Please find below the unofficial course outline for ART HIST 3I03. A final version will be posted shortly.
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School of the Arts
McMaster University
ITALIAN PAINTING
& SCULPTURE, 1400-1580
ART HIST 3I03, Term
II, 2014
MANNERISM
Lectures: Monday (3:30-4:20), Tuesday (4:30-5:20) & Thursday
(3:30-4:20)
Location: TSH B106
Course Instructor: Greg Davies
Office: TSH 429
Office hours: Monday: 1:30 – 2:30
pm., or by appointment
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The word ‘Mannerism’, which is generally applied to the
art produced in Italy after the High Renaissance and prior to the Baroque, will
be familiar to students who have taken an introductory course in Renaissance
art. While ‘Mannerism’ may be used to identify a broad spectrum of work
produced over at least sixty years (ca. 1520-1580), the attention given to this
art in survey courses is often slight. This course is designed to allow
students to expand their knowledge of this important chapter in the history of
western art.
COURSE TEXTS:
Walter Friedlaender, Mannerism and Anti-Mannerism in Italian Painting,
(New York, 1990).
In addition to the course text indicated
above there will be a range of required readings on reserve at Mills Library.
These will be made available through two-hour loan and are indicated on your
reading list below.
INSTRUCTOR’S BLOG: Additional information on the course and lecture material
will occasionally be posted on the instructor’s blog located at the following
link: http://acabinetofcuriosities1.blogspot.com .Students should
make use of the blog as the course progresses.
COURSE EVALUATION: The final grade for
this course will derive from three pieces of work. There will be one test, one
written assignment and a take-home examination. The marking scheme for each is
listed below:
Test: 25% (in
class, Feb. 10)
Assignment: 35% (due in class, March 10)
Take-Home Exam: 40% (due
in class, April 1)
The requirements for each will be discussed in class. Information on
submission procedures and late penalties for assignments will be provided with
the assignment outline.
Please note: In accordance with the “Senate Resolution on Course
Outlines” the instructor reserves the right to make changes in the course
warranted by developments that may occur as the course unfolds, with reasonable
notice to students enrolled.
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POLICIES ON EMAIL COMMUNICATION, LATE AND / OR MISSED WORK:
EMAIL COMMUNICATION: It is now the policy
of the School of the Arts that all email communication between students and
instructors must originate from their official McMaster accounts. This
policy protects the confidentiality and sensitivity of info and confirms the
identity of both parties. SOTA instructors will delete messages that do not
originate from McMaster University email accounts.
LATE AND / OR MISSED WORK: It is the responsibility of each student to
attend tests and exams and meet the requirements of submission for coursework. Missed
tests and exams and late papers will automatically be assigned a grade of 0.
Exceptions to this policy will only be made in the specific
instances outlined below (see MSAF and Permission to use MSAF ), and only when met by approval
from the Faculty/Program office and course instructor.
In the event of an illness or injury a student must complete a McMaster
Student Absence Form online. As of September 2011 the McMaster policy regarding
the use of the MSAF is as follows:
·
The maximum course value of the missed work for
which the MSAF can be used is 29%.
·
The MSAF can only be used by a student once per
term. The on-line 2011-12 Undergraduate Calendar will be updated to reflect
this.
·
'Personal Reasons' are not a valid reason for using the
MSAF.
·
The e-mail message that goes to students following their
submission of the MSAF will clearly describe the steps that students must take
to receive relief for the missed work, and the timelines for doing so.
Note that the MSAF is only available to undergraduate students whose
absence is 5 days or less in duration
Please note: As of September 2011, students
will be required to visit their Faculty/Program Office and complete a Permission
to use MSAF form, for the following reasons:
·
The request for relief for missed academic work is
personal.
·
The request for relief for missed academic work is
religious.
·
A component of work they have missed is valued at more
than 29%.
·
They have already used the MSAF once in the Term.
Such students may be asked by their Faculty/Program Office to provide
appropriate supporting documentation. If the student’s request to use the MSAF
is approved, the MSAF link will be made available (on a one-time basis) to the
student.
ON ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Academic dishonesty consists of
misrepresentation by deception or by other fraudulent means and can result in
serious consequences, e.g., the grade of zero on an assignment, loss of credit
with a notation on the transcript (notation reads: “Grade of F assigned for
academic dishonesty”), and / or suspension or expulsion from the university.
