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courseProgram

General: 1) General history of Central-Western Europe and the Americas from the 16th to the beginning of the 20th Century, with particular attention to the geopolitical and cultural phenomena; 2) Analysis of historiographic, literary and artistic representations of the same; 3) Discussion of the text. Seminarial part: From settler to cowboy: the war against the native people in the Americas

examMode

The preparation of the student will be verified by oral test. Within this framework it will be evaluated on the basis of the following grid (in thirtieths): KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERTANDING 1-6/30 (6 = excellent; 1 = very bad); KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING APPLIED 1-6/30 (6= excellent; 1= very bad); AUTONOMOUS JUDGMENT 1-6/30 (6=excellent; 1=very bad); COMMUNICATION SKILLS 1-6/30 (6=excellent; 1=very bad); ABILITY TO LEARN (6=excellent; 1=very bad). The result of the test will be given by the sum of the scores obtained.
Question's example: tthe Euroepean Expansion in the 16th and 17th centuries

books

FIRST ANNUITY: 1) 1) Emanuele Pagano, L’Italia e i suoi stati nell’età moderna, Morcelliana; 2) Matteo Al Kalak, Fuoco e fiamme. Storia e geografia dell’inferno, Einaudi; 3) Giovanni Ricci, Rinascimento conteso. Francia e Italia, un'amicizia ambigua, il Mulino; 4) Renata Ago, Roma barocca, Carocci
NOT ATTENDING: the four books listed above, plus: Franco Motta e Sabina Pavone, Lessico della storia moderna. Concetti, processi, spazi, Carocci
SECOND ANNUITY: Lucia Felici, Senza frontiere. L’Europa di Erasmo (1538-1600), Carocci; Stefano Tabacchi, Lo Stato della Chiesa, il Mulino

mode

Frontal lessons (24h) + seminar (24h). The lessons are organized into teaching modules, to which the seminar is also integrated: Module I (12 hours): main developments in modern Euro-American history; II module (12 hours) main developments of the reflection on modern Euro-American history; 1st seminar phase (12 hours) the reflection on the colonization of the Americas; II seminar phase (12 hours) depictions of the westward drive. Students do not have to attend: to make the exam, they have only to prepare one more text, chosen among the ones suggested for the Seminar

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Not mandatory

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SUGGESTED READINGS: Letture: Lucia Felici e Girolamo Imbruglia, La tolleranza in età moderna, Carocci; Antonio Violante, Giovanni Caboto. El gran armirante verso il sogno del Catai, Le Monnier Università; Alessandro Vanoli, L'invenzione dell'Occidente, Laterza; Marina Caffiero, Gli schiavi del papa, Morcelliana; Amedeo Feniello, Omicidio a Lombard Street, Laterza; Andrea Zannini, Altri Pigafetta, Viella; Adriano Prosperi, Missionari. Dalle Indie remote alle Indie interne, Laterza.

Seminar: From settler to cowboy: the war against the native people in the Americas. See materials on Moodle, and La nascita del mito western nell’Ottocento, https://www.farwest.it/?p=22103 (first release, see allso the other 15)

courseProgram

(programme valid for attending and non-attending students)

The course is aimed at students of the LM-2, LM-89 and LM-37 courses, with the exception of students in the LM-37 ‘Italian Language and Culture’ curriculum who will have a dedicated, compulsory course in the second semester

The main phases of Italian literature criticism will be examined, with particular attention paid to the critical techniques and currents that have characterised the literary debate in Italy from the second half of the 19th century to the present; reading, contextualisation and historical-ideological analysis of critical methodologies applied to literary issues, authors and texts.

Exam texts:
- G. Tellini, Metodi e protagonisti della critica letteraria. Con antologia di testi e prove di lettura, Firenze, Le Monnier/Mondadori Education, 2010 or 2019 (and subsequent reprints).

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In itinere examinations (optional) and final interview on course topics.
The interview aims to:
1) verify the skills of historicisation and analysis of the critical text and the assimilation of the related technical terminology;
2) to verify understanding of the nineteenth- and twentieth-century critical methodologies applied to Italian literature.

books

(for attending and non-attending students)
G. Tellini, Metodi e protagonisti della critica letteraria. Con antologia di testi e prove di lettura, Firenze, Le Monnier/Mondadori Education, 2010 or 2019 (and subsequent reprints).

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face to face lessons, seminars. The lessons are conducted according to a dialogical approach, with the aim of encouraging and monitoring the student's understanding of specialised topics, which are not always easy to assimilate

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Optional class attendance.
Attendance at lectures is not compulsory. However, considering that teaching will be organised to solicit the active role of the student, attendance of lectures is highly recommended.

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Teaching materials provided by the professor

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(exam program valid for attending and non-attending students)
II module: The critical "case" of Giovanni Pascoli. Twentieth-century paths in the history of Pascolian criticism. Beginning with a focused examination of some essays of academic and militant criticism produced around the time of Pascoli's centennial in 1955, we will reconstruct a fundamental moment in the debate on the modernity of the work of an author who, like few others, embodied the problematic spirit of a transitional season in the long history of the Italian poetic tradition.

Examination texts:
1. reading of Giovanni Pascoli, Arano, Digitale purpurea, La siepe (pdf downloadable from course materials on Moodle).
2. Pier Paolo Pasolini, Pascoli (1955), in Id., Passione e ideologia. Saggi, Milano, Garzanti, 1977, pp. 263-271 (pdf downloadable from course materials on Moodle).
3. Gianfranco Contini, Il linguaggio di Pascoli (1955), in Id., Varianti e altra linguistica, Torino, Einaudi, 1970, pp. 219-245 (pdf downloadable from course materials on Moodle).
4. Edoardo Sanguineti, Attraverso i Poemetti pascoliani (1962), in Id., Ideologia e linguaggio, Milano, Feltrinelli, 1965, pp. 7-36 (pdf downloadable from course materials on Moodle).

examMode

In itinere examinations (optional) and final interview on course topics
The examination will be structured as follows: first general question on the basics of the technical terminology and on course topics; second question focused on a specific topic to assess the ability of autonomy and judgment acquired by the student.

books

Examination texts:
1. Giovanni Pascoli, Arano, Digitale purpurea, La siepe (pdf downloadable from course materials on Moodle).
2. Pier Paolo Pasolini, Pascoli (1955), in Id., Passione e ideologia. Saggi, Milano, Garzanti, 1977, pp. 263-271 (pdf downloadable from course materials on Moodle).
3. Gianfranco Contini, Il linguaggio di Pascoli (1955), in Id., Varianti e altra linguistica, Torino, Einaudi, 1970, pp. 219-245 (pdf downloadable from course materials on Moodle).
4. Edoardo Sanguineti, Attraverso i Poemetti pascoliani (1962), in Id., Ideologia e linguaggio, Milano, Feltrinelli, 1965, pp. 7-36 (pdf downloadable from course materials on Moodle).

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Face-to-face lessons

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Optional class attendance

bibliography

A. Traina, Il latino del Pascoli. Saggio sul bilinguismo poetico, Bologna, Patron, 2006
Lessico critico pascoliano, eds. M. Biondi and G. Capecchi, Roma, Carocci, 2023

courseProgram

Title: Ovid’s Metamorphoses

Programme: the course is focused on Ovid’s Metamorphoses, poem which represent an original transfornation of epic form. The work will be analysed in the historical and cultural context of Augustan Age, paying peculiar attention to the tradition of epic genre in Rome and to Vergil’s Aeneid. Object of in-dept analysis will be ideological features, models, structure, language and style of the poem. The course aims to provide a critical knowledge of Ovid’s epic poem. The goal will be pursued through reading and literary-philological analysis of an anthology of the poem’s episodes.

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The examination is oral and consists of two parts: in the first part, the student must demonstrate knowledge of the main features of Latin literary history; in the second part, the student must demonstrate the ability to translate, analyse and comment on the literary texts on the syllabus: the level of content knowledge demonstrated (superficial [18-21], appropriate [22-26], precise and complete [27-29], complete and thorough [30]), the ability to make a critical sense and formulate judgments (sufficient [18-24]], good [25-28], excellent [29-30]), the mastery of expression (deficient exposition [18-21], simple [22-25], clear and correct [26-28], secure and correct [29-30]).

books

A complete edition of Ovid’s Metamorphoses with Latin text (suggested: Ovidio, Le metamorfosi, intr. di G. Rosati, trad. di G. Faranda Villa, note di R. Corti, Milano, Rizzoli BUR, 1994, with many reprints, ISBN: 9788817129763); L. Galasso, Ovidio: Guida alle Metamorfosi, Roma, Carocci Editore, 2023, ISBN: 9788829020683; L. Galasso, La letteratura latina in età ellenistica, Roma, Carocci Editore, 2021, ISBN: 9788829009381; G. Rosati, Mito e potere nell'epica di Ovidio, «MD» 46 (2001), pp. 39-61.

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Attendance in this course is optional, but highly recommended.

