This course proposes that students approach Medieval Art in the fields of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting, also through the eyes of those who have rediscovered its value (through the phenomenon of art collecting and exhibitions) and those who have re-proposed its original forms (through recoveries, re-evocations, and inventions) in modern and contemporary eras.

Medieval art in Europe from the?Fourth to the?Fourteenth Century and its study and influence in modern and contemporary eras?even beyond the borders of Europe, through the analysis of Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, with regard to the problem of the de-contextualization and the recovery and?virtual reconstruction?of works of art in their original settings.

The course will consist of a series of classroom lectures, each lasting two hours, and dedicated to a specific topic concerning one of the following ample sectors of research:

A.?Medieval art in Europe from the?Fourth to the?Fourteenth Century and its study and influence in modern and contemporary eras?even?beyond the borders of Europe

B. Text and context: new models of analysis, communicating and promoting artworks through the virtual reconstruction and reunification of lost and dispersed materials in their original cultural contexts and settings

C. The iconography of the Labors of the Months in the Middle Ages

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SEMINAR

During the course, students will attend a seminar on a project that will take the form of a virtual?exhibition, about the representation of the Labors of the Months, from the Antiquity to the contemporary age.? It will consider ten works of art fin an imaginative (and admittedly fantastical) exhibition.?At the end of the course, students will be asked to have an oral presentation of their project in the classroom, in Italian or in English. Following the introduction of?the ten works of art that they have chosen to collect, each with a substantive formal description, students have to answer these following questions: how and why those pieces work together?

SCHEDULE: Lessons will be held at the following times: TBA

Qualifications that signify completion of the second cycle are awarded to students who:

-have demonstrated knowledge and capacity for comprehension of texts and of certain specific themes typically associated with the first cycle and allow the application of original ideas, often in the context of study and research (knowledge and understanding);
-can be able to apply their knowledge and understanding and problem solving abilities in new or unfamiliar environments, found in broader (or interdisciplinary) contexts connected to their field of study and research (applying knowledge and understanding);
-have the ability to integrate knowledge and handle complexity, as well as formulate independent judgment based on limited or incomplete information (making judgments)
-can communicate in a clear, unambiguous manner their conclusions, and the knowledge and rationale underlying those conclusions, to others whether their interlocutors are specialists in the field or not. (communication skills);
-have to develop their ability to learn in a way that will allow them to continue their studies autonomously (learning skills)

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

In-class lessons

Attendance

Students must attend at least two-thirds of the lessons. Leaving early is counted as an absence. 

Course books

Beyond knowledge of the topics covered during the course, for which slides will be downloaded on the Moodle platform for easy consultation, the study of the following texts are?requried:?

- I. Baldriga, Dentro l'arte. Contesto metodo confronti, II vol.,?Dal Tardoantico al Gotico, Milano, Mondadori Education, 2016.

- L'arte medievale in Italia,?edited by A.M. Romanini, Firenze, Sansoni 1988 (1996), in particular, the introductions to parts I-VII (available on the Moodle platform)

- G.M. Fachechi, from the Monastery to the Museum and Back. Le Palazze at Spoleto, from Fragmentation to Virtual Reconstruction, in T. di Carpegna Faconieri, G.M. Fachechi,The Palazze Frescoes. A Tale between Umbria and America, Roma, Gangemi, 2017, pp. 57-131

Assessment

 

Oral exam.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

 

Individual study

Course books

- I. Baldriga, Dentro l'arte. Contesto metodo confronti, II vol.,?Dal Tardoantico al Gotico, Milano, Mondadori Education, 2016.

-T. di Carpegna Falconieri, G.M. Fachechi, "Gli affreschi delle Palazze. Una storia tra Umbria e America", Roma, Gangemi, 2017

Assessment

Oral exam.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.