Artistic Exchanges in Mediterranean Europe in the Middle Ages
Objectives
1. To acquire knowledge and understanding of the phenomena of artistic exchanges (people, models, materials, works) that occurred in the artistic creation of Mediterranean Europe between the 5th and 15th centuries.
2. To develop the ability to analyze and study the work of art in light of the impact that these artistic exchanges, facilitated by the artists' travels and/or the circulation of models and materials, had on the process of elaboration of artistic phenomena and on artistic production itself in medieval Mediterranean Europe.
3. To acquire knowledge of the specific terminology and methodology necessary to carry out a historical-artistic research work.
General characterization
Code
02113404
Credits
10.0
Responsible teacher
Alicia Miguélez Cavero
Hours
Weekly - 3
Total - 280
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
N/A
Bibliography
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Teaching method
This seminar aims to provide students with an overview of the various types of artistic exchange that can be identified in medieval Europe. It will analyse processes of exchange, intercultural or transcultural relations, transmission, exchange, contacts, encounters, translation and networks. The concepts of syncretism, multiculturalism, transculturation, hybridism, appropriation, expropriation, portability, exoticism, cosmopolitanism, and the transgression of conceptual and real boundaries will be analysed. The module content is divided into two modules, the first dedicated to analysing processes of exchange in relation to time coordinates (roots) and the second dedicated to analysing processes of exchange in relation to space coordinates (routes).
This seminar aims to promote the active and dynamic participation of the student. Each session will be devoted to the analysis of a topic and will be divided into two parts. In the first one the professor will present the topic by using an expository method and different kinds of material, such as texts, works of art and documents. In the second part, the students will present a summary and analysis of the readings associated with the session.
Evaluation method
Continuous Assessment
Active participation of the student in class: Oral presentations, analysis of readings and participation in debates and discussions - 50.0%
Individual written essay, based on the use of several medieval sources and national and international literature - 50.0%
Subject matter
INTRODUCTION
Terminological and conceptual introduction to the seminar topic.
MODULE 1 – EXCHANGES THROUGH TIME (ROOTS)
The reception of Antiquity in the Middle Ages
Artistic exchanges throughout the Middle Ages
Reception of medieval art in modern and contemporary times
MODULE 2 – EXCHANGES IN SPACE (ROUTES)
Artistic exchanges between medieval Europe and other continents
Artistic exchanges within the European continent
Artistic exchanges in the Iberian Peninsula
Programs
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