Enrollment year
2014/2015
Academic discipline
ICAR/18 (HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES
Course
ART HISTORY FROM ANTIQUITY TO CONTEMPORARY ART
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
2nd semester (22/02/2016 - 28/05/2016)
Lesson hours
36 lesson hours
Learning outcomes
The course deepens the study of architecture between the 15th and 18th century in its dealings with
the history of the arts, economy and culture, through the investigation of significant moments and
personalities in Italy and Europe; the course also aims to provide methodological tools and vocabulary
useful to introduce students to the analysis of architectural artifacts.
Course contents
The architecture and urbanism in Baroque Rome.
The course examines the architectural history and urban planning of Rome in the 17th century, focusing on the dynamics of the papal patronage, on the main figures of architects (Bernini, Borromini, Pietro da Cortona), on the spread of the Roman Baroque in Italy and Europe.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Reccomended or required readings
Required reading
• P. Portoghesi, Roma barocca, Laterza, Roma-Bari 1973.
• C. Norberg-Schulz, Architettura barocca, Electa, Milano 1979.
Additional bibliography will be announced during the course
Assessment methods
Oral examination
Further information
Oral examination
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