The Faculty of Architecture / Architecture
2011-2012
SFA-82 | History of Visual Arts
Optional course, 2nd semester | Hours/Week: 2C | ECTS Credits: 2
Department: Study of Form and Ambience
- Titular:
- prof.dr.arh. Sorin Vasilescu
- Learning outcomes:
- The course aims at introducing students to the growth of visual arts (painting, sculture, graphic) from times immemorial to our days. It analyzes the problems connected to the origin of art and the way in which it constantly vacillated between abstract and concrete, as well as the relation between representation and expression techniques.
- Content:
- Lectures:
Problems concerning art origin;
The art of “the beginnings”;
Egyptian art;
The art between the Tigris and the Euphrates;
Cretan and Mycenaean art;
The Greek art;
The Roman art;
The post-Roman art (Romanesque, Gothic, Byzantine);
The Renaissance, the Baroque;
The neo-Classical art;
The modern art, premises;
The 19th century “isms”;
The 20th century art;
From modern to post-modern. - Teaching Method:
- Lecture with slides and computer presentation.
- Assessment:
- - On-going tests;
- Essay on a theme at student’s free choice. - Bibliography:
- Art history studies:C. ARGAN, M.ALPATOV, A.VENTURI, L.VENTURI, Ch. DIEHL, Ch.MASPERO, A.CHOISY, J.STRZYGOWSKI, A.MICHEL, L.BENOIST, Ch.BLANC, L.BREHIER, E.FAURE, P.H.GRIMM, A. MALRAUX, H.READ, , G.VASARI, TOESCA, A.GRABAR, H.FOCILLON, C.MANGO, J.LASSEIGNE, E.PANOWSKI, O.TAFRALLI, N.IORGA, V.VATASIANU, I.D.STEFANESCU.
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