BAROQUE ROME: LIFE AND ART IN THE AGE OF GALLILEO
MDS3BAA
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject explores the cultural life of Rome in the seventeenth century, concentrating on the extraordinary flowering of artistic enterprises in the city and the major urbanistic projects of various popes. it studies the art and life of Rome against the background of the counter-reformation, the religious wars in Europe and the scientific revolution. While teaching students the skills to critically analyse and interpret images, and the research skills required to conduct independent research, the course remains focused on the appearance and social life of the city and examines how power manifested itself in urbanistic and architectural projects there.
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Lisa Beaven
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: 15 credit points of Mediterranean Studies at first-year or 15 credit points of Art History , or History, at first-year level.
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: MDS2BAA, ARH2BAA
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Italian Baroque Art | Prescribed | Dixon, S (ed.) | MALDEