Università Roma Tre

The course will be divided into two modules.
The first module, Outlines of Medieval Art History from the 4th to the 11th century, aims to provide students with a basic knowledge of medieval art, dealing with significant examples of works of art and monumental contexts in the chronological span between Late Antiquity and the year 1000 (4th-11th century).
The second module will complete the treatment of medieval art, presenting works of art and monumental contexts from the rebirth of cities to the end of the Middle Ages (11th-14th century).
Both modules aim to introduce students to critical reflection, offering methodological tools for the understanding of works and their study within art-historical processes. In this perspective, therefore, some important themes will be dealt with in the form of in-depth studies, such as: the relationship with antiquity; the role of patronage; the function and use of the apsidal space; models and their variants; the medieval building site and its dynamics.

On-site visits are foreseen and will form an integral part of the examination programme.

Finally, direct knowledge of the following churches in Rome is required: Santa Costanza and Sant'Agnese fuori le mura, Santa Maria Maggiore, San Giovanni in Laterano, Lateranense Baptistery, Santi Cosma e Damiano, San Clemente, Santa Prassede, Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Santa Maria in Trastevere.

- P. L. Cerchiari, E. De Vecchi, Arte nel tempo. Dalla preistoria al Medioevo, Bompiani, Milano 2004 (New edition: Sansoni 2020), Vol. I, First tome, pp. 240-299 and Second tome, pp. 302-651.
I module (6 CFU) = First tome, pp. 240-299 and Second tome, pp. 302-382.
Module II (6 CFU) = Second tome, pp. 383-651.

Or alternatively: S. Settis, T. Montanari, Arte. A natural and civil history, Einaudi Scuola, Milan 2019, Vol. I, pp. 366-405; Vol. II, pp. 1-345.
I module (6 CFU) = Vol. I, pp. 366-405; Vol. II, pp. 1-107
II module (6 CFU) = Vol. II, pp. 107-345
- E. Kitzinger, Arte altomedievale, Einaudi, Turin 2005, New edition 2020 (I module).
- E. Castelnuovo, Art of Cities, Art of Courts (1983), Einaudi, Turin 2009 (II module).

Erasmus students:
- I. Baldriga, Inside Art. Context, method, comparisons. Dal Tardoantico al Gotico, Mondadori Education, Milan 2016.
- E. Kitzinger, Arte altomedievale, Einaudi, Torino 2005 (New edition 2020).
- E. Castelnuovo, Art of Cities, Art of Courts (1983), Einaudi, Turin 2009.
Non-attending students
To the study of the texts indicated, non-attending students (12 CFU) must add:

- A. Peroni, L'arte dei re e dei duchi longobardi, degli imperatori carolingi e degli imperatori tedeschi, in Lezioni di Storia dell'Arte. Il Mediterraneo dall'antichità alla fine del Medioevo, Milan 2001, pp. 173-195.
- P. Piva, Lo 'spazio liturgico': architettura, arredo, iconografia, in L'arte medievale nel contesto. 300-1300. Functions, iconography, techniques, edited by P. Piva, Jaca Book, Milan, 2006, pp. 141-180, figs. 99-149.
- A. Cadei, Le cattedrali all'origine del Gotico, in L'arte medievale nel contesto. 300-1300. Functions, iconography, techniques, edited by P. Piva, Jaca Book, Milan, 2006, pp. 105-138, figs. 69-97.
- V.M. Schmidt, Painted Panels. Typologies, destinations and functions (12th-14th centuries), ibid., pp. 205-244, figs. 172-197.

To the study of the texts indicated, non-attending students must add:

I module (6 CFU):
- P. Piva, Lo 'spazio liturgico': architettura, arredo, iconografia, in L'arte medievale nel contesto. 300-1300. Functions, iconography, techniques, edited by P. Piva, Jaca Book, Milan, 2006, pp.141-180, figs. 99-149.
- A. Peroni, L'arte dei re e dei duchi longobardi, degli imperatori carolingi e degli imperatori tedeschi, in Lezioni di Storia dell'Arte. Il Mediterraneo dall'antichità alla fine del Medioevo, Milan 2001, pp. 173-195.

II module (6 CFU):
- A. Cadei, Le cattedrali all'origine del Gotico, in L'arte medievale nel contesto. 300-1300. Functions, iconography, techniques, edited by P. Piva, Jaca Book, Milan, 2006, pp. 105-138, figs. 69-97.
- V. M. Schmidt, Painted Tables. Tipologie, destinazioni e funzioni (secoli XII-XIV), ivi, pp. 205-244, figs. 172-197.

 Non-attending students are required to have direct knowledge of the same monuments as attending students.

