RESEARCH METHODOLOGY FOR THE HISTORY OF ART

Academic year
2021/2022 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
METODOLOGIA DELLA RICERCA STORICO-ARTISTICA SP.
Course code
FM0134 (AF:360772 AR:190362)
Modality
On campus classes
ECTS credits
6
Degree level
Master's Degree Programme (DM270)
Educational sector code
L-ART/04
Period
4th Term
Course year
1
Moodle
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The course aims to give a knowledge on some particular studies of research methodology of History of Art.
Deepen the study of some aspects of the methodology of historical and artistic research, in particular:
- The connoisseurship
- Art forgery
Basic knowledge of modern art history.
1) The Moodle materials (pdf of the lessons); lectures
- Origin and development of the Connoisseurship, definition of the connoisseur and his role in the history of art
- The tecniques of art forgers, the main cases of forgery in art, with the related implications of method

Professor will provide specific bibliographic information during the course
- W. Friedlander, Il conoscitore d'arte, Torino 1955
- Noah Charney, L'arte del falso, Johan & Levi 2020
- C. Blair, Un intrigo di falsi d'arte e false identità, in C. Blair, M. Campbell, Marcy. Oggetti d'arte della Galleria Parmeggiani di Reggio Emilia, Torino, Allemandi, 2008, pp. 11-46.

- Lectures

Reccomended reading to learn more:
- O. Kurz, Falsi a falsari, Vicenza 1961 (ed edizioni successive), parte I (la pittura, pp, 11-108); parte IV (disegni, pp. 133-144)
oral examination on lecture notes and bibliography.
Lectures with projected images; if the epidemic persists - hopefully not! - blended learning (live video lessons).
Italian
During the course I hope to be able to organize a visit to the Parmaggiani Gallery in Reggio Emilia.
oral

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

Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 09/01/2022