Unit Code:	ARH2IAS
Alternative Unit Code:	ARH3IAS
Unit Short Title:	ITALIAN ART AND SOCIETY 1250-1400
Credit Points:	20
Unit Description:	In this intensive Winter subject we examine the visual culture of Italy, and focus on the major centres of Rome, Siena, Assisi, Pisa, Florence, Pistoia, Verona and Padua in the 13th and 14th centuries. A period of flourishing artistic production is witnessed in Italy during this time, coinciding with the emergence of a range of patrons including the new mercantile classes, lay religious confraternities and the Mendicant Orders. Social, religious, political and economic issues are addressed as forces which shape various forms of visual communication and include the development of regional Republican governments, the impact of the Black Death, and trade with the Levant. We explore the visual culture of various cities, examining works of art and architecture in their original location and context. Issues of function, purpose and use are studied in order to ascertain the various messages conveyed by the original patrons of the commission and its intended impact on the broader audience.
Prerequisites:	30 credit points of first-year art history or co-ordinator's approval
Class Requirements:	three 3-hour seminars per week for two weeks and eleven 2-hour seminars online via WebCT
Work Experience Indicator:	Not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:	Y

Assessment:

Assessment Type	%	Comments
one 2000-word essay	40
online discussion and exercises (1000-words equivalent)	20
one 2-hour visual test	40	Third year students will be expected to show a greater achievement of discipline-specific skills in their written work than second year students.

Readings:

Reading Type	Title	Author	Publisher
Recommended	Dictionary of subjects and symbols in art,	Hall, J.	Harper and Row 1979
Recommended	Sienna, Florence and Padua: art, society and religion,	Norman, D.	Yale University press 1995

Unit Streams:

Teaching Period	Unit Class	Location
W28-30   05-JUL-10   25-JUL-10	Day	BUNDOORA

Unit Coordinators:

Title	First Name	Last Name	Location	Primary Coordinator
Dr	Diane	Kirkby	BUNDOORA	Y