ICONOGRAPHY AND ICONOLOGY
ICONOGRAFIA E ICONOLOGIA
Iconological readings from Leonardo to Surrealism
Letture iconologiche da Leonardo al Surrealismo
| A.Y. | Credits |
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| 2021/2022 | 6 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Monica Grasso | Only on appointment |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
Understanding of the iconographic-iconological method through the analysis of works of art and through the history of the metod
Understanding the concepts of iconography and iconology
Knowledge of the profile of some scholars protagonists of the method like Aby Warburg and Erwin Panofsky
knowledge of the contents of the essays of Aby Warburg and Erwin Panofsky analyzed during the course and in the exam books
Learning the method of analysis of a work of art with the iconographic-iconological method
Ability to analyze and comment on works of art analyzed during the course and in the exam books
Program
The course aims to clarify the iconographic-iconological method through the profile of some scholars like Aby Warburg and Erwin Panofsky and through the iconographic and iconological analysis of some works of art chosen between the 15th and 20th centuries: The Annunciation of Leonardo da Vinci, The game of chess of Sofonisba Anguissola, The rest during the flight into egypt of Caravaggio, Judith and Holofernes of Artemisia Gentileschi, The raft of the Medusa of Gericault, The art and caresses of Fernand Khnopff, The hand-shell of Dora Maar.
Bridging Courses
It is required that students frecuency of 75% of the courses
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
-The student must demonstrate to know the iconographic and iconological method
-The student must demonstrate to know the perrsonality and work of Aby Warburg
-The student must demonstrate to know the personality and work of Erwin Panofsky
-To have the content clear of the exam texts
- To know how to use the lessons notes (for the attended students)
-To know and recognize the subject of the works of art analyzed during the course and in the exam texts, to be able to indicate the author and the dating.
-To be able to analyze and comment the works of art analyzed during the course with good language skills
Teaching Material
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, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Frontal lessons
- Course books
1)Notes about lessons
2)E.PANOFSKY, Studi di Iconologia, Torino, Einaudi.
3)Un testo a scelta tra:
M. Grasso, Cos'è un capolavoro ? La risposta dell'arte attraverso i secoli, Ginevra Bentivoglio EditoriA, Roma 2016
M. Grasso, Le arti sorelle. Dialoghi tra immagini, parole e musica, Ginevra Bentivoglio Editoria, Roma 2015
M.Grasso, Il corpo scolpito., Percorsi tra statue antiche e moderne, Ginevra Bentivoglio Editoria, Roma 2018
(to buy in the Urbino's library or to buy on-line)
*We will agree on an individual exercise with students about one of the seven paintings proposed in course, to be presented in powerpoint before the final exam.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
For non-attending students an oral exam is foreseen based on the study of texts indicated here. Agree on an individual program contact the teacher with an e-mail well in advance.
- Course books
The three exam texts
1)E.Panofsky, Studi di Iconologia, Torino Einaudi.
2)One text between:
A.Warburg, Arte e astrologia nel Palazzo Schifanoia di Ferrara, Abscondita editore.
H.Belting, La Pietà di Giovanni Bellini, Panini editore
H.Bredekamp, La Primavera di Botticelli, Panini editore
A.Chastel, Il gesto nell’arte, Laterza editore
3)one text between:
M.Grasso, Seguendo Tiziano. Viaggio nel ‘500 sulle orme di un grande maestro, Ginevra Bentivoglio Editoria, Roma 2014.
M. Grasso, Cos'è un capolavoro? La risposta dell'arte attraverso i secoli, Ginevra Bentivoglio Editoria, Roma 2016.
M. Grasso, Le arti sorelle. Dialoghi tra immagini, parole e musica, Ginevra Bentivoglio Editoria, Roma 2015.
M.Grasso, Il corpo scolpito., Percorsi tra statue antiche e moderne, Ginevra Bentivoglio Editoria, Roma 2018.
M. Grasso e P. Carloni, L’uno e l’altro volto. Michelangelo, Vittoria Colonna e il Giudizio Sistino, Ginevra Bentivoglio Editoria, Roma 2016.
- Assessment
-The student must demonstrate to know the iconographic and iconological method
-The student must demonstrate to know the perrsonality and work of Aby Warburg
-The student must demonstrate to know the personality and work of Erwin Panofsky
-To have the content clear of the exam texts
- To know how to use the lessons notes (for the attended students)
-To know and recognize the subject of the works of art analyzed during the course and in the exam texts, to be able to indicate the author and the dating.
-To be able to analyze and comment the works of art analyzed during the course with good language skills
- 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.
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