Much twentieth century art, both modern and postmodern, is based on a knowledge of Old Master visual culture. This course will familiarise students with several key figures in the European tradition prior to the advent of modern art. It will focus on the aesthetics of both painting and sculpture, with more time given to visual than historic concerns. Readings of artworks will be informed by recent theory, for instance feminist, semiotic etc. Graduate students will be able to tailor course assessment tasks to their specific research interests, in consultation with staff.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of Renaissance and Baroque artists and their works.
2.
Understand some of the contexts in which Renaissance and Baroque
artists worked, the influences on their practices and the developments
they made that led to their consideration as masters.
3. Demonstrate an ability to analyse and interpret works of art with a focus on the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries.
4. Present written and oral arguments about the work of Renaissance and Baroque artists.
5. Compare and evaluate the work of selected Renaissance and Baroque artists.
Other Information
This course makes an excellent companion to ARTH6080 Art and Visual Culture of the Long Eighteenth Century, 1660-1815.Indicative Assessment
Oral Presentation: 30% (1500 wd equivalent): LO's [1 - 4]
Essay: 60% (4,500 wds) LO's [1 -5]
Participation: 10%: LO's [1 - 5]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials; and b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
No prescribed texts, but recommended readings are:
Ackerman, James S., Origins, imitation, conventions: representation in the visual arts, MIT Press, 2002.
Burckhardt, Jacob, The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy, 2nd Edition, Phaidon 1981
Edwards,
Steve, (ed), Art and its histories : a reader, New Haven : Yale
University Press in association with the Open University, 1999.
Preliminary Reading
Ackerman, James S., Origins, imitation, conventions: representation in the visual arts, MIT Press, 2002.
Burckhardt, Jacob, The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy, 2nd Edition, Phaidon 1981
Edwards, Steve, (ed), Art and its histories : a reader, New Haven : Yale University Press in association with the Open University, 1999.
Course readings are available on the Wattle course site.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 12
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $3600 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $4980 |
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