| Module Identifier |
AH31210 |
| Module Title |
RENAISSANCE ART |
| Academic Year |
2003/2004 |
| Co-ordinator |
Mr Simon J Pierse |
| Semester |
Intended for use in future years |
| Next year offered |
N/A |
| Next semester offered |
N/A |
| Course delivery |
Lecture | 10 Hours |
| |
Seminars / Tutorials | 5 Hours Seminar. |
| Assessment |
| Assessment Type | Assessment Length/Details | Proportion |
|---|
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours | 50% |
| Semester Assessment | Essay: | 50% |
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Aims
Aims:
The module aims to:
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explore the relationship between theory and practice in art throughout the Renaissance period.
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study a small number of significant works of Renaissance painting, sculpture and architecture both in depth and in terms of their purpose and function.
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examine the changing role of patronage and the way that it influenced the kinds of art produced in the Renaissance period.
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examine the changing status of the artist over the period 1305 -1564.
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promote scholarship through the analysis of contemporary sources and documents rather than from secondary sources.
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encourage through seminar discussion, some of the fundamental issues and theories relating to Renaissance art and literature.
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underline the intellectual, philosophical and mathematical basis of Renaissance art at various periods in its development
Objectives:
By the end of the module the student will possess:
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a greater understanding of the relationship between theory and practice in early and late Renaissance art.
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detailed knowledge of the purpose and function of a number of works of Renaissance painting, sculpture and architecture and recognise similar underlying principles where they occur in other works of Italian Renaissance art.
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a good grasp of the way that artistic patronage changed throughout the period 1305 - 1564 and detailed knowledge of the way in which it influenced a number of important works of art in the Renaissance period.
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a good understanding of the changing status of the Renaissance artist over the period covered by the course.
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the ability to analyse contemporary sources and documents of the Renaissance period in translation and to build an argument based on the information contained therein.
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the ability to participate in seminar discussion, where the subject relates to fundamental issues and theories of Renaissance art and literature.
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a good understanding of the intellectual, philosophical and mathematical basis of Renaissance art at various periods in its development
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6