Monday, January 6, 2014

ART HIST 3I03 (Winter 2014): Course Outline

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                         
Email: gdavies@mcmaster.ca    
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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