Archival Sources for the History of Italian Art from the Middle Ages to the Early Modern Period (13th–19th Centuries) (PhD)

<p>Seminar paper</p>

<p>Learning will be verified through a seminar paper presented by each student to the whole class, based on the presentation model offered by the teacher in his lectures.</p>

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.

Archival Sources for the History of Italian Art from the Middle Ages to the Early Modern Period (13th–19th Centuries)

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).

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.