HISTORY OF MODERN ART

Course objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge in History of Modern Art, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect data for a critical judgment, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree that includes History of Modern Art.

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RAFFAELLA MORSELLI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

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.
RAFFAELLA MORSELLI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

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.
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CATERINA VOLPI Lecturers' profile
CATERINA VOLPI Lecturers' profile
  • Lesson code1025122
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseModern humanities
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year3rd year
  • Duration12 months
  • SSDL-ART/02
  • CFU6