Universität Wien

080080 PS Fallstudie I: Before and After Giotto: Tradition and Innovation in Italian Art (c. 1250-1400) (2026S)

10.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 8 - Kunstgeschichte und Europäische Ethnologie
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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Di 21.04. 14:15-16:15 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25

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Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Dienstag 03.03. 14:15 - 16:15 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
  • Donnerstag 05.03. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Dienstag 10.03. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
  • Dienstag 17.03. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
  • Donnerstag 19.03. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Dienstag 14.04. 14:15 - 16:15 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
  • Donnerstag 16.04. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Donnerstag 23.04. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Dienstag 28.04. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
  • Donnerstag 30.04. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27

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Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

This proseminar introduces students to the visual arts of the Italian peninsula between c. 1250 and 1400, a period often framed as a threshold between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. At its centre is the work of Giotto, a painter hailed by contemporaries as a radical innovator. We ask what exactly changed after Giotto, especially how his work reconfigured expectations of what art should communicate and how. Rather than treating him in isolation, however, we examine the conditions - artistic, religious, and economic - that made his work possible. Special attention is given to the achievements of previous and contemporary painters, to the patronage of the Mendicant orders (Franciscans and Dominicans), as well as to artistic and material exchanges with Byzantium and the Islamicate world. Students will be encouraged to question familiar narratives about 'talent', 'tradition' and 'innovation', and to rethink the divide between the Medieval and Renaissance periods.

Please note that additionally, a compulsory tutorial will take place as part of Case Study I (tutor: Clara Zigan). The tutorial will be held in seminar room 1 on the following seven dates from 12:30-14:00

19. 03.
16. 04.
23. 04
30. 04
07.05
21. 05
11. 06.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

- Active participation in discussions
- Presentation
- In-depth study in the form of a written term paper (10,000-15,000 characters)
- By registering for this course, you agree that the automated plagiarism detection software Turnitin will check all written submissions you upload to Moodle.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Minimum requirements:
- Mandatory attendance. In case of absence due to illness or a family emergency, the lecturer must be informed in advance and a written proof must be provided.
- Attendance at the tutorial. In case of absence, a thematically similar session in another tutorial group must be attended. Please contact your tutor.
- To successfully complete the course, all partial performances must be fulfilled (including participation in all tutorial sessions).
- Term paper: To ensure good scientific practice, the course instructor may invite students to a grade-relevant discussion after submission of the paper, which must be positively completed.

Assessment criteria:
- Active participation in discussions 15%
- Presentation 30%
- In-depth study in the form of a written term paper 55%

Grading scale:
1 (very good) 100-90 points; 2 (good) 89-81 points; 3 (satisfactory) 80-71 points; 4 (sufficient) 70-61 points; 5 (insufficient) 60-0 points

Prüfungsstoff

Exam content is the material covered in the course.

Literatur

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Di 03.03.2026 10:26