History of Art from the Middle Ages to the Modern Day

Teacher(s)

Liard Florence;

Language

French

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

At the end of the course, students will have gained an understanding of the history of western art. More specifically, they will have gained a better grasp of, firstly, the relationship between themes and the formal characteristics of each style, and, secondly, they will understand the social, economic, political, philosophical, religious and cultural conditions which have made these styles possible. Students will also be able to identify as well as situate, both historically and geographically, the works studied during the course.

Content

The course aims to provide historical and stylistic background information, as well as any sociological, political, economic, philosophical, religious, scientific, literary insights that are useful for an understanding of the plastic arts (architecture, painting, sculpture, as well as, as far as possible, the graphic and "applied" arts that have emerged in succession and/or in opposition in the west from the middle ages to the modern day.

Teaching methods

Lectures dealing with theoretical issues, supported by the use slides.

Evaluation methods

The two-hour written exam consists of three parts:
Part I: Ten specific questions (/10)
Part II: One synthesis question (/6)
Part III: An analysis of two works studied in class (/4)

Bibliography

Une bibliographie est fournie aux étudiants au début du cours. La structure et le contenu du cours s'appuieront notamment sur l'ouvrage suivant : Bernard E. et al., Histoire de l'art du Moyen Âge à nos jours, Larousse, 2010. 

Faculty or entity

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