Archival Sources for the History of Italian Art from the Middle Ages to the Early Modern Period (13th–19th Centuries) (PhD)
Prerequisiti
The course is intended above all for doctoral candidates in Art History, though it certainly welcomes undergraduate students from the same seminar who wish to begin preparing for field research in advance.
Programma
The course, primarily aimed at PhD students, seeks to introduce primary archival sources for historical research on Italian art, while also addressing the development of studies in this field and the current state of work in the area. After a general introduction, each session will be specifically devoted to a particular type of source (statutory, administrative, fiscal, diplomatic, banking, commercial, notarial, and others).
Obiettivi formativi
The course is directly and closely relevant to the archival research that doctoral students in medieval and early modern art history—as well as in medieval and early modern history—are required to undertake throughout the four years of their programme. The lectures will bring together palaeography, diplomatics, epigraphy, archival studies, and various other ancillary disciplines of historical research, so as to provide each participant with the tools required for their own purposes. In this respect, the course leader will take account of the interests and specialisations of the individual students, adapting the subjects of the individual sessions to their needs.
Riferimenti bibliografici
In the absence of a general reference bibliography on these topics, the foundational knowledge required to approach the course is provided by the following readings:
Julius von Schlosser Magnino, ‘Die Kunstliteratur: ein Handbuch zur Quellenkunde der neueren Kunstgeschichte’, Vienna, Kunstverlag Anton Schroll & Co., 1924; first Italian edition: ‘La letteratura artistica: manuale delle fonti della storia dell’arte moderna’, Florence, “La Nuova Italia” Editrice, 1935; third Italian edition updated by Otto Kurz, ibid., 1964.
Giovanni Previtali, ‘La fortuna dei primitivi: dal Vasari ai neoclassici’, Turin, Giulio Einaudi editore, 1964; 2nd edition 1989.
Francis Haskell, ‘History and Its Images: Art and the Interpretation of the Past’, New Haven - London, Yale University Press, 1993; Italian edition: ‘Le immagini della storia: l’arte e l’interpretazione del passato’, Turin, Giulio Einaudi editore, 1997.
Other texts will of course be suggested in class.
Moduli
| Modulo | Ore | CFU | Docenti |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modulo 2: La scultura del Quattrocento a Roma e a Napoli: funzioni, generi, committenti e maestri (per ordinari e PhD) | 20 | 3 | Francesco Caglioti |
| Modulo 3: Fonti archivistiche per la storia dell’arte italiana del Medioevo e della prima Età moderna (secoli XIII-XIX) | 20 | 3 | Francesco Caglioti |