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More bibliography and didactic materials will be given during the course (for attending students).
Non attending students have to contact the professor for a programme.

courseProgram

The course program focuses on the illustration and discussion of the main forms of medieval settlement. Particular attention is given to the evolutionary trends of Italian communes and to specific case studies. The discussion of these topics will be enriched by the analysis of selected documents, which will serve both to clarify the subjects covered and to provide insight into the types of sources available for the study of late medieval Italy.
Indicative Lesson Plan:
Definition and characteristics of the main medieval settlement forms.
Origin and development of episcopal cities.
The role of the Church in urban organization.
Structure and functions of territorial lordships.
Fortification and the phenomenon of incastellamento.
Spatial organization of castles and their role in the territory.
Origins of communes and the process of gaining autonomy.
Political and institutional structure of the commune.
Economic, social, and urban evolution of communal cities.
Markets and fairs: places of exchange and commerce.
Craftsmanship, guilds, and the organization of urban labor.
The role of confraternities and religious associations.

examMode

Oral interview on the basis of the materials seen in class and the bibliography indicated.

books

Reading and study of the following texts:

Jacques Le Goff, La città medievale, Firenze-Milano, 2011

One of the following textbooks of your choice:
- G. Milani, I comuni italiani. Secoli XII-XIV, Roma 2005
- F. Franceschi, I. Taddei, Le città italiane nel medioevo (XII-XIV secolo), Bologna 2012
- E. Occhipinti, L'Italia dei comuni. Secoli XI-XIII, Roma 2000

At least 2 of the following essays:
- P. Toubert, Dalla terra ai castelli. Paesaggio, agricoltura e poteri nell'Italia medievale, a cura di G. Sergi, Torino 1997, limitatamente ai seguenti capitoli: parte I, cap. 2 (pp. 44-98), parte II, cap. 2 (pp. 156-182), cap. 3 (pp. 183-245)
- G. Tabacco, La città vescovile nell’alto Medioevo, in Modelli di città. Strutture e funzioni politiche, a cura di P. Rossi, Torino 1987, pp. 327-345
- R. Bordone, La città comunale, in Modelli di città. Strutture e funzioni politiche, pp. 347-370
- G. Chittolini, La città europea tra Medioevo e Rinascimento, in Modelli di città. Strutture e funzioni politiche, pp. 370-393
- S. Voce, La città medievale. Parma raccontata da Salimbene de Adam, in La città e le sue metamorfosi. Atti del convegno (Parma, 7 maggio 2019), a cura di S. Voce, Bologna 2020, pp. 137-158
- A. Di Muro, Alle origini della città medievale. Il Mezzogiorno longobardo (secoli VIII-IX), in Ingenita curiositas. Studi sull'Italia medievale per Giovanni Vitolo, Battipaglia 2018, pp. 515-542
- F. Bruni, Per un profilo di Perugia medievale e tardomedievale: identità, miti delle origini, funzioni culturali della città, in Tra popolo e patrizi: l'italiano nel presente e nella storia, Firenze 2017, pp. 453-487
- M. Miglio, Il progetto culturale nel Quattrocento a Roma, in Il ‘400 a Roma. La rinascita delle arti da Donatello a Perugino, a cura di M.G. Bernardini, M. Bussagli, Milano 2008, pp. 107-113
- M. Miglio, Niccolò V, Leon Battista Alberti, Roma, in Leon Battista Alberti e il Quattrocento. Studi in onore di Cecil Grayson e Ernst Gombrich. Atti del convegno internazionale (Mantova, 29-31 ottobre 1998), Firenze 2001, pp. 47-64
- M. Miglio, Il Senato in Roma medievale, in Il Senato nel Medioevo e nella prima età moderna, a cura di G. Arnaldi, Roma 1997, pp. 117-172

Those who have never attended an introductory course in Medieval History must substitute one of the textbooks on the history of cities with a general introductory textbook on history (for example, Andrea Zorzi, Manuale di storia medievale, Torino 2021; Luigi Provero - Massimo Vallerani, Storia Medievale, Firenze 2022)

Non-attending students, in addition to the materials indicated, must study 4 of the essays of their choice. Attendance at the course is however strongly recommended.
Any other bibliography will be pointed out in class to those who show an interest in deepening certain topics.

mode

Frontal lesson and visit to relevant sites.

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Classroom lectures.

The lectures will begin on 02/24/2025 with the following schedule:

Monday 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Aula B11 (Campus Riello)
Tuesday 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Aula F7 (Campus Riello)

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Reading and study of the following texts:

Jacques Le Goff, La città medievale, Firenze-Milano, 2011

One of the following textbooks of your choice:
- G. Milani, I comuni italiani. Secoli XII-XIV, Roma 2005
- F. Franceschi, I. Taddei, Le città italiane nel medioevo (XII-XIV secolo), Bologna 2012
- E. Occhipinti, L'Italia dei comuni. Secoli XI-XIII, Roma 2000

At least 2 of the following essays:
- P. Toubert, Dalla terra ai castelli. Paesaggio, agricoltura e poteri nell'Italia medievale, a cura di G. Sergi, Torino 1997, limitatamente ai seguenti capitoli: parte I, cap. 2 (pp. 44-98), parte II, cap. 2 (pp. 156-182), cap. 3 (pp. 183-245)
- G. Tabacco, La città vescovile nell’alto Medioevo, in Modelli di città. Strutture e funzioni politiche, a cura di P. Rossi, Torino 1987, pp. 327-345
- R. Bordone, La città comunale, in Modelli di città. Strutture e funzioni politiche, pp. 347-370
- G. Chittolini, La città europea tra Medioevo e Rinascimento, in Modelli di città. Strutture e funzioni politiche, pp. 370-393
- S. Voce, La città medievale. Parma raccontata da Salimbene de Adam, in La città e le sue metamorfosi. Atti del convegno (Parma, 7 maggio 2019), a cura di S. Voce, Bologna 2020, pp. 137-158
- A. Di Muro, Alle origini della città medievale. Il Mezzogiorno longobardo (secoli VIII-IX), in Ingenita curiositas. Studi sull'Italia medievale per Giovanni Vitolo, Battipaglia 2018, pp. 515-542
- F. Bruni, Per un profilo di Perugia medievale e tardomedievale: identità, miti delle origini, funzioni culturali della città, in Tra popolo e patrizi: l'italiano nel presente e nella storia, Firenze 2017, pp. 453-487
- M. Miglio, Il progetto culturale nel Quattrocento a Roma, in Il ‘400 a Roma. La rinascita delle arti da Donatello a Perugino, a cura di M.G. Bernardini, M. Bussagli, Milano 2008, pp. 107-113
- M. Miglio, Niccolò V, Leon Battista Alberti, Roma, in Leon Battista Alberti e il Quattrocento. Studi in onore di Cecil Grayson e Ernst Gombrich. Atti del convegno internazionale (Mantova, 29-31 ottobre 1998), Firenze 2001, pp. 47-64
- M. Miglio, Il Senato in Roma medievale, in Il Senato nel Medioevo e nella prima età moderna, a cura di G. Arnaldi, Roma 1997, pp. 117-172

Those who have never attended an introductory course in Medieval History must substitute one of the textbooks on the history of cities with a general introductory textbook on history (for example, Andrea Zorzi, Manuale di storia medievale, Torino 2021; Luigi Provero - Massimo Vallerani, Storia Medievale, Firenze 2022)

Non-attending students, in addition to the materials indicated, must study 4 of the essays of their choice. Attendance at the course is however strongly recommended.
Any other bibliography will be pointed out in class to those who show an interest in deepening certain topics.

courseProgram

First of all, the course will offer students a historical overview of European colonialism. The second part will be devoted to examine moments and aspects of Italian colonialism from the liberal age to Second War World. In the last part, it will analyze the topic of the loss of Italian colonies in the broader context of decolonization process.

examMode

Evaluation criteria: a) acquired knowledge; b) understanding skills; c) applied understanding skills; d) autonomy of judgment; e) communication skills.

books

Gian Paolo Calchi Novati, L'Africa d'Italia. Una storia coloniale e postcoloniale, Roma, Carocci, 2021

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In presence.

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The final evaluation is written and consists in answering three open-ended questions, which the student chooses among the ten that will be proposed.

books

1) A.-J. GREIMAS, “Sémiotique figurative et sémiotique plastique”, Actes Sémiotiques - Documents, VI, 60, 1984
2) M. SCHAPIRO, Words, Script and Pictures. Semiotics of Visual Language. New York, G. Braziller, 1976.

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Attendance at lectures is not compulsory, but is recommended, especially for tutorials.

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L. MARIN, De la représentation, Paris.

courseProgram

The course will examine Farnese residences and sites in Tuscia, with a focus on related pictorial decorations. Among others, the following will be considered: the palace of Tiberio Crispo in Bolsena, the Rocca of Capodimonte, the Farnese palace in Gradoli, as well as the urban interventions in localities such as Ronciglione, Viterbo and Caprarola which were promoted between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries by the dukes and prelates of the House of Farnese.

