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On completion of this MODULE students should be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the general timeline, and recognise and examine the main stylistic developments in the history of Western painting c1350-1500.
- Identify, compare and contrast the characteristics of the key artists, art movements & styles.
- Recognise and contextualise the works of key practitioners and their significance within the artist's career, the school or the art historical period.
- Possess an understanding of the broader social, historical & cultural background to the artworks and principal artistic developments.
Tutorial topics include:
The International Gothic
The ‘Renaissance’
The van Eycks & The Altarpiece of the Lamb
The Brancacci Chapel
Fra Angelico & San Marco, Florence
Story of the True Cross, San Francesco, Arezzo
The ‘High’ Renaissance
The Last Supper
The Sistine Chapel: the wall & ceiling paintings
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Small Group | 12 |
Field Trip/External Visits | 2 |
Specified Learning Activities | 46 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 40 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Participation in Learning Activities: Participation & contributions to in-class discussion, & engagement with learning materials. | Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 10 |
No |
Exam (In-person): Visual Test which will examine your ability to identify and discuss core artworks encountered in lectures & discussed in more detail in tutorials. | Week 12 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 90 |
No |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Students will receive written feedback post-assessment.