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107-069 Siena and its Environs | |
Note | Formerly available as 111-263/363/485. Students who have completed 111-263/363/485 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. Special entry conditions apply. Places are limited. See Department for further details. |
Credit Points | 25 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Ms Bronwyn Stocks & Ms Ursula Betka |
Prerequisites | Usually 37.5 points of Art History at Second/Third Year, see Prerequisites or permission from the Head of the School. |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
Subject Description | This subject considers the secular and religious art, cityscape and landscape of the city of Siena in the medieval and Renaissance periods as expressions of secular and sacred meaning. Students should become familiar with topics such as: civic ritual as an expression of the city's identity; signs of power and prestige in forms of secular architecture; civil patronage; the role of the mendicant orders; the civic, confraternal and personal devotion to the Saints and the Virgin Mary; the depiction of mystical phenomena; images as a tool of propaganda; key civic and religious monuments; and the role of art in enriching the devotional experience of the worshipper. |
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