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The exam will include the development of a paper and discussion of it in person at the selected roll call.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

A. Bureca (a cura di), La villa di Vincenzo Giustiniani a Bassano Romano. Dalla storia al restauro, Gangemi 2003

V. Giustiniani, Discorso sopra la pittura, in Discorsi sulle arti e sui mestieri, a cura di Anna Banti, Firenze 1981, online http://www.giustiniani.info/sullapittura.pdf

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The course will include both face-to-face teaching with traditional classroom lectures and a series of field trips to the locations covered by the program.

classRoomMode

Attendance at the course is not mandatory

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

A. Bureca (a cura di), La villa di Vincenzo Giustiniani a Bassano Romano. Dalla storia al restauro, Gangemi 2003

V. Giustiniani, Discorso sopra la pittura, in Discorsi sulle arti e sui mestieri, a cura di Anna Banti, Firenze 1981, online http://www.giustiniani.info/sullapittura.pdf

courseProgram

there are no prerequisites
oral test

Basic knowledge of medieval history and medieval art history.

In the ‘Sistine Chapel’ of Byzantine Cappadocia. The Painting Workshop of the New Tokalı Church in Göreme (mid-10th century)

The course aims to present the extraordinary painting complex of the New Tokalı Church, the subject of the Tokalı Project (Mission of the University of Tuscia, since 2011). Following the study and restoration campaigns conducted so far in the church
- The paintings will be analysed from an iconographic, stylistic and technical-formal perspective;
- They will be contextualised within the pictorial heritage of the Nevşehir region;
- they will be considered in relation to the production of Constantinople in the 10th century.
To round off the course, two cultural and artistic episodes outside but related to Byzantium will be presented:
- the cave paintings in the Grotta del Salvatore in Vallerano (Viterbo) from the 10th century;
- the encounter of Byzantine culture with the Ottonian culture of Northern Europe through the Byzantine princess Theofano, wife of Emperor Otto II (973-983).

examMode

The evaluation will be based on the ability to understand and analyse the works with a critical sense, to use specific and appropriate language, to reflect autonomously on the themes presented in class and to have developed intellectual curiosity for the topics covered.

books

Per la parte generale:
E. Concina, Le arti di Bisanzio, Bruno Mondadori, Milano 2002 (parti scelte).

Per le tematiche sviluppate nelle lezioni e nei rispettivi power point
1) Sulla Tokalı kilise e la pittura in Cappadocia:
M. Andaloro, Committenti dichiarati e committenti senza volto. Costantino, Niceforo, Leone per la Tokali Kilise in Cappadocia, in Medioevo: i committenti, atti del Convegno internazionale di studi (Parma, 21-26 settembre 2010), a cura di A.C. Quintavalle, Electa, Milano 2011, pp. 139-158.

M. Andaloro, In Cappadocia. Nel grembo della roccia fra valli e chiese dipinte, in Güllüdere e Kızılçukur: la Valle delle Rose e la Valle Rossa in Cappadocia, Premio Internazionale Carlo Scarpa per il Giardino 2020-2021, XXXI edizione, a cura di P. Boschiero, L. Latini, Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche - Antiga, Treviso 2020, pp. 61-77.

M. Andaloro, La Missione dell’Università della Tuscia in Cappadocia, ivi, pp. 142-154.

C. Bordino, Lo sviluppo del cristianesimo nella regione di Nevşehir (secoli IV-X) e il suo ruolo nella promozione delle arti visive, ivi, pp. 89-100.

M.R. Menna, Il giardino e il giardiniere nella Chiesa dei Santi Gioacchino e Anna, ivi, pp. 164-166.

P. Pogliani, Dipingere in Cappadocia, ivi, pp. 155-163.

Per il quadro generale del patrimonio pittorico della Cappadocia bizantina nella regione di Nevşehir si rimanda al sito http://www.museovirtualecappadocia.it/

2) Per le direttrici fuori di Bisanzio:

S. Piazza, Pittura rupestre medievale. Lazio e Campania settentrionale (secoli VI-XIII), École française de Rome, Roma 2006, pp. 65-68.

S. Piazza, Une Communion des Apôtres en Occident. Le cycle pictural de la Grotta del Salvatore près de Vallerano, “Cahiers Archéologiques”, 47 (1999), pp. 137-158.

R. Grégoire, Theofano. Una bizantina sul trono del sacro romano impero, Jaca Book, Milano 2000.

3) In relazione alla mostra in fieri “Parlami, Terra!”. Medea dalla Cappadocia alla Tuscia. Con Pasolini e Maria Callas (Viterbo, Santa Maria in Gradi, chiostro rinascimentale e medievale, primavera-estate 2024), ideazione di Maria Andaloro:

M. Andaloro, Pasolini e Medea in Cappadocia, in Güllüdere e Kızılçukur: la Valle delle Rose e la Valle Rossa in Cappadocia, Premio Internazionale Carlo Scarpa per il Giardino 2020-2021, XXXI edizione, a cura di P. Boschiero, L. Latini, Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche - Antiga, Treviso 2020, pp. 226-239.

classRoomMode

Attendance is not compulsory but strongly recommended. Participation in the visits is particularly recommended.

bibliography

L. Bevilacqua, Arte e aristocrazia a Bisanzio nell’età dei Macedoni. Costantinopoli, la Grecia e l’Asia Minore, Campisano, Roma 2013 (parti scelte).

C. Jolivet-lévy, L’arte della Cappadocia, Jaca Book, Milano 2001 (parti scelte).

R. Ousterhout, Visualizing Community. Art, Material Culture, and Settlement in Byzantine Cappadocia, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection Washington D.C. 2017 (parti scelte).

N. Thierry, La Cappadoce de l’Antiquité au Moyen Âge, Brepols, Turnhout 2002 (parti scelte).

A. Wharton Epstein, Tokali Kilise. Tenth-Century Metropolitan Art in Byzantine Cappadocia, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington D.C. 1986 (parti scelte).

courseProgram

Themes, languages, protagonists of Art in Europe from 1969 to Today
- The postmodern condition: definition and characters
- Some artists: Marcel Broodthaers, Joseph Beuys, Anselm Kiefer
- The 90s: relational aesthetics, the biennial format
- The issue of postcolonialism in art: the "Les Magiciens de la Terre" exhibition and debate
- The controversial limelight of Eastern art after the collapse of the Berlin Wall
- Atlas of contemporary art in the Mediterranean area- The third millennium: between globalization and resistance. The new emergencies

examMode

Learning will be tested through an in-progress evaluation consisting of the completion of two historical-critical worksheets for the Atlas of Contemporary Art in the Mediterranean Area and an oral exam.
The oral exam will aim to ascertain:
- the comprehension of the topics covered in the period and in the geographical area of reference ,
- the ability to analyze and contextualize the underlying linguistic works and processes.

books

- Nicolas Bourriaud, Il radicante, postmediabooks, 2014
- Patrizia Mania, Racconti mediterranei. Immagini, memoria, azioni nell’arte contemporanea, Round Robin, 2017.
-Patrizia Mania , Roberto Pinto, (a cura di), Atlante dell'arte contemporanea nel Mediterraneo: sguardi, esperienze, orizzonti, Round Robin, 2023
-Patrizia Mania, “I Like Europe but Europe Doesn’t Like Me. Sentirsi discriminati: gli artisti dell’Est dopo la Guerra fredda”, in Raffaella Petrilli, Hate Speech L’odio nel discorso pubblico. Politica, media, società, Round Robin, 2019, pp.99-111.
- Brunella Velardi, a cura di, "Immaginare il Mediterraneo di Bianco-Valente", Edizioni settecittà, 2023


Non-attending students have to choose a text from the following:
- Roberto Pinto, Nuove geografie artistiche. Le mostre al tempo della globalizzazione, Postmediabooks, 2012.
- Teresa Macrì, Fallimento, Postmediabooks, 2017
- Foster Hal, Il ritorno del reale. L’avanguardia alla fine del Novecento, 2006, Postmedia Srl, Milano. [1996, Massachussets Institute of Technology].
- Belting H., Birken J., Buddensieg A. e Weibel P., eds. Global Studies. Mapping Contemporary Art and Culture, Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostifldern, 2011.
- Patrizia Mania, Raffaella Petrilli, Elisabetta Cristallini (a cura di), Arte sui muri della città. Street Art e Urban Art: questioni aperte, Roma, Round Robin editrice, 2017.

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Frontal lessons with the aid of visualization supports of the images of the works and 2/3 didactic inspections in museums and places of interest for contemporary art to allow the students to acquire further specific skills of critical analysis of the works.

