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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Art History

111-467 Renaissance and Baroque Rome 1450-1750 (Honours)

Credit Points:

16.7 4th year

Coordinator:

Assoc. Professor David Marshall

Prerequisite/s:

To have satisfied entry requirements for Honours in Art History.

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

A 1 month intensive field work in Rome in January consisting of 13 1-hour lectures, 13 1-hour tutorials, 13 site visits, and individual supervision. A travel and accommodation package is available

Subject Description:

This subject is taught in Rome during a one-month study tour. It considers the city of Rome both from an urbanistic perspective, and in terms of the art and architectural history of its monuments. The subject aims to develop an understanding of the form and history of the Renaissance and Baroque city, not only as the result of social forces and papal patronage, but also as a consciously created aesthetic object, perhaps the finest example of the city as work of art. Close attention will be paid to maps, bird's-eye views, topographical prints, drawings, and vedute (view paintings) as primary documents of the earlier history of the sites. The subject is organised topographically, and each session focuses on a different part of Rome, as well as on the villas and gardens in the region.

Assessment:

One 6000 word essay.

Prescribed Texts:

  • A Macadam (ed), Blue Guide, Rome and Environs, London [Ernest Benn].
  • R Wittkower, Art and Architecture in Italy 1600-1750, Pelican History of Art 1958.
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