaissance (Northern Europe)
- Mannerism
- Baroque
- Romanticism
- English School (1750 – 1850)
RECOMMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Ferber, Michael. Romanticism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.
- Johnson, Geraldine A. Renaissance Art: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.