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080013 UE Course: L'idea del bello - Bellori and Classicism in Seventeenth Century Rome (2023S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 8 - Kunstgeschichte und Europäische Ethnologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Anmeldefrist für MA Studium Modul 9: 06.02.2023 10:00 Uhr bis 10.02.2023 10:00 Uhr

Anmeldefrist FÜR ALLE ANDEREN (BA PM11 und MA M10): 15.02.2023 10 Uhr bis 22.02.2023 10 Uhr.

Im Curriculum ist die Teilnahme an einer UE nur für MA M9 verpflichtend vorgesehen. Daher gibt es für diese Studierenden die vorgezogene Anmeldefrist. Alle Anmeldeversuche im ersten Zeitraum, die nicht für M9 sind, werden storniert! Anmeldungen für BA PM11 und MA M10 dürfen erst im zweiten Zeitraum erfolgen!
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Details

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 01.03. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Wednesday 08.03. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Wednesday 15.03. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Wednesday 22.03. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Wednesday 29.03. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Wednesday 19.04. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Wednesday 26.04. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Wednesday 03.05. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Wednesday 10.05. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Wednesday 17.05. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Wednesday 24.05. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Wednesday 31.05. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Wednesday 07.06. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Wednesday 14.06. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Wednesday 21.06. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Wednesday 28.06. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

We will be using Giovan Pietro Bellori's (16131696) seminal work of biography and art criticism the Vite de' pittori scultori et architetti moderni (1672) as a lens through which to study the most celebrated artists of seventeenth century Rome: Annibale Carracci, Caravaggio, Guido Reni, Nicolas Poussin and Carlo Maratti, among others. Students will become familiar with the foremost work of artistic literature in the seventeenth century, the Seicento and Roman counterpart to Giorgio Vasari's 1550's Vite, which revolved predominantly around Tuscan artists.
The course will examine the various artistic currents that dominated the Roman cultural scene in the Seicento. It will explore the opposition between the Classical style of Annibale Carracci and the realist one of Caravaggio and how both emerged after a period of great upheaval in the artistic panorama with the advent of Mannerism. For the second half of the seventeenth century, the course will concentrate on the Classicist schools led by Pietro da Cortona and Carlo Maratti and the different tensions that arose between them. Bellori's work is certainly not balanced or comprehensive and precisely this conscious selection and manipulation of artistic narratives will be a key element explored in the course. The complex network of artists, patrons and intellectuals involved in the creation of the Vite will also be placed at the forefront. Special attention will be paid to the Accademia di San Luca as an important platform in which Classicist ideas could be discussed and disseminated. "L'Idea del bello" is ideal for those interested in the relationship between word and image. The course will also touch on topics such as the reception and re-elaboration of works as well as questions of legacy and historical manipulation.

The course will feature several outings to Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum. There, the class will go through the Italian Baroque rooms and students will have an opportunity to present a work of art. We will also go to the study room of the Albertina which holds numerous drawings by Carracci and his school as well as other leading artists in Rome at the time. Unless notified by instructor, students will be required to purchase their own museum tickets.

Assessment and permitted materials

In addition to regular attendance and participation, as well as presentations at the KHM or Albertina, students will be expected to draft weekly responses to a passage from Bellori's Vite or an artwork described by the biographer. Furthermore, students will be required to draft a final paper (ca. 2000 words). The course will be taught in English. Knowledge of Italian is encouraged but not required.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Grading Scale: 20% Active Participation in Class Discussions, 25 % Weekly Responses, 20% Presentations, 35% Final Paper.

In case of absence due to illness or exceptional family situation, written justification (e.g. physician’s note) must be submitted to the instructor.

Examination topics

Reading list

- Bell, Janis, and Thomas Willette. Art History in the Age of Bellori: Scholarship and Cultural Politics in Seventeenth-Century Rome. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002.
- Bellori, Giovan Pietro. The Lives of the Modern Painters, Sculptors, and Architects: A New Translation and Critical Edition. Edited by Hellmut Wohl and Tommaso Montanari. Translated by Alice Sedgwick Wohl. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
- Haskell, Francis. Patrons and Painters: A Study in the Relations between Italian Art and Society in the Age of the Baroque. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1980.
- Kris, Ernst, and Otto Kurz. Legend, Myth, and Magic in the Image of the Artist: A Historical Experiment. Yale University Press, 1981.
- Wittkower, Rudolf, and Margot Wittkower. Born Under Saturn; The Character and Conduct of Artists. New York: Random House, 1963.
- Wittkower, Rudolf. Art and Architecture in Italy 1600 to 1750. 5th. ed. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1982.

Further works will be indicated in the course’s syllabus on Moodle.

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