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Frequency of lessons is optional. Non-attending students must integrate the examination texts in agreement with the professor.

bibliography

- Atlas of Contemporary Art in the Mediterranean Area' web platform : https://www.migrazionieuropadiritto.it/atlante-adia/
- Teresa Macrì, 'Performance Slippages. Anni 1960-2000", vol. I, Postmediabooks, 2020
- Teresa Macrì, "Slittamenti della performance. Anni 2000-2020" vol II, Postmediabooks, 2022
- Art and Theory of Post-1989 Central and Eastern Europe. A Critical Anthology, MOMA, 2018
- Irwin, East Art Map, Contemporary Art and Eastern Europe, 2006.

courseProgram

Breaking the limits, overturning the aesthetic categories, experimenting with new and unprecedented possibilities of making art and building a thought around it, is an aspect that accompanies the whole story of art designated as contemporary. The history of contemporary art is constantly cadenced by fractures, interruptions, disruptions, transformations, reversals of linguistic, technical, social, hermeneutical, geographical, critical, sensory, material and immaterial boundaries.
From the 60s of the last century until today, the field of investigation of the course is the overcoming of limits in contemporary artistic research by interrogating some works, artists and exhibitions considered exemplary. On this background, the course intends to deepen the works, the artists, the exhibition events and the related theoretical and critical debate.

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Learning will be verified through a paper and an oral examination with vote expressed in thirtieths.
- The paper will focus on a historical-critical report on one of the topics covered in the course and agreed with the teacher and it twill be presented in the classroom.
- The oral examination will be stuckered as follows:
1) The professor will ask a question regarding one of the topic covered throught the course to access the candidate’s knowdledge and his/her ability to historically contextualize the phenomena of contemporary art; identify the main issues; expose clearly the technical and conceptual peculiarities of the work of art by using the specific language of the historical-artistic studies;
2)moreover the professor will try to evaluate the capability of the candidate to analyze critically and historically one of the many artworks which had been discussed during the course.

books

Nicolas Bourriaud, Estetica relazionale, postmediabooks, 2010 (1998).
Hal Foster, Bad New Days. Arte, critica, emergenza, postmediabooks, 2019 [2015]
Patrizia Mania, 1968-1972:la critica alle istituzioni nel progetto “Musée d’Art Moderne Département des Aigles” di Marcel Broodthaers, settecittà, 2021.
Patrizia Mania, “L’energia delle azioni e delle testimonianze installative nelle lavagne di Joseph Beuys”, in, Maddalena Vallozza e Gian Maria Di Nocera, a cura di, “Sistemi educativi e politiche culturali dal mondo antico al contemporaneo. Studi offerti a Gabriella Ciampi”, in Daidalos. Studi e ricerche di Archeologia e Antichità, n.18, Università degli studi della Tuscia, 2019, pp.117-123.P.Mania, “Parole cancellate per nuove significazioni. Emilio Patrizia Mania,"Parole cancellate per nuove significazioni: Emilio Isgrò, Marcel Broodthaers, Joseph Kosuth”, in, M.R.Menna, S.Rinaldi, a cura di, De figurare…., Round Robin editrice, 2022, pp.207_222.
Lucilla Meloni, Le ragioni del gruppo. Un percorso tra gruppi, collettivi e sigle, comunità nell'arte in Italia dal 1945 al 2000, Postmedia books, 2023

mode

Frontal lessons will be held with the help of visual artwork display media. 2/3 off- site lessons will be held in museums and contemporary art galleries to enable students to acquire additional critical skills for critical analysis of works. At the end of the course, students will hold a report on a topic agreed with the teacher and discuss it in the classroom.

classRoomMode

Frequency of lessons is optional. Non-attending students must integrate the examination texts in agreement with the professor.

bibliography

Bishop C., Artificial Hells: Participatory Art and the Politics of Spectatorship, Verso, London, 2012.
Patrizia Mania, Folgorazioni d'arte. Ripensare oggi Francesca Alinovi, in, UNCLOSED.EU, vol. 35, 2022.
Patrizia Mania, “Ready made in cerca d’autore. Un percorso nelle opere di Philippe Thomas, Maurizio Cattelan, Ai Wei Wei, Pierre Huyghe e Philippe Parreno”, in, P.Mania, G. Vesperini, a cura di, “Autori, autorialità, diritti”, Round Robin editrice, 2022, pp.157-173
Domenico Scudero, Pierre Huyghe presso la Fondazione Pinault. Portare all'eccesso l'idea di un altrove, in, UNCLOSED.EU, vol.42, 2024

courseProgram

"Cimabue and the workshop in Assisi".

The frescoes painted by Cimabue in the Upper Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi represented a pivotal moment in Italian painting and have catalyzed the interest of generations of scholars in particular on some 'key' questions -the significance of the program, the dating, the commissioning, organization of the site, and at last, fruition.
The course aims to analyze the paintings in light of the critical debate up to the most recent studies, within Cimabue's production and the historical artistic context of the last quarter of the 13th century between Florence, Rome and Assisi.
Two visits, that are integral part of the course, are planned: to Assisi at the Basilica of St. Francis where the restoration of Cimabue's Maestà in the lower basilica is currently underway, and to Florence (Museo dell'Opera di Santa Croce).
The course will be divided into two parts: the first (40 hours) the teacher will draw the picture, the second (8 hours) will have a seminar character and the student will have to prepare a short report on texts assigned to a specific topic.

examMode

Ability to comment critically and with appropriate language on the works presented during the course with reference to the cultural context and the framework of recent studies with specific reference to the bibliography examined during the lessons.

books

Maria Andaloro, Ancora una volta sull’’Ytalia di Cimabue, in “in “Arte medievale”, 2, 1984 (1985), pp. 143-177.
Giuliano Bellosi, Cimabue, Milano, 1998
Eugenio Battisti, Cimabue, University Park 1967 (parti scelte)
Iole Carlettini, L’ Apocalisse di Cimabue e la meditazione escatologica di san Bonaventura, in “Arte medievale” 2° serie, 7, 1993, pp. 105-128
Flora Holly, Cimabue and the Franciscans,London, Turnhout 2018 (parti scelte)
Il Maestro di San Francesco e lo "stil novo" del Duecento umbro, Perugia, Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, 10 marzo- 9 giugno 2024, catalogo della mostra a cura di A. De Marchi, V. Picchiarelli, E. Zappasodi, Milano 2024.

mode

Teaching will be carried out through a series of lessons, a series of conferences and a seminar.
Included in lessons will the projection of images and they will start from the reading of the works (on the basis of the iconographic, stylistic-formal aspect, but also the technical aspect) to provide the instrumentsfor a correct analysis and understanding of them. Students will be directly involved in the second part of the course, invited to deepen a topic agreed with the teacher, which they will present in class.

classRoomMode

Attendance is not mandatory, but is strongly recommended.

bibliography

La basilica di San Francesco ad Assisi (Mirabilia Italiae), Modena, Panini, 2005-

courseProgram

The course will be articulated by alternating theoretical and practical activities with field applications and the presentation of case studies, in order to provide the widest panorama on the most up-to-date information technologies that contribute to the documentation, enhancement and dissemination of cultural heritage.
The effort made in recent years to improve the photorealism that computer graphics are able to transmit thanks its sophisticated hyper-realistic effects has now also infected scientific environments in which communication and dissemination through the image is fundamental.
The study of a Cultural Property for reconstructive purposes certainly cannot ignore a strictly scientific approach that takes into account historical knowledge, scientific, bibliographic data, etc., otherwise the entire operation would be reduced to a mere exercise of the potential of computer graphics. .
Given these assumptions, the reconstructive study must be combined with the use of modern information technologies, not only to meet the needs related to the interpretation of the data itself, but also and above all to transmit the scientific data to an increasingly vast and heterogeneous public, with an innovative approach capable of satisfying different levels of interest and understanding.
The course therefore includes an introductory theoretical part of basic computer science relating to hardware and software components, and to the nature and processing of digital images. Ample space will then be reserved for the study of the most modern instrumental expeditious systems for the relief and documentation (in 2D and 3D) of archaeological and historical-artistic assets, in order to be able to evaluate their different effectiveness and metrological precision and the possible fields of application. This awareness will lead from time to time to the most appropriate choice in relation to the resources available, the time and the nature of the Property being studied.
Ample space will also be given to the use of AutoCAD software, and the techniques for the acquisition and processing of digital images, aimed at photogrammetric use (monoscopic photogrammetry, digital photogrammetry, close range multi images survey systems, creation digital terrain models, DEM, TIN, photo-straightening, photoplanes and photomosaics). The course will include the practical use of techniques for topographic survey, (total station, metric and operational characteristics of 3D scanning systems), systems and software for three-dimensional modeling.

examMode

The final evaluation will take place through an oral exam, during which the student will have to present a topic of their choice, among those discussed during the course; and answer questions on theoretical and practical topics taught during the course

books

1- U. Marrone: Elementi di Informatica per esami e concorsi, Edizioni Simone 2015
2- M. Lo Prejato (A cura di): Manuale di informatica avanzato per la certificazione Microsoft Digital Literacy, Fondazione Mondo Digitale 2010.
3- Cannarozzo et Alii : Fotogrammetria Moduli 1-3 Zanichelli Editore 2012, (Scaricabile a questo indirizzo : https://online.scuola.zanichelli.it/cannarozzomisure-5ed/fotogrammetria/)
4- A. Pizzirani: Teoria e Tecnica del Trattamento delle Immagini, Ferrara, 2014.
5- D. Vasta: Video con la Reflex, Apogeo 2015.
(I manuali saranno resi disponibili in formato pdf durante il corso).

