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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Edinburgh College of Art : History of Art

Undergraduate Course: The High Renaissance in Rome and Florence (HIAR10039)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaHistory of Art Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe visual arts produced in the period from 1494 to 1527 have become a benchmark for creativity in European culture. The cities of Florence and Rome played host to artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael, and it was in these urban contexts that they executed their most famous paintings and sculptures. Whilst many survey books consider this era in terms of artistic genius, this course will go beyond looking at individual creativity to consider broader cultural reasons for this extraordinary artistic flourishing. This period was a time of war, regime change and many social, political and religious crises, all of which affected the working conditions of artists and the type of work they produced.
We will analyse the work of these artists and others working in this period (including Botticelli, Filippino Lippi, Fra Bartolommeo, Andrea del Sarto, Pontormo and Giulio Romano), in terms of broad cultural changes. We will look at issues such as the role of patrons in determining the final appearance of an artwork and the growth of the concept of the 'artist'; the relationship between the visual arts and religious reform; how the nude as an artistic subject relates to renaissance ideas about gender and sexuality; and the way the visual arts were used as political propaganda.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: History of Art 2 (HIAR08012) OR Architectural History 2A (ARHI08002) AND Architectural History 2B (ARHI08003)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students should have at least 3 History of Art courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.

** as numbers are limited, visiting students should contact the Visiting Student Office directly for admission to this course **
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course, the student will have developed:
- through attending lectures and seminars, familiarity with the visual arts of High Renaissance Italy. This was a crucial period in the development of art history and theory, which also influenced art practice for the next three centuries.
- critical engagement with the historiography of this period, considering the merits and demerits of formalist analysis in comparison with other methodological approaches including gender/sexuality, identity, social history of art and material culture.
- skills in textual analysis and historical thinking through the use of contemporary texts, which will form a crucial element in class teaching
- skills in visual analysis through close attention to individual objects including applied arts as well as painting and sculpture.

Assessment Information
1 two-hour examination paper (50%) and 1 extended essay (50%)

Visiting Student Variant Assessment
2 x 2000 word essays
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
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Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Jill Burke
Tel: (0131 6)51 3120
Email: jill.burke@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Sue Cavanagh
Tel: (0131 6)51 1460
Email: Sue.Cavanagh@ed.ac.uk
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