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HA2008: ROMANS TO RENAISSANCE: GOTHS TO GOTHIC (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:34


Course Overview

This course focuses on Western European art between 400 and 1550. It traces the repeated revivals of Classical culture and the sometimes subversive reactions against this tradition (from Christian and non-Christian perspectives). Topics covered will include Sutton Hoo, the Lindisfarne gospels, Pilgrimage, the Romanesque and Gothic Cathedral, and art in the margins . Discussion of Italian and Northern Renaissance art will include works from van Eyck to Michelangelo. Relevant for History and Divinity students, it underpins the chronological survey of art for Art History students. 

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 2
Term First Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Professor Jane Geddes

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
  • One of Programme Level 2 or Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course focuses on Western European art beginning with the Fall of the Roman Empire through the Renaissance, ending at the watershed of the Reformation (400 and 1550). It traces the repeated revivals of Classical culture and the sometimes subversive reactions against this tradition, from Christian and non-Christian perspectives. Topics covered will include pagan hoards, the coming of Christianity, pilgrimage, the Romanesque and Gothic Cathedral. Discussion of Italian and Northern Renaissance art will include works from Van Eyck to Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, highlighting the towns of their origin including Florence and Rome.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

One two-hour exam 40%. Continuous assessment 60%: 2 essays, 1500-2000 words each, 30%; class participation 10%; visual based test in class 20% Resit: Written exam (100%). NB. All course work must have been submitted.

Formative Assessment

Class reflective discussion.

Feedback

Feedback will be provided in oral and written contexts.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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