History of Medieval Art II [Sede VR] (2020/2021)

Learning outcomes

The course of Medieval Art History II (m) aims to improve the student: to perfect the knowledge of medieval art history; to acquire full knowledge of the methodological tools of historical-artistic research; to develop the ability of critical analysis, in view of an autonomous research activity. At the end of the course the student should be able to: identify, read, understand and evaluate autonomously the characters of European artistic idioms and, at the same time, to grasp the stimuli coming from different places; understand with a firm method and detailed knowledge some specific artistic experiences (especially architecture and sculpture); to investigate with ability the characteristics of some works of art or artistic movements between the 4th and 13th century; recognize the more specific cultural characteristics of the medieval artefact; understand the interactions between homogeneous areas.

In the course of Medieval Art II (m) the art of the high Middle Ages will be examined, in particular architecture and its decorative apparatus, in a chronological period between the second half of the 8th and the 9th century: this was the crucial period in which a political, religious and cultural transition of European extension took place. In this fortunate transition, cultural phenomena such as the revival of antiquity matured and were amplified, and new spatial solutions were experimented.
The main monuments of the late Lombard period and their relationship with those of the following period will be examined, together with those of the extraordinary season of the so-called Carolingian renewal, both in Italy and in Europe.

The exam will be oral, without distinction between attending and non-attending students.
The exam will focus on the topics discussed in the classroom and on the notions acquired through a specific bibliography.
The evaluation will be expressed in thirtieths.