Languages, Cultures, Literature, Translation

VALTER CURZI

Knowledge of the general lines of art history in the centuries from the fifteenth to the eighteenth.
Objective of the course: give an oriantation in the art historyknowledge, identifying the maingeographical and historicalcoordinates, whileoffering in-depth knowledge of the major artists and social dynamics and interactions betweenthem, and a knowledge of the basicmethodologiesrelated to the art history from the 15th to the 18th century.
Promote in the students an autonomouscapacity to deepen the mainissuesrelated to the historical-artisticdisciplines, to link them, and promote the abilities of connoisseurship in the art history field.

Students are expected to have an in-depth knowledge of the topics covered in class through the use of powerpoints (available on Classroom) and bibliography.

No prerequisites

How is art history studied? What are the methodological tools used by the discipline? The course aims to answer these two questions by providing a basic knowledge of Italian art history between the 15th and 18th centuries, focusing on particularly important figures and contexts.

V. Curzi, Storie dell'arte. Opere e metodi, Milano, Skira 2023

frontal lessons

recommended

Knowledge of the methodological aspects and the most significant works of art of the period. Language properties in oral conversation

Questions about the historical period, the works, the style