History of Italian art II

Course Information
TitleΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΙΤΑΛΙΚΗΣ ΤΕΧΝΗΣ ΙΙ / History of Italian art II
Title in ItalianStoria dell'arte italiana II
Code11364
FacultyPhilosophy
SchoolItalian Language and Literature
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID280006621

Programme of Study: UPS School of Italian Language and Literature 2013

Registered students: 31
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
Italian Language and LiteratureMandatory Elective Courses746
Class Information
Academic Year2025 – 2026
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours4
Total Hours52
Class ID
600273395
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Italian (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
NO
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course students will: -they have enriched their knowledge on specific issues concerning art, -they will be familiar with its terminology and theories, -they will be able to express personal appreciation on general aesthetic issues of art, -they can be able to critically approach the mutual influences of language and art -they will be able to apply their scientific knowledge through research in specific artistic fields.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Respect natural environment
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course serves as an introduction to Italian Art from the Baroque period up to the early 20th century, covering the time span from the 16th to the 20th century. It focuses on the periods of Baroque, Rococo, Classicism, Romanticism, Impressionism, and the beginnings of the Historical Avant-gardes. Specifically, it explores the artistic activity and innovation of major Italian artists such as, indicatively, Caravaggio, Bernini, Antonio Canova, the Macchiaioli, as well as the Futurists.
Keywords
ITALY, ART, BAROQUE, NEOCLASSICISM, ROMANTICISM, ARTISTIC AVANT-GARDES
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Video lectures
  • Multimedia
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures✓✓✓
Reading Assigment753✓✓✓
Total753
Student Assessment
Description
Oral examination
Student Assessment methods
  • Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Giorgio Cricco, Francesco Paolo Di Teodoro, Itinerario nell'arte, Volume 4, Dal Barocco al postimpressionismo, Zanichelli 2018
Additional bibliography for study
Giulio Carlo Argan, Storia dell’arte italiana, Sansoni, Firenze 2000, vol. III-IV Piero Adorno, L’arte Italiana, G. D’Anna, Messina-Firenze 1998 Erwin Panofsky, Il significato delle arti visive, Einaudi, Torino 2010 Erwin Panofsky, Studi di iconologia, Einaudi, Torino 2009 Andre' Chastel, Arte e Umanesimo a Firenze, Einaudi, Torino 1964 Tommaso Montanari, L'età barocca. Le fonti per la storia dell'arte (1600-1750), Carocci, Roma 2013 Tommaso Montanari, Il barocco, Einaudi, Torino 2012 Antonio Pinelli, Il Neoclassicismo nell'arte del Settecento, Carocci, Roma 2005 Maurizio Calvesi, Le due avangiardie. Dal Futurismo alla Pop Art, Laterza, Roma 1998
Last Update
29-10-2025