90612 - Medieval Art in Europe (1) (LM)

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, students will have acquired knowledge of the European figurative system (painting, sculpture and architecture) from the 5th to the 14th century. Particular emphasis will also be given to the study of liturgical space in different geographical contexts. The course will also focus on the context of the artworks with particular attention to politics, patronage and religious phenomena.

Course contents

 THE 13TH CENTURY: THE ORIGINS OF GOTHIC ART

The Exam Hystory of Art A is composed of two courses: Forms and Functions of Medieval Art (prof. Benati) and Art in Europe in the Middle Age (prof. Massaccesi). Modern Art A is an integrated examination of 12 CFU (6 CFU+6 CFU) for which the verification and evaluation of the preparation follow the procedures laid down for an integrated examination, i.e. they must be taken in the same examination session and the students must therefore register simultaneously for both examinations.

The course aims to investigate the arts through topics that can read the spatial contexts of works of art in their context in a transversal and synchronic way (6th-15th century). For this reason the course is divided into two parts.

The first section (I) will focus on the study of specific terminology and the manualistic study of major artistic events from the 13th century to the early 14th century, with particular emphasis on painting, miniature painting, sculpture, and goldsmithing in Italy and Europe.

The second section (II) will concentrate on the study of the artistic forms of the 13th century in Emilia-Romagna.

Readings/Bibliography

students who will attend classes must study:

One of the following manuals is recommended for the preparation of the first part (I) inherent in the manualistic study (12th-14th/XVth centuries), with the prayer of also comparing the images of the other:

ierluigi De Vecchi, Elda Cerchiari, Arte nel tempo. Il medioevo, Milano 2001.

Carlo Bertelli, Invito all'arte, voll. 1 e 2, Milano 2017.

Students will have to study, in addition to the personal notes of the lessons, one of the following texts:

R. Longhi, Giudizio sul Duecento, "Proporzioni", 2 (1948), pp. 5-54, riedito in R. Longhi, Giudizio sul Duecento e ricerche sul Trecento nell'Italia centrale, edizione delle Opere complete, vol. VII, Firenze, Sansoni, 1974, pp. 1-53.

A. Tartuferi, Giunta Pisano, edizioni del Soncino 1992.

L. Bellosi, Cimabue, Milano, F.Motta editore, 1998.

D. Benati, La città sacra. Pittura murale e su tavola nel Duecento bolognese, in Duecento. Forme e colori del Medioevo a Bologna, catalogo a cura di M. Medica, Venezia, Marsilio, 2000, pp. 87-107.

M. Medica, La città dei libri e dei miniatori, in Duecento. Forme e colori del Medioevo a Bologna, catalogo a cura di M. Medica, Venezia, Marsilio, 2000, pp. 109-140.

E. Zappasodi, La croce dipinta al tempo di Giunta e Giotto tra eleganze dolorose e coinvolgimento emotivo, in Francesco e la Croce dipinta, catalogo della mostra a cura di M. Pierini, Cinisello Balsamo, Silvana editoriale, pp. 69-102.

M. Medica, Crux de Medio ecclesiae. Croci scolpite e croci dipinte a Bologna nel Duecento, in mago Splendida. Capolavori di scultura lignea a Bologna dal Romanico al Duecento, catalogo della mostra, a cura di M. Medica, L. Mor, Milano 2019, pp. 35-52.

E. Zappasodi, Il lungo percorso della pittura umbra del Duecento, in Il Maestro di San Francesco e lo stil novo del Duecento umbro, catalogo a cura di Andrea De Marchi, Veruska Picchiarelli, E. Zappasodi, Cinisello Balsamo, Silvana Editoriale, 2024, pp. 17-51.

A. De Marchi, Assisi 1260, ascesa di un astro lucente nella notte: Il Maestro di San Francesco, ornatista e narratore, in Il Maestro di San Francesco e lo stil novo del Duecento umbro, catalogo a cura di Andrea De Marchi, Veruska Picchiarelli, E. Zappasodi, Cinisello Balsamo, Silvana Editoriale, 2024, pp. 53-94.

students who will not attend classes, they will have to study the following two books: 

1 R. Longhi, Giudizio sul Duecento, "Proporzioni", 2 (1948), pp. 5-54, riedito in R. Longhi, Giudizio sul Duecento e ricerche sul Trecento nell'Italia centrale, edizione delle Opere complete, vol. VII, Firenze, Sansoni, 1974, pp. 1-53.; 2 L. Bellosi, Cimabue, Milano, F.Motta editore, 1998.

Teaching methods

Lectures.

We will also try to organize outdoor visits.

 

Assessment methods

the examination will include a written test preliminary to the oral to be taken on the same day as the oral test. It will consist of recognizing 10 images in a range including the 12th up to and including Late Gothic from the indicated manuals (late 14th early 15th century). The images could also be just details.

The outcome of the test even if it is negative will not hinder access to the oral, but will average for the final grade.

The oral will feature three questions on items I (excluding the manual part) and II of the syllabus.

For attending students, the question will be based on specific questions on the topics about issues discussed during the lessons and on the bibliography. For non-attending students, the question will be based on specific questions on the topics analyzed in the mentioned bibliography.

Teaching tools

Powerpoints, Archiui, Omeka.

Office hours

See the website of Fabio Massaccesi