AH1017E The Age of the Baroque to early Modernism

Academic Year 2023/2024

The Age of the Baroque to Early Modernism.
This module traces the major developments in the history of Western painting from the Baroque to the varied challenges to long established artistic traditions in the 19th century. From such seminal 17th-century artists as Rubens, Rembrandt & Velazquez to the likes of Courbet, Monet, van Gogh in the 19th century, the lectures explore the principal developments, characteristics & artists of the Baroque, the Rococo, the Age of Reason, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism & Post-Impressionism.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

- Demonstrate knowledge of the general timeline, and recognise and examine the main stylistic developments in the history of Western painting from the Baroque to the late 19th-century.
- Identify & discuss the characteristics of the key art movements & styles, and leading artists and schools.
- Identify & contextualise the works of key practitioners and their significance within the artist's career, school or the art historical period.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the changes in patronage, the art market, exhibition, and education.

Indicative Module Content:

Indicative Lecture Schedule
- The Golden Age in Holland I
- The Golden Age in Holland II
- The Golden Age in Spain & Velázquez
- 17th-century France I
- 17th-century France II
- 18th-century France
- 18th-century Italy
- 18th-century England
- Neoclassicism & J.L. David
- Romanticism
- Realism
- Impressionism & after

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

18
Field Trip/External Visits

1
Specified Learning Activities

41
Autonomous Student Learning

40
Total

100
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The module is taught via lectures and an additional session/s in the form of a field trip/s to the National Gallery of Ireland and/or Dublin City Gallery the Hugh Lane, which will give students the opportunity to look at artworks in the original and to discuss ideas that have been raised in the lectures.
Support material will be available on Brightspace but students are encouraged to visit the library in person, make use of recommended texts, read books, visit galleries and museums and contribute in class. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Essay preparatory plan & bibliography Unspecified n/a Graded No

20
Essay: 1,600-1,700-word written essay. Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

80

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Preparatory essay plan: students will receive feedback on the content of their plan & bibliography. They apply this feedback to the final essay. Final essay: students will receive written feedback post-assessment.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Spring
      
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Tues 19:00 - 20:50