AH1018E Themes in Art I

Academic Year 2021/2022

Designed as a series of lectures addressing 2/3 themes across the trimester this module serves to enrich and augment the chronological examination of key artistic developments, styles and artists in the Tuesday lectures. The topics vary slightly in each Diploma cycle but are typically drawn from the following: '"Great Masters" in detail', 'The Portrait: likeness, the ideal, image & posterity', 'Collecting & patronage [15th-17th centuries]' and 'Women & the art world'.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

- Demonstrate an understanding of the issues & themes addressed in the individual topics.
- Demonstrate an appreciation and knowledge of the key artists/images discussed.
- Relate the themes covered to the main art historical developments, styles and movements addressed in this Diploma course.

Indicative Module Content:

Indicative Lecture Schedule.
- Collecting & Patronage: The Renaissance Patron I
- Collecting & Patronage: The Renaissance Patron II
- Collecting & Patronage: Royal Patrons I
- Collecting & Patronage: Royal Patrons II
- The Portrait: The Renaissance
- The Portrait: The Renaissance & Beyond
- The Portrait: The Court Portrait
- The Portrait: The Swagger Portrait
- Women & the Art World I
- Women & the Art World II
- Women & the Art World III
- Women & the Art World IV

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

18
Specified Learning Activities

42
Autonomous Student Learning

40
Total

100
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The module is taught via lectures and the assessment will students engaging with works of art in the National Gallery of Ireland as part of the course assessment.
Support material from lectures 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: Catalogue entry Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

100

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

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students will receive written feedback post-assessment.