107-040 Histories and Theories of Conservation

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Prerequisites

Usually 12.5 points of Art History at first year

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Subject Description

The subjects will include an analysis of the conservation issues in the preservation of ancient archaeological sites, the emergence of the professional painter restorers such as Bellini and Titian in Renaissance Italy, restoration controversies such as the Sistine Ceiling, ritual renewal and Japanese architectural restoration, nineteenth century critics such as John Ruskin and Viollet-Le-Duc on how Gothic architecture should be restored, ecotourism and the art of indigenous Australian peoples, changes in conservation as a result of the digital and the conservation of films on celluloid and video.

Assessment

Written work totalling 4000 words.

Prescribed Texts

• D Bomford, Conservation of Paintings. Pocket guides of National Gallery. 1997.
• Ed. U.K. Institute for Conservation, Appearance, Opinion and Change. Evaluating the Look of Paintings. 1990.
• N Price, M Tallery & A Vaccaro (eds), Historical and Philosophical Issues in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage. J Paul Getty Trust 1996.
• A Oddy (ed), The Art of the Conservator. British Museum 1992.