Corso di laurea magistrale in Storia dell'arte

In line with the educational objectives of the degree course in History of Art, the course aims to provide the knowledge, methodological skills and philological tools necessary to deal with the understanding and interpretation of figurative documents, in close relation to the historical and cultural contexts of reference, for an adequate training for the performance of professional tasks and functions in the field of knowledge and appreciation of the artistic and cultural heritage

At the end of the classes the students must be able to:

- frame the artworks into their historical context

- read and interpret the different styles of the artworks

- write an entry for a catalogue of a Museum or of an Exhibition

Correggio, his artistic career and episodes of his fortune between the 16th and 18th centuries

The first module will retrace the stylistic path of Antonio Allegri known as Correggio (1489-1534) and reconstruct his activity in its chronological development, from his training in the Mantua of the Gonzagas to the masterpieces he produced for Parma and other cities, also following the major stages that have marked the history of studies on his activity. The second module will address the extraordinary importance of Correggio's painting for the future development of Baroque and Neoclassical painting, between the history of artistic production and the history of collecting, within a geography that includes artistic centres such as Parma, Bologna, Milan, Genoa, Rome, Modena, Dresden and Madrid, and will investigate the reflections of the Parma painter's works on well-known (Barocci, Carracci, Bernini, Mengs) or lesser-known personalities (Gregorio De Ferrari, Domenico and Paolo Gerolamo Piola, Gaetano Callani, Francesco Corneliani, Andrea Appiani).

Traditional lectures, with the assistance of powerpoint presentations, and seminar lesson with students' interventions, for a total of 72 hours (i.e. 12 CFU). Visits to museums are also planned. A travel to Genova and Parma scheduled at the end of the lessons of both teachers. The travel expenses will be partly convered by the University.

The oral test (with a grade expressed in thirtieths) will cover the topics of the course and the discussion of a written paper relating to one of the topics covered in the course of the lectures.

The grade will take into account the ability to expound, the use of the necessary terminology, in the oral part of the test as well as in the written form of the paper.

The achievement of an organic vision of the topics dealt with in the lessons, together with a good critical capacity, mastery of expression and of specific language, will be assessed with very good or excellent marks (28-30 cum laude); the mainly mnemonic or not well matured acquisition of the contents and linguistic and logical skills that are not always adequate will be assessed with marks ranging from fair (21-24) to good (25-27); a minimum level of knowledge of the course content, combined with inadequate formative gaps or inadequate linguistic and logical skills, will lead to an assessment of sufficiency (18-20); the absence of a minimum level of knowledge of the course content, combined with inadequate linguistic and logical skills and inadequate formative gaps, will lead to an assessment of insufficiency (<18/30)

The teaching material used by the lecturers during the lesson (ppt with images) is made available during the teaching on the Moodle platform.

The lecturers are available by e-mail (module I: gelsomina.spione@unito.it); module II: alessandro.morandotto@unito.it) or during the reception (modalities on the lecturers' personal pages) to clarify any doubts and questions related to the teaching.

Those who present disability or specific learning disability (DSA) can have specific support

ACCEPTANCE

https://www.unito.it/accoglienza-studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa

SUPPORT

https://www.unito.it/servizi/lo-studio/studenti-e-studentesse-con-disabilita

EXAMS

https://www.unito.it/servizi/lo-studio/studenti-e-studentesse-con-disturbi-specifici-di-apprendimento-dsa/supporto

The complete bibliography of the in-depth studies will be provided at the beginning of the two modules, together with all the necessary materials (powerpoint lectures).

Reference texts:

R.Longhi, Correggio, con una nota di D. Benati, Milano, Abscondita,2016, pp. 11-55 ( Il Correggio e la Camera di San Paolo a Parma)

J. Shearman, L’illusionismo del Correggio, in Funzione e illusione. Raffaello, Pontormo, Correggio, Milano, Il Saggiatore, 1983 (ed. a cura di A. Nova), pp. 171-184

E.Riccomini, Sette saggi sul Correggio, Silvana 2003, pp. 17-35 (I nipotini del Correggio. Postumi barocchi della cupola dell’Assunta di Parma)

F. Haskell, Correggio e la sua importanza per il diciottesimo e il diciannovesimo secolo, Parma 1990 (on line su Finestre dell'Arte: https://www.finestresullarte.info/opere-e-artisti/correggio-e-la-sua-importanza-per-il-diciottesimo-e-il-diciannovesimo-secolo

For those who do not have the opportunity to attend lectures, the same programme applies as for those attending. The lecturers provide support for study and examination preparation through face-to-face meetings or, if necessary, at a distance. Lecturers can be contacted by email: gelsomina.spione@unito.it; alessandro.morandottiunito.it.

Start of lessons Module 1: September, 16th 2024

Start of lessons Module 2: Novembre, 11th 2024

Registration for the course is strongly recommended in order to receive timely information.