It is your responsibility to understand what
constitutes academic dishonesty. For information on the various kinds of
academic dishonesty please refer to the Academic Integrity Policy (senate
Policy Statements), specifically Appendix 3, located at http://www.mcmaster.ca
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The following illustrates only three forms of
academic dishonesty:
1. Plagiarism, e.g., the submission of work
that is not one’s own or for which other credit has been obtained.
2. Improper collaboration in group work.
3. Copying using unauthorized aids in tests
and examinations.
Please note the following statement from the
Office of Academic Integrity:
McMaster University has purchased
Turnitin.com, which is a detection service. Students submit their
assignment/work electronically to Turnitin.com where it is checked against the
internet, published works and Turnitin’s database for similar or identical
work. If Turnitin finds similar or identical work that has not been properly
cited, a report is sent to the instructor showing the student’s work and the
original source. The instructor reviews what Turnitin has found and then
determines if he/she thinks there is a problem with the work.
Written work submitted in this course may
be subject to review using Turnitin.com
CENTRE FOR STUDENT DEVELOPMENT: Students who are
experiencing (or anticipate) personal or academic difficulties (e.g., time
management problems, language and / or writing challenges, undue personal
stress, critical family issues, etc.) during the course of the semester are
urged to consult with a counselor at the Centre for Student Development (CSD).
For further information on the CSD and its services please call (905) 525-9140
[ext. 24711] or go to: http://csd.mcmaster.ca
GRADING SCALE:
A+ 90-100 B+ 77-79 C+ 67-69 D+ 57-59
A 85-89 B 73-76 C 63-66 D 53-56
A- 80-84 B- 70-72 C- 60-62 D- 50-52
F 0-4
LECTURE SCHEDULE & READINGS:
Jan. 6, 7, 9 Introduction: The
Historiography of Mannerism
Jan. 13, 14, 16 Stylistic Categories of
Art, their Origins and their Use in Art History
BEGIN READING FRIEDLAENDER, “Forward”; “The Anti-Classical Style,”
Ernst Gombrich, “Norm and Form: The Stylistic Categories of Art History
and their Origins in Renaissance
Ideals,” pp. 81-98. [+ plates]
Ernst Gombrich, “Mannerism: The Historiographic Background,” pp. 99-106.
[+ plates]
Jan. 20, 21, 23 From
Vasari’s Pen: Period Views on [Mannerist] Art
John Shearman, “Ch. 1: The Historical Reality,” pp. 15-48.
Henri Zerner, “Observations on the Use of the Concept of Mannerism,” pp.
227-43.
Giorgio Vasari, “Preface to Part Three,” pp. 249-54.
Jan. 27, 28, 30 The Central Italian
School: Michelangelo, Raphael and their Successors
Giorgio Vasari, Life of Francesco Mazzuoli (Parmigianino),” pp. 185-99.
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Feb. 3, 4, 6 An Art of the
Courts
John Shearman, “Ch. 4: A ‘More Cultured Age’ and its Ideals,” pp.
135-70.
Feb. 10 TEST
(in class: 30 minutes)
Feb. 11, 13 Art
and Nature
James V. Mirollo, “The Aesthetics of the Marvelous: The Wondrous Work of
Art in a Wondrous World,” pp. 61-79.
Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann, “Caprices of Art and Nature: Arcimboldo and the
Monstrous,” pp. 33-51.
Feb. 17, 18, 20 READING
WEEK: NO CLASSES
Feb. 24, 25, 27 Venetian
Painting of the 16th Century: Part I
Note: Your reading of part one Friedlaender’s text (“The Anti-Classical
Style“) should be complete by this date.
March 3, 4, 6 Venetian
Painting of the 16th Century: Part II
Lodovico Dolce, “L’Aretino,” pp. 60-9.
Giorgio Vasari, “Description of the Works of Titian of Cadore,” pp.
443-62.
March 10, 11, 13 Religious
Matters: Art and the Counter-Reformation (ASSIGNMENT DUE: March 10, in class)
Anthony Blunt, “Ch. 8: The Council of Trent and Religious Art,” pp.
103-36.
March 17, 18, 20 Painting in Emilia-Romagna: The ‘Reform’
of Art
Walter Friedlaender, “The Anti-Mannerist Style,” (continue reading into
the following week)
March 24, 25, 27 16th-Century Art Theories
March 31 The Legacy of Mannerism I
April 1, 3 (TAKE-HOME
EXAM DUE in class, April 1)
April 7, 8 The
Legacy of Mannerism II
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