The course will be divided into two modules.
The first module, Outlines of Medieval Art History from the 4th to the 11th century, aims to provide students with a basic knowledge of medieval art, dealing with significant examples of works of art and monumental contexts in the chronological span between Late Antiquity and the year 1000 (4th-11th century).
The second module will complete the treatment of medieval art, presenting works of art and monumental contexts from the rebirth of cities to the end of the Middle Ages (11th-14th century).
Both modules aim to introduce students to critical reflection, offering methodological tools for the understanding of works and their study within art-historical processes. In this perspective, therefore, some important themes will be dealt with in the form of in-depth studies, such as: the relationship with antiquity; the role of patronage; the function and use of the apsidal space; models and their variants; the medieval building site and its dynamics.

On-site visits are foreseen and will form an integral part of the examination programme.

Finally, direct knowledge of the following churches in Rome is required: Santa Costanza and Sant'Agnese fuori le mura, Santa Maria Maggiore, San Giovanni in Laterano, Lateranense Baptistery, Santi Cosma e Damiano, San Clemente, Santa Prassede, Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Santa Maria in Trastevere.

- P. L. Cerchiari, E. De Vecchi, Arte nel tempo. Dalla preistoria al Medioevo, Bompiani, Milano 2004 (New edition: Sansoni 2020), Vol. I, First tome, pp. 240-299 and Second tome, pp. 302-651.
I module (6 CFU) = First tome, pp. 240-299 and Second tome, pp. 302-382.
Module II (6 CFU) = Second tome, pp. 383-651.

Or alternatively: S. Settis, T. Montanari, Arte. A natural and civil history, Einaudi Scuola, Milan 2019, Vol. I, pp. 366-405; Vol. II, pp. 1-345.
I module (6 CFU) = Vol. I, pp. 366-405; Vol. II, pp. 1-107
II module (6 CFU) = Vol. II, pp. 107-345
- E. Kitzinger, Arte altomedievale, Einaudi, Turin 2005, New edition 2020 (I module).
- E. Castelnuovo, Art of Cities, Art of Courts (1983), Einaudi, Turin 2009 (II module).

Erasmus students:
- I. Baldriga, Inside Art. Context, method, comparisons. Dal Tardoantico al Gotico, Mondadori Education, Milan 2016.
- E. Kitzinger, Arte altomedievale, Einaudi, Torino 2005 (New edition 2020).
- E. Castelnuovo, Art of Cities, Art of Courts (1983), Einaudi, Turin 2009.
Non-attending students
To the study of the texts indicated, non-attending students (12 CFU) must add:

- A. Peroni, L'arte dei re e dei duchi longobardi, degli imperatori carolingi e degli imperatori tedeschi, in Lezioni di Storia dell'Arte. Il Mediterraneo dall'antichità alla fine del Medioevo, Milan 2001, pp. 173-195.
- P. Piva, Lo 'spazio liturgico': architettura, arredo, iconografia, in L'arte medievale nel contesto. 300-1300. Functions, iconography, techniques, edited by P. Piva, Jaca Book, Milan, 2006, pp. 141-180, figs. 99-149.
- A. Cadei, Le cattedrali all'origine del Gotico, in L'arte medievale nel contesto. 300-1300. Functions, iconography, techniques, edited by P. Piva, Jaca Book, Milan, 2006, pp. 105-138, figs. 69-97.
- V.M. Schmidt, Painted Panels. Typologies, destinations and functions (12th-14th centuries), ibid., pp. 205-244, figs. 172-197.

To the study of the texts indicated, non-attending students must add:

I module (6 CFU):
- P. Piva, Lo 'spazio liturgico': architettura, arredo, iconografia, in L'arte medievale nel contesto. 300-1300. Functions, iconography, techniques, edited by P. Piva, Jaca Book, Milan, 2006, pp.141-180, figs. 99-149.
- A. Peroni, L'arte dei re e dei duchi longobardi, degli imperatori carolingi e degli imperatori tedeschi, in Lezioni di Storia dell'Arte. Il Mediterraneo dall'antichità alla fine del Medioevo, Milan 2001, pp. 173-195.

II module (6 CFU):
- A. Cadei, Le cattedrali all'origine del Gotico, in L'arte medievale nel contesto. 300-1300. Functions, iconography, techniques, edited by P. Piva, Jaca Book, Milan, 2006, pp. 105-138, figs. 69-97.
- V. M. Schmidt, Painted Tables. Tipologie, destinazioni e funzioni (secoli XII-XIV), ivi, pp. 205-244, figs. 172-197.

 Non-attending students are required to have direct knowledge of the same monuments as attending students.