Course program
Title of the course:
Bolognese artists in Rome: Annibale Carracci, Guido Reni, Domenichino, Francesco Albani and Guercino
Description of the course:
From Pope Gregory XIII to Pope Gregory XV, the Bolognese craftsmen found fertile ground to import the language of their city of origin to Rome. This multitude of artists/architects/craftsmen grafted their professionalism and knowledge onto the cosmopolitan city, leaving behind testimonies that are still fundamental today. From the decoration of the Sala Bologna by Lorenzo Sabatini, to the vault of the Farnese galley by Annibale, the altarpieces by Reni and Albani, the frescoes by Domenichino and Lanfranco, to Guercino's Santa Petronilla, Rome experienced a veritable colonisation of Bolognese painters between the 16th and 17th centuries.
Course goals:
The course aims to guide students in the understanding of history and art, identifying the main geographical and temporal reference points, providing an in-depth knowledge of the most important artists and the social and cultural dynamics that influenced them, as well as a mastery of the fundamental methodologies of art history. Furthermore, the course aims to encourage in students the ability to independently explore and connect the main themes of the art-historical disciplines, as well as the ability to recognise works of art.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are needed.
Books
Guido Reni a Roma. Il sacro e la natura, a cura di Francesca Cappelletti, catalogo della mostra, Galleria Borghese, Roma, 1 marzo - 22 maggio 2022, Venezia 2022.
D. Benati, Annibalw Carracci e i “Bolognesi” a Roma, in (A.U. de los Cobos) Annibale Carracci, Milano 2022, pp. 46-61.
G. Iseppi, Il volto di Bologna: immagini, tradizioni e luoghi di una nazione a Roma, in «RIHA Journal», 2020.
R. Morselli, I Ludovisi e il “bizzarro Barbieri” tra Bologna e Roma, in «Storia dell’arte», 157, 2022, pp. 32-49.
R. Morselli, Bologna and Rome Francesco Albani’s correspondence and his reflections on art (1637-59), in Reframing seventeenth-century Bolognese art, Amsterdam 2019, pp. 29-50.
During the course, additional teaching materials will be made available to students on Classroom.
Frequency
Attendance for students on the course is not compulsory, but recommended.
Exam mode
For the purposes of assessment, account will be taken of clarity of exposition, punctuality of argument, precision in answering questions, the ability to make connections and to organise an articulate discourse.
Lesson mode
Teaching will be face-to-face, with the aid of audio-visual and Power Point teaching materials; it will be interspersed with seminar meetings and guided tours.
