Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts (Volume 3 page 71)
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Availability: Not offered in 1996.
Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years
Coordinator: To be advised.
Contact: Three hours of lectures, tutorials or seminars a week.
Objectives:
In addition to the above, students completing this subject should:
- have a broad knowledge of the major types and forms of patronage encountered in Europe from 1500-1900.
- have an understanding of the effects of these forms of patronage on modes of artistic production.
- be able to evaluate critically the theory of iconology in the light of the complex and uncertain relationship between patronal demands and the conceptual content of works of art.
- have developed analytical and practical skills appropriate to the study of patronage.
Content:
Examples of artistic patronage in Europe, and changing modes of consumption and artistic production. Discussion of the private and public realms of patronage.
Assessment:
Written work which may comprise class papers, essays, visual test or take-home examinations totalling about 5,000 words.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts (Volume 3 page 71)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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