Fashion studies

A Survey of Art History from Neoclassicism to the present This is an introductory survey course, meant to provide the students with an elementary knowledge of the main historical lines of XIX and XX century art and of the critical and methodological issues concerning the art of the period. From Neoclassicism to Romanticism (14 hours) From Realism to the painting of modern life (14 hours) From Impressionism to Post-impressionism (14 hours) Fauves, Cubism, Futurism, Abstraction (14 hours) Metafisical painting, dada, Surrealism (14 hours) Art since 1945 (14 hours)

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Giulio Carlo Argan, L’arte moderna, Firenze, Sansoni, 1970 (o ed. successive) plus one of the following books Jolanda Nigro Covre, Arte contemporanea. Le avanguardie storiche (nuova edizione), Roma, Carocci, 2021 Ilaria Schiaffini, Arte contemporanea. Dalla Metafisica al Surrealismo, Roma, Carocci, 2011 Claudio Zambianchi, Arte contemporanea. Dall’Espressionismo astratto all’arte pop, Roma, Carocci, 2011 Alessandro Del Puppo, Arte Contemporanea. Tra le due guerre, Roma, Carocci, 2021

Attendance is strongly recommended. For those who cannot attend, the program is the same, and audio recordings of lectures and .ppts of images will be made available on the Sapienza e-learning platform

The exam is meant to evaluate the degree of knowledge of the student about the historical, cruitical and methodological issues of the course. In order to pass the exam a grade above 18/30 is needed. In order to get this grade the student must show a sufficient knowledge of the main issues dealt with in the lectures and readings (only in the readings if s/he cannot attend the lectures) and to move with enough ease as to the chronology and the general issues. To pass the exam with 30/30 cum laude the student must show an excellent knowledge of the topics dealt with in the course, and s/he must show the ability to connect them with ease and coherence.

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