RESEARCH METHODOLOGY FOR THE HISTORY OF ART I

The course aims to give a basic knowledge of research methodology of History of Art. The course aims also to provide historical and methodological tools that allow the student to know the most important art historians and their method of study of art. Major books will be described and discussed, and the most important theories will find a specific treatment.

Research methodology of art history between the 19th and 20th centuries (first part)

Aims:
-Basic Knowledge of the approaches, methods and tools of art history in the 19th and 20th centuries and of how art history evolved into a scientific discipline within the Humanities
-Knowlegde of the most important art historians
-Knowledge and how to use a specific terminology: knowing how to use an appropriate and specific terminology, introduced and explained at lesson or on recommended texts and books

When following a programme that includes both classes, we recommend to sit this exam after the exam of Modern Art History

Through a selective examination of texts, art historians and books, the course aims to introcuce specific terminology and knowledges of research methodology for the history of art, and in particular:
-Art history as a scientific discipline;
-the “Vienna School of Art History”,
-the problem of progress in the arts and the notion of style;
-the meaning of visual arts: Aby Warburg;
-characteristics and approaches of art history in Italy, from Cavalcaselle, to Venturi, to Longhi;
-A focus on Mannerism, as a case study

- lecture notes
- G.C. Sciolla, La critica d’arte del Novecento, Torino, Utet Libreria, 1995 (e successive ristampe), ch. I-VI
- O. Rossi Pinelli, Le arti del disegno (1550-1590), in Storia delle Storie dell'Arte, Torino, Einaudi, ed. varie, pp. 3-19.
- J. Shearman, Mannerism, 1967, chapters I and III.
- A. Pinelli, La bella Maniera, 1993, first part (pp. 5-85)

Reading is also recommended:
- G.C. Sciolla, Studiare l'arte. Metodo, analisi e interpretazione delle opere e degli artisti, II ediz., Torino, UTET Università, 2010

Written exam with four questions. One of the four questions will concern the comparison between two topics explained in the course.

Lectures with projected images.

Italian

written

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development