mode

The course will be articulated by alternating theoretical and practical activities with field applications and the presentation of case studies, in order to provide the widest panorama on the most up-to-date information technologies that contribute to the documentation, enhancement and dissemination of cultural heritage.

classRoomMode

The course will be articulated by alternating theoretical and practical activities with field applications and the presentation of case studies, in order to provide the widest panorama on the most up-to-date information technologies that contribute to the documentation, enhancement and dissemination of cultural heritage.

bibliography

Remondino, F., 2006: “Image - based modeling for object and human reconstruction”. Mitteilungen Nr. 91, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland.
Remondino, F. And S. El-Hakim, 2006: “Image-based 3D modeling: a review”. The Photogrammetric Record, 21(115).
Luca Lanteri, Giorgia Agresti, Corrado Vaccarella, Luca Lucchetti, Miriam Noto and Claudia Pelosi, The mediaeval crypt of Saint Sepulchre in Acquapendente (Italy): study and photogrammetric documentation of the painted surfaces. in (I. Ruso editor), European Journal of Science and Theology, February 2020, Vol.16, No.1, 177-185, Iasi 2020.
L. Lanteri, G. Agresti, C. Pelosi, A New Practical Approach for 3D Documentation in Ultraviolet Fluorescence and Infrared, of Polychromatic Sculptures as Fundamental Step in Restoration, Heritage 2019, 2, pp. 207–215.
L. Lanteri, G. Agresti, C. Pelosi, 3d model and ultraviolet fluorescence rendering: a methodological approach for the study of a wooden reliquary bust. Proceedings of the 10th European Symposium on Religious Art, Restoration and Conservation, Prague 31 May – 1 Jun 2018, Kermes Quaderni, Lexis, Torino, 2018, pp. 110-113.

courseProgram

During the course, historical, theoretical and methodological notions will be combined with experiences related to particular cases. We will proceed by relating restoration, museum and exhibitions with the aim of evaluating the reciprocal critical instances and the relationships between these areas. The history of exhibitions, the theme of museum writing, the problems of bases and frames will be addressed. A specific experience will be made of the setting up at Palazzo Bruschi in Tarquinia of a work by
Sebastian Matta "So that the victims win" (paper glued on canvas), which has been the subject of a restoration intervention Inspections will be carried out to verify past or ongoing experiences that highlight the correlation with museum restoration. Some inspections or external trips involve a full immersion of several hours.

examMode

Critical summary skills will be considered in the oral exam and in a written paper. The oral exam lasts about twenty minutes and ascertains the assimilation of critical, theoretical and methodological instances about the topics covered. The written paper will concern the laboratory experiences (in particular those carried out in the restoration laboratories) and must be sent to the teacher ten days before the exam date and will be discussed during the verification.
Clarity and critical skills and the quality of writing. Elementary thinking and grammatically incorrect writing remain insufficient

books

R. Longhi, Proposte per una critica d’arte, «Paragone», 1950, 1, pp. 5 - 19; F. Minissi, Conservazione vitalizzazione musealizzazione. Scuola di Specializzazione per lo studio ed il restauro dei monumenti. Università degli Studi “La Sapienza”, Roma, 1988, pp.7 - 39; U. Eco, Il Museo del terzo millennio, Conferenza tenuta al Museo Gugghenheim di Bilbao il 25 giugno 2001; M.I. Catalano, Dall’esperienza dell’arte all’estetica: la “Sala delle Mostre” dell’Istituto Centrale del Restauro, in La teoria del restauro nel Novecento da Riegl a Brandi, Atti del Convegno Internazionale (Viterbo, 12 – 15 novembre 2003), a cura di M. Andaloro, Firenze, 2006, pp. 179-197; M. C. Mazzi, «Museografia come restauro preventivo», in La teoria del restauro nel Novecento da Riegl a Brandi, Atti del Convegno Internazionale (Viterbo, 12 – 15 novembre 2003), a cura di M. Andaloro, Firenze, 2006, pp. 199 – 213; Snodi di critica. Musei, mostre, restauro e diagnostica artistica in Italia 1930-1940, a cura di Maria Ida Catalano, Roma 2013; G. Carbonara Il restauro critico, in Palazzi storici e museografia moderna, Atti del convegno nazionale (Lecce, Rettorato, 23 – 24 ottobre 2014), a cura di R. Casciaro, Galatina (LE), 2016, pp. 13 – 26.; R. Casciaro, Il Museo come opera d’arte, in Palazzi storici e museografia moderna, Atti del convegno nazionale (Lecce, Rettorato, 23 – 24 ottobre 2014), a cura di R. Casciaro, Galatina (LE), 2016, pp. 13 – 26, pp. 75 – 88; G. Celant, Verso una storia reale e contestuale, in Post Zang Tumb Tuum, Art Life Politics Italia 1918 – 1943, catalogo della mostra, a cura di Germano Celant, Fondazione Prada, Milano 18.2 - 25.6. 2018, Milano 2018, pp. 553 – 559.

mode

Lectures will take place from the Chair and in museums, resorting to inspections on the local and Italian territory. Exercises are planned. The activities outside the classroom (inspections and workshops) will involve 16 hours in total.

courseProgram

The first part of the course (about 25 hours) is devoted to the evolution of Italian cities between late antiquity and the early Middle Ages (5th-9th centuries), read through the archaeological investigations conducted in urban centers over the last half-century.
A second part (about 25 hours) will be devoted to the archaeology of architecture, that is, methods of reading, analyzing and interpreting the built environment through stratigraphy, typology and archaeometry. Special attention will be devoted to the contexts of northern Latium between the 10th and 13th centuries. Field exercises are planned.

examMode

The exam will be carried out in a single oral test, aimed at verifying the student's preparation on the course content and on the ability to learn, understand and exhibit. The test will consist of a series of questions aimed at ascertaining the knowledge of the topics covered in the course. In addition, at least one question will be aimed at the solution of a practical problem on the type of those addressed during the laboratory hours.

books

1- F.R. Stasolla, Archeologia del medioevo, Mondadori, Milano 2023.
2- G.P. Brogiolo, A. Cagnana, Archeologia dell'architettura. Metodi, interpretazioni, All'Insegna del Giglio, Firenze, 2012.

Students unable to attend lectures are required to add the following to the texts listed above:
- G.P. Brogiolo, Le origini della città medievale, SAP, Mantova 2011.
- A. Augenti, Città e porti dall'antichità al medioevo, Carocci. Roma 2010.

classRoomMode

Attendance is mandatory. Students unable to attend the course are required to arrange a replacement programme with the lecturer.

bibliography

- G.P. Brogiolo, Le origini della città medievale, SAP, Mantova 2011.
- A. Augenti, Città e porti dall'antichità al medioevo, Carocci. Roma 2010.

courseProgram

Lecture I – Course Introduction
Notions of historical construction: materials, characteristics and techniques of construction
Architectural orders: origins and fortune
Introduction to practice: historical and critical analysis document (documentary chronology, analysis of the graphic and iconographic sources, and annotated bibliography). Illustration of a document prototype, of the method and of the pertinent research tools.

Lecture II
Carolingian and Ottonian Architecture (8th to 11th century)
Charlemagne’s Palatine complex in Aachen; the Lorsch Abbey; the Princely Abbey of Corvey; the Princely Abbey of Fulda. The oratory at Germigny-des-Prés (comparisons with Central-Italian derivations: San Vittore alle Chiuse in Genga, Santa Croce di Sassoferrato, Santa Maria delle Moje).
Saint Pantaleon Church in Cologne; Mainz Cathedral; St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim; Essen Abbey; St. Maria im Kapitol, Cologne; the Ottonian phase of Speyer Cathedral.
Romanesque Architecture (11th to 12th century)
Historical and socio-political context, general characteristics
France
The Romanesque in French pilgrimage churches on the Way of St. Jacques: Cluny II; Saint-Martin in Tours; Saint-Martial in Limoges; Saint-Sernin in Toulouse and St Jacques in Compostela
The Romanesque in the French regional schools: Normandy (Bernay Abbey, Jumièges Saint Etienne and Trinité Abbeys in Caen); Burgundy (Cluny; Saint-Philibert de Tournus; Vézelay Abbey); Auvergne (the Basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Port in Clermont-Ferrand, Saint-Front Cathedral of Perigueux, Angoulême Cathedral); Provence (the church of Saint-Trophime in Arles).
Germanic Countries
Trier Cathedral; Speyer Cathedral; Basilica of the Holy Apostles, Cologne, Worms Cathedral.
England
St. Albans, Norwich Cathedral, Durham Cathedral.
Italy
Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milan; Sant’Abbondio in Como; Modena Cathedral; Saint Marc’s Basilica in Venice; Florence, Baptistery and Basilica of San Miniato al Monte; Pisa, Cathedral and Baptistery; Rome, St. Clement, Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Santa Maria in Trastevere; Civita Castellana Cathedral; Santa Maria Maggiore and San Pietro in Tuscania; Santa Maria di Portonovo in Ancona; Viterbo, Cathedral, Santa Maria Nuova and San Sisto; San Nicola of Bari; Trani Cathedral; Palermo, Palatine Chapel, Cathedral, San Giovanni degli Eremiti, Norman Palazzi (Zisa and Cuba); Cefalù Cathedral, Monreale Cathedral.

Lecture III
Gothic Architecture (12th to 13th century)
Background, socio-political and historical context, general characteristics
Early Gothic and the Île de France
Saint Denis Cathedral; Sens Cathedral; Noyon Cathedral; Laon Cathdral; Paris, Nôtre Dame Cathedral and Saint-Chapelle.
Cistercian Architecture
Fontenay Abbey, Ponigny Abbey, Italian examples (San Galgano Abbey, Fossanova Abbey, Casamari Abbey, Chiaravalle Abbey).
Mature Gothic Period
Chartres Cathedral, Reims Cathedral; Amiens Cathedral; Bourges Cathedral. Civil architecture, the Hôtel de Ville in Brussels, the Hôtel-Dieu in Tonnerre. The minor residential row typology and fortified architectures: Carcassonne and Aigues-Mortes.
England
Early English: Canterbury Cathedral; Lincoln Cathedral; Westminster Abbey.
Decorated: Salisbury Cathedral; Exeter Cathedral; York Cathedral.
Perpendicular: King’s College Chapel, Cambridge; St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, Gloucester Cathedral.
Holy Roman Empire
The first diffusion of Cistercian models; Maulbronn Abbey; Heisterbach Abbey.
Basel Minster.
Gothic diffusion: Liebfrauenkirche, Trier, Cologne Cathedral; Freiburg Minster.
Late Gothic: Stephansdom, Vienna.
The Parler family: Choir in St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague and St. Anne's Church, Annaberg-Buchholz.
Italy
Venice, Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, the Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, palazzo Ducale; Milan Cathedral; palazzo pubblico of Piacenza; San Petronio in Bologna; Florence, Santa Croce; Santa Maria Novella and palazzo Vecchio; Siena Cathedral; St. Francis’ Basilica in Assisi; San Fortunato in Todi; Orvieto Cathedral; Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome; Castel del Monte and Frederician architecture.

Lecture IV
The Fifteenth century (part I)
Brunelleschi
Florence, the cupola of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Ospedale degli Innocenti, the Old Sacristy of San Lorenzo, the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Pazzi Chapel in Santa Croce, Basilica of Santo Spirito, the Rotonda degli Angeli, the Palazzo di Parte Guelfa, the Tribune Morte and the Lantern of the Chapel of Santa Maria del Fiore.
Michelozzo
Florence, Palazzo Medici, rotonda of the Santissima Annunziata Basilica
Leon Battista Alberti and the De re aedificatoria
Rimini, Malatesta Temple; Florence, palazzo Rucellai, the façade of Santa Maria Novella, the Rucellai Chapel in San Pancrazio; Mantua, San Sebastiano Church, Basilica of Sant’Andrea.

Lecture V
The Fifteenth century (part II)
Rome (Pope Nicholas V – Pope Alexander VI)
Nicholas V’s project for St Peter’s, Loggia of blessings in St. Peter’s, Palazzo Venezia, the palazzetto and the church of San Marco, Santa Maria del Popolo, Sant’Agostino, Santa Maria della Pace, Innocent VIII’s Belvedere, San Pietro in Montorio, palazzo della Cancelleria.
Florence and the Medicean Architecture of the second half of the XVth Century
Palazzo Pitti, palazzo Strozzi, the Sacristy of the Basilica of Santo Spirito, San Salvatore al Monte; Prato, Santa Maria delle Carceri; Poggio a Caiano, villa Medici.
Pienza: Cathedral and palazzo Piccolomini.
Cortona: Church of the Madonna del Calcinaio.
Urbino: palazzo Ducale, the Cathedral, San Bernardino.

Lecture VI
Monographic Seminar (part I)
Donato Bramante. His training and arrival in Milan
Lombard architecture in the second half of the fifteenth century. Filarete, the Solari, Dolcebuono and Leonardo da Vinci
Portinari Chapel in the Basilica of Sant’Eustorgio, Sforza castle, Bergamo Cathedral, the Ospedale Maggiore, San Pietro in Gessate, Filarete’s Treatise; Pavia; the Certosa and Cathedral; Bergamo, Colleoni Chapel; Leonardo’s projects for Central plan churches.
Bramante in Lombardy
Painted Architecture in the palazzo dei Podestà and in the Angelini house in Bergano, a hall in the Panigarola house in Milan; the Prevedari incision; Milan, church and sacristy of Santa Maria presso San Satiro, the tribune of Santa Maria delle Grazie, The canon’s building and the cloisters of Sant’Ambrogio; Pavia Cathedral; piazza di Vigevano; façade of the Basilica of Santa Maria Nascente in Abbiategrasso.

Lecture VII
Monographic Seminar (part II)
Bramante in Rome and in the Pontifical State
Rome, Cloister and Convent of Santa Maria della Pace, the palazzo of the Cardinal Adriano Castellesi from Corneto (Giraud-Torlonia) ), the cortile del Belvedere, the Coir of Santa Maria del Popolo, via Giulia, palazzo dei Tribunali and San Biagio Church, the minor Basilica of Santi Celso e Giuliano, the tempietto di San Pietro in Montorio, palazzo Caprini, projects for St Peter’s; Loreto, basilica of the Santa Casa and the palazzo Apostolico; measures for Rocca Albornoz in Viterbo.
Bramante’s Fortune

Lecture VIII – guided fieldtrip

Lecture IX
The Sixteenth Century (Part I)
St Peter’s Basilica after Bramante
Raphael’s projects and activities, Peruzzi and Antonio da Sangallo the Younger.
Raphael and Peruzzi
Rome, Chigi Chapel in Santa Maria del Popolo, Sant’Eligio degli Orefici, palazzo Alberini, palazzo Branconio dell’Aquila, villa Madama; palazzo Pandolfini in Florence; villa Chigi in via della Lungara, Ghisilardi Chapel in San Domenico in Bologna, palazzo Massimo alle Colonne.
Giulio Romano, Antonio da Sangallo the Elder and Antonio da Sangallo the Younger.
Rome, Giulio Romano’s house, villa Lante al Gianicolo, palazzo Stati Maccarani, palazzo Adimari Salviati; Mantua, palazzo Te, Cathedral, San Benedetto in Polirone, Giulio Romano’s house.
Montepulciano, Madonna di San Biagio; Civita Castellana, Fortress; Montefiascone, Rocca dei Papi.
Rome, palazzo Baldassini, palazzo Farnese, Santa Maria di Monserrato, Santo Spirito in Sassia, Santa Maria of Loreto, Papal Mint; Mint and projects for Castro.

Lecture X
The Sixteenth Century (part II)
Falconetto, Sanmicheli and Sansovino
Padua, loggia Cornaro; Verona, palazzo Bevilacqua, palazzo Canossa, porta Nuova, porta Palio, Madonna di Campagna; Orvieto, Petrucci Chapel in San Domenico; Montefiascone, Santa Margherita; Venice, palazzo Grimani, Marciana Library, the Loggetta del Sansovino, the Mint, palazzo Corner.
Michelangelo Architect
Florence, the new Sacristy in San Lorenzo, the Laurenziana Library; Rome, Campidoglio, additions to the palazzo Farnese, St Peter’s, projects for San Giovanni dei Fiorentini, porta Pia, Sforza Chapel in Santa Maria Maggiore, Santa Maria degli Angeli.
Palladio
Vicenza, palazzo Iseppo Porto, Basilica, palazzo Chiericati, palazzo Valmarana, loggia del Capitanio, teatro Olimpico; villa La Rotonda; villa Barbaro a Maser; Venice, San Giorgio Maggiore, Church of the Santissimo Redentore; The Four Books of Architecture.

Lecture XI
The Sixteenth Century (part III)
Vignola
Bologna, projects for St Petronius, palazzo Bocchi, the portico dei Banchi; Rome, villa Giulia and Sant’Andrea’s Church in via Flaminia, the façade of Santa Maria dell’Orto, the Church of the Gesù, Sant’Anna dei Palafrenieri; Caprarola, palazzo Farnese; Piacenza, palazzo Farnese; the Regola delli cinque ordini.
Roma in the second half of the Sixteenth Century
Villa d’Este in Tivoli; Rome, the casina Pio IV in the Vatican, the façade of the Church of the Gesù, Madonna dei Monti, San Paolo alle Tre Fontane, palazzo del Quirinale, San Salvatore in Lauro, palazzo Lateranense, the Fontana dell'Acqua Felice, Sistine Chapel in Santa Maria Maggiore, San Giacomo degli Incurabili.

Lecture XII – Guided Fieldtrip

Lecture XIII
The Seventeenth Century (part I)
The Architecture of the first decades of the seventeenth century in Rome
Completion of St Peter’s, the façade of The Church of Saint Susanna, palazzo Barberini, palazzo Borghese.
Bernini Architect
Santa Bibiana (façade), St. Peter's Baldachin, Tritone fountain, the Cornaro Chapel in Santa Maria della Vittoria, palazzo Ludovisi, palazzo Chigi-Odescalchi, Sant’Andrea al Quirinale, St Peter’s colonnade, fontana dei Fiumi in piazza Navona; San Tommaso in Castel Gandolfo; Santa Maria Assunta in Ariccia; projects for the Louvre in Paris.
Borromini
San Carlino, the Oratorio dei Filippini, Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza, Sant’Agnese in Agone, Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, the Church of Santa Maria dei Sette Dolori, the completion of Sant’Andrea delle Fratte, palazzo di Propaganda Fide.

Lecture XIV
The Seventeenth Century (part II)
Pietro da Cortona Architect
Rome, the Church of Santi Luca e Martina, the villa Sacchetti al Pigneto, Santa Maria della Pace, Santa Maria in Via Lata.
Carlo Rainaldi, Carlo Fontana, Giovanni Antonio De Rossi
Churches in piazza del Popolo, Santa Maria in Campitelli, the façade of San Marcello al Corso, the completion of palazzo Ludovisi a Montecitorio, project for the completion of Piazza San Pietro, the project for a Church in the Colosseum; palazzo D’Aste.
Naples and Venice
Naples, the certosa di San Martino, San Giuseppe delle Scalze in Pontecorvo; Venice, Santa Maria della Salute.
Guarino Guarini
Project for Santa Maria della Divina Providenca in Lisbon; Messina, Church for the Somaschi Fathers; Turin, San Lorenzo, The Chapel of the Holy Shroud.

Lecture XV – guided fieldtrip

Lecture XVI
The Eighteenth Century
Rome in the First Decades of the Eighteenth Century
The Porto di Ripetta, the Spanish Steps, piazza di Sant’Ignazio, Santa Maria Maddalena, Church of the Holy Rosary in Marino, the façade of palazzo Doria al Corso; the Architecture of the Arcadia, projects and realization of the façade of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran; Tuscia, Contini’s works at Vetralla, Barigioni’s works in Nepi.
Filippo Juvarra
Turin: the basilica of Superga, palazzo Madama, Church of the Carmine; the Stupinigi complex.
Luigi Vanvitelli, Ferdinando Fuga and Nicola Salvi: between Rome and Southern Italy.
The Royal Palace of Caserta, the Church of The Santissima Annunziata Maggiore in Naples; Rome, palazzo della Consulta, the Church of St. Mary of the Oration and Death; the Real Albergo dei Poveri in Naples; Trevi Fountain in Rome.

examMode

The course will be assessed in an oral exam intended to verify the student’s knowledge of the themes and architectures discussed throughout the course, their degree of autonomy in historical and critical analysis, their command of technical lexicon and their capacity to grasp the connections between the histories of construction analysed in the course. Moreover, the candidate will present an in-depth monographic study chosen between a selection of subjects that will be suggested during the course, along with relevant bibliographic suggestions. The final evaluation shall also take into consideration the student’s historical and critical analysis document.
An intermediate written test (optional) is foreseen, aimed at verifying the knowledge relating to the first part of the course (medieval architecture).

books

Essential Bibliography
- Lineamenti di storia dell’architettura, a cura di L. Bartolini Salimbeni et al., Roma 1994 (for the Middle Ages and as an introduction to later periods).
- Storia dell’architettura italiana. Il Quattrocento, a cura di F. P. Fiore, Milano 1998.
- W. LOTZ, Architettura in Italia 1500-1600, a cura di D. Howard, Milano 1997.
- R. WITTKOWER, Arte e architettura in Italia 1600-1750, Torino 1993.

mode

Teaching will be delivered though lectures supported by images related to the themes and the architectures outlined in the programme, integrated by guided fieldtrips, to allow pupils to analyse the construction history and the architectonic peculiarities of selected iconic buildings through direct observation.
The pupils’ didactic experience will also be augmented through practice: students will compose a document which presents an historical and critical analysis of a building of their choice. The document will include a documentary chronology, an analysis of the graphic and iconographic sources, and an annotated bibliography.

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Attendance in the course is not mandatory.

bibliography

J. S. ACKERMAN, The Architecture of Michelangelo, Chicago 1986.
G. C. ARGAN, B. CONTARDI, Michelangelo architetto, Milano 1990.
Antonio da Sangallo il Giovane. La vita e l’opera, Atti del XXII Congresso di Storia dell’Architettura (Roma, 19-21 febbraio 1986), Roma 1986.
R. BONELLI, C. BOZZONI, V. FRANCHETTI PARDO, Storia dell'architettura medievale, Roma-Bari 1997.
A. BRUSCHI, Filippo Brunelleschi, Milano 2006.
A. BRUSCHI, Bramante, Bari 1998 (updated edition).
D. R. COFFIN, Pirro Ligorio. The Renaissance Artist, Architect and Antiquarian; with a Checklist of Drawings, University Park, Penn. 2004.
J. CONNORS, Borromini e l'Oratorio romano, Torino 1989.
Baldassarre Peruzzi 1481-1536, a cura di C. L. Frommel et. al., Venezia 2005.
F. P. FIORE, Leon Battista Alberti, Milano 2012.
C. L. FROMMEL, S. RAY, M. TAFURI, Raffaello architetto, Milano 1984.
Palladio, a cura di G. Beltramini, H. Burns, (Catalogue of the exhibition, Vicenza-London 2008-09), Venezia 2008.
E. H. GOMBRICH, Giulio Romano, Milano 1989.
H. HIBBARD, Carlo Maderno, trad. it. a cura di A. Scotti, Milano 2001.
R. KRAUTHEIMER, Roma di Alessandro VII, 1655-1667, Roma 1987.
T. A. MARDER, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Milano 1998.
J. M. MERZ, Pietro da Cortona and Roman Baroque Architecture, New Haven, Conn. 2008.
P. PORTOGHESI, Francesco Borromini: la vita e le opere, Milano 2019 (ed. aggiornata, 1° ed. 1984)
Storia dell'architettura italiana. Il primo Cinquecento, a cura di A. Bruschi, Milano 2002.
Storia dell'architettura italiana. Il secondo Cinquecento, a cura di C. Conforti, R. J. Tuttle, Milano 2001.
Storia dell’architettura italiana. Il Seicento, a cura di A. Scotti Tosini, 2 voll., Milano 2003.
Storia dell’architettura italiana. Il Settecento, a cura di G. Curcio, E. Kieven, Milano 2000.
Vignola, a cura di R. J. Tuttle et. al., (catalogo della mostra, Vignola 2002), Milano 2002.

Further bibliographical guidance shall be given during the course.

courseProgram

During the course will be analysed the urban development of the cities in the Vesuvian area, especially Pompeii and Herculaneum, from their foundation until their destruction following the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. After an introduction on the history of the excavations in the Vesuvian area, all the most significant archaeological aspects of these centres will be presented and discussed: the urban development, the individual public monuments both of a political and sacred nature, the city walls and private buildings. Particular attention will also be paid to the finds from the excavations of these centres and to the analysis of themes such as the development of painting and mosaic systems, architectural decoration and statuary in the Vesuvian area.
The slides of the individual lessons in pdf format will be sent periodically by the teacher to the attending students only.
Students who cannot attend classes are invited to contact the teacher for an interview on the exam schedule and to receive information on the exam texts.

examMode

- The exam consists of an oral test.
- The level of knowledge acquired on the topics covered in the course, the candidate's ability to critically apply this knowledge to problems and case studies addressed, as well as the effective clarity in the presentation will be assessed. The evaluation will be expressed in thirtieths, with possible honors. The minimum mark for passing the exam is eighteen out of thirty.

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Indication on the exam texts will be provided by the teacher on the first day of lesson.

- Fausto Zevi (a cura di), Pompei (Napoli 1991);
- Massimo Osanna, Pompei ieri e oggi (Treccani 2024).

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Execution: The course consists of frontal lessons of 2 hours each, an external visit (4 hours), readings and presentation of commented videos in the classroom (4 hours). Total 48 hours.

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Attendance: Attendance is not mandatory, however the attending student must be present at 75% of the lessons (18 lessons out of 24). The student who cannot attend will receive adequate teaching material.

bibliography

- Fabrizio Pesando - Maria Paola Guidobaldi, Pompei, Oplontis, Ercolano, Stabiae. Guide Archeologiche Laterza (Roma 2006), pp. 1-90; 163-209; 246-311; 371-401; 436-449.
- Marco Fabbri, Note sulla Forma Urbis di Pompei, in: Scienze dell’Antichità 22, 2016, 11-27;
- Fabrizio Pesando, Colonia Cornelia Veneria Pompeianorum, ovvero l’esperimento dell’oligarchia, in: Mélanges de l’École française de Rome – Antiquité 127, 2, 2015 (online) pp. 1-15.

An integral part of the course are the materials provided by the teacher to the attending students in PDF format of the individual lessons. This material can only be used for educational purposes.

courseProgram

Archeology of cult and ritual practice.
Starting from an introduction on the main aspects of Greek religion (polytheism, anthropomorphism, continuity / discontinuity with the Mycenaean world, cult of heroes, etc.), the course will address some of the main aspects of archeology of cult:
- the ritual, as a concrete and founding manifestation of religious activity, whose various expressions, connected to the most diverse occasions, can be reconstructed through the study of literary and material testimonies and therefore of textual (literary and historical) and contextual (archaeological) data ;
- the construction typologies of cult and their functions: altar, temple, thesauròs, hestiatòrion, stoà, etc .;
- the votive offering as a ritual practice to establish a relationship with the divinity and an instrument for defining one's social status and the votive deposit as a coherent set of materials, of different typology and nature, result of an intentional action;
- sacrifice, as one of the most important expressions of Greek ritual practice that often leaves important direct and indirect archaeological evidence;
- the image of divinity, as a material manifestation of the divine between the notions of anàthema and àgalma;
- artisanal manufacturing for the sacred consumption: the votive terracottas;
- the funeral ritual: relevance in the cult practice, social significance and archaeological evidence.

examMode

Expected knowledge and skills will be verified through an oral interview with questions that may involve comments on images. The preparation will be considered adequate if the student demonstrates good language skills with the use of the correct archaeological terminology, good knowledge of the main topics covered during the course, familiarity with the most important artworks and artifacts, styles, and iconography, as well as the ability to placing the works in the historical-artistic and historical-cultural context of reference.

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Testi adottati e bibliografia di riferimento

• G. ROCCO, E. LIPPOLIS, Archeologia greca. Cultura, società, politica e produzione, Bruno Mondadori, Milano 2011, capitolo 4. L’identità religiosa, pp. 81-116 (con bibliografia di riferimento a pp. 524-526)
• P. SCHIRRIPA, Religione e società nella Grecia antica. Una guida, Roma (Carocci editore) 2007.

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Attendance to classes is mandatory. Non-attending students must report to the teacher (by mail) their inability to attend and agree with the teacher on a specific program.

bibliography

For the exam, the above-mentioned texts will be integrated with the notes taken during the lessons, iconographic documents, and other bibliographical references provided by the teacher.

courseProgram

This subject treats about the diagnostic analysis, especially the non-invasive ones, used in the study of cultural heritage objects in order to obtain information about the constituent materials and the state of preservation to be used for conservative purposes. The diagnostic methods are theoretically unlimited and can be derived also by other fields of science. Between the most used diagnostics techniques the following are treated: multispectral analysis with digital devices; elemental and molecular analysis by non-invasive portable instruments (X-ray fluorescence, Raman and infrared spectroscopy, reflectance spectrophotometry and other spectroscopic techniques). Innovative diagnostic techniques.

examMode

The exam takes place in the forms established by art. 23 of the University Teaching Regulations. In the evaluation of the test and in the attribution of the final grade, the following items will be taken into account: the level of knowledge of the contents demonstrated, the ability to apply the theoretical concepts to case studies in the field of diagnostics of cultural heritage, analytical capacity, synthesis and of interdisciplinary links typical of this discipline, of the capacity of critical sense and formulation of judgments.
The exam consists of an oral test that will last about 30 minutes.
At the end of the course, a file containing 144 standard questions will be made available on the teaching platform, which can be formulated during the exam.
During the oral exam students will be asked questions on the topics covered during the course and, specifically, on the diagnostic techniques examined and their applications to the specific case studies treated in the lessons. The student must demonstrate that he/she has understood the theoretical principles of the diagnostic techniques studied and the practical applications in the field of cultural heritage.

books

- Aldo Napoli, Claudia Pelosi, Vittorio Vinciguerra, Principi di analisi spettroscopica con applicazioni ai beni culturali, Aracne Editrice, Roma, 2010, capitoli 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13.

- Salvatore Siano, Archeometria e restauro. L'innovazione tecnologica. Nardini Editore, Firenze, 2012 .

All teaching material is made available to students on a shared drive folder and on Moodle platform.

mode

The teaching methodology will be developed with lecture hall lessons and specific workshops on diagnostic techniques. In particular, the diagnostic techniques will be treated from the theoretical and practical points of view with applications in the field of cultural heritage for the characterisation of the materials, techniques and degradation products.
Practical training will be performed with instruments of Laboratory of Diagnostics and Materials Science and Instrument Center of University of Tuscia on artworks under restoration in the Laboratories of Restoration of LMR/02 course.
Practical training: 10 hours.
Lecture hall lessons: 54 hours

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Attendance of the lessons is optional. However, it is advisable to follow the practical training

bibliography

- Aldo Napoli, Claudia Pelosi, Vittorio Vinciguerra, Principi di analisi spettroscopica con applicazioni ai beni culturali, Aracne Editrice, Roma, 2010, capitoli 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13.
- Salvatore Siano, Archeometria e restauro. L'innovazione tecnologica. Nardini Editore, Firenze, 2012 .
- C. Seccaroni, P. Moioli, Prontuario per l'analisi XRF portatile applicata a superfici policrome, Nardini Editore, Firenze, 2002
- I. Adrover Gracia, Applicazioni della spettrofotometria IR allo studio dei beni culturali, Il Prato, Padova, 2001
- M.R. Derrick, D. Stulik, J.M. Landry, Infrared Spectroscopy in Conservation Science, The Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, 1999
- G. Poldi, G.C.F. Villa, Dalla conservazione alla storia dell'arte. Riflettografia e analisi non invasive per lo studio dei dipinti, Edizioni della Normale, Pisa, 2007

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LUGLI Adalgisa, Museologia (Enciclopedia d'Orientamento, 33), Jaca Book, Milano 1992 (ristampa 2024)

DALAI EMILIANI Marisa, Musei della Ricostruzione in Italia, tra disfatta e rivincita della storia, in ID., Per una critica della museografia del Novecento in Italia. Il "saper mostrare" di Carlo Scarpa, Marsilio, 2008, da pag. 77 a pag. 119

MAZZI Maria Cecilia, Musei anni '50: spazio, forma e funzione (Le Voci del Museo, 20), Edifir, Firenze 2009; da pag. 11 a pag. 184

MARSON Stefano, POGLIANI Paola, Franco Minissi: il museografo, l'architetto e gli allestimenti del Museo Civico di Viterbo (Le Voci del Museo, 43), Edifir, Firenze 2022

courseProgram

The relationship between philosophy and painting at the beginning of the modern age, Giordano Bruno and Caravaggio. Philosophy and painting at the beginning of the modern age. The Giordano Bruno and Caravaggio case. Biography and philosophy of Giordano Bruno. Study of "The Expulsion of the Triumphant Beast" by Giordano Bruno: Reformation, Counter-Reformation, religious wars, moral and intellectual reform. Biography of Caravaggio. Study of some of his paintings in relation to the themes of subjectivity and its relationship with nature, and of religious and social life. Comparison between Bruno and Caravaggio and examination of some episodes of the shared reception of the two characters in historiography and in movie and television.
There are no modules or complementary activities.

examMode

The skills will be verified through a final oral exam. Students will be expected to face two kinds of task: 1. general questions, to test the ability to identify and articulate the main topics, using the specific language of the historical-philosophical studies; 2. reading and critical comment of texts, in order to evaluate the competence in the understanding and interpretation of philosophical texts and paintings presented during the programme.

books

1.Giordano Bruno, Lo Spaccio della bestia trionfante, a cura di M. Ciliberto, Milano, Rizzoli 1985 e ristampe.

2. Michele Ciliberto, Introduzione a Bruno, Bari-Roma, Laterza 1997 e ristampe

3. Saverio Ricci, Caravaggio e i filosofi, nuove considerazioni, in Caravaggio a Napoli. Nuovi dati nuove idee, atti del convegno di Capodimonte, a cura di M.C. Terzaghi, Ediart 2021, pp. 13-23.

4. Saverio Ricci, Cultura e filosofia nella Napoli di Caravaggio, in Caravaggio Napoli, catalogo della mostra a cura di M.C. Terzaghi, Milano, Electa, 2019, pp. 21-29.

5. Francesca Dell'Omodarme, voce Caravaggio, in Giordano Bruno. Parole concetti immagini, direzione scientifica M. Ciliberto, Pisa, Edizioni della Normale vol. I, 2014, pp. 300-301.

6. Andrea Suggi, La filosofia del Rinascimento, Roma, Carocci, 2023.

mode

lectures, 48 hours

classRoomMode

Attendance is not mandatory. Students are, however, encouraged to follow the course and contribute to the classroom activities planned for them.

bibliography

Cfr. the bibliography in: Francesca Dell'Omodarme, ad vocem "Caravaggio", in Giordano Bruno. Parole concetti immagini, direzione scientifica M. Ciliberto, Pisa, Edizioni della Normale vol. I, 2014, pp. 300-301.