CODE 65061 ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 1 STORIA DELL'ARTE E VALORIZZAZ. PATRIMONIO ARTISTICO 8467 (LM-89) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 2 LINGUE E LETTERATURE MODERNE PER I SERVIZI CULTURALI 9265 (LM-38) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 2 LINGUE E LETTERATURE MODERNE PER I SERVIZI CULTURALI 9265 (LM-37) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-ART/04 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course aims to offer a rich and precise overview of the discussions related to the world of art and artists in the modern age, with particular attention to the centuries between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries. The emergence of teaching art history as a discipline within the academic and university world will also be examined, with particular regard to the Italian reality. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to offer a rich and precise overview of discussions related to the world of art and artists in the modern age, with particular attention to the period between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries. The emergence of the teaching of art history as a discipline within the academic and university world will also be examined, with a particular regard for the Italian reality. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to provide students with a synthesis of discussions on the arts, with particular attention to those of the modern period (18th-20th century), as well as to illustrate and discuss the sources used by scholars as a subject for their writings. Particular attention will be paid to the ways in which the teaching of art criticism has gradually changed, in particular during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Therefore, the ultimate and most ambitious purpose of the course will be to provide students with a full mastery of the methodologies used as well as the vocabulary used by art criticism as it evolves over time. PREREQUISITES To understand the contents of the course effectively, a good knowledge of the history of art of modern and contemporary art is required. TEACHING METHODS The lessons will hopefully be held in person (in the case of remote lessons via videoconference on the Teams platform, the access code will be provided as soon as possible). The teacher will make available on AulaWeb supplementary materials useful for the preparation of the exam. SYLLABUS/CONTENT The course program includes the presentation and discussion of the following topics: The tools of historical-artistic research: sources, archival documentation, figurative documentation and related historiography. The history of artistic historiography from Luigi Lanzi to the twentieth century. Paths of historical-artistic research with particular attention to the problems concerning the periodization, the definition of styles, the examination of production processes, circulation of artefacts and collecting. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Bibliography for students who use the teaching for 6 credits: L. Venturi, Storia della critica d'arte, Torino, Einaudi, 2000; La storia delle storie dell’arte, a cura di O. Rossi Pinelli, Torino, Piccola Biblioteca Einaudi, 2014; G.C. Sciolla, La critica d’arte del Novecento, Torino, Utet,1995. During the course, will also be suggested a set of additional readings. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ELIANA CARRARA Ricevimento: The office hours during the course, starting from 15 February 2022, will be held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from h. 14.00 to h. 15.00, at the teacher's office (via Balbi 4, 3rd floor). In any case, students are invited to contact the teacher at the institutional address (eliana.carrara@unige.it) to announce their presence or to agree on other times, in order to avoid misunderstandings. Finally, a special Teams channel has been set up (code: dp79jfm) for those who cannot / want to go to the office for the reception, always after having contacted the teacher by email. Exam Board ELIANA CARRARA (President) PAOLO ANTONINO MARIA TRIOLO ELENA PUTTI (Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START Tuesday 28 September 2021 Class schedule HISTORY OF ART CRITICISM EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The verification will be carried out through an oral interview. ASSESSMENT METHODS The oral exam will aim to ascertain knowledge of the topics covered in class and of the texts assigned for reading. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 20/01/2022 13:00 GENOVA Orale 11/02/2022 12:00 GENOVA Orale 11/05/2022 12:00 GENOVA orale laureandi 17/06/2022 13:00 GENOVA Orale 01/07/2022 13:00 GENOVA Orale 15/07/2022 13:00 GENOVA Orale 16/09/2022 13:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION In case of conclusion of the Covid 19 emergency, the exams can be carried out in person. Otherwise, the codes and information issued on Teams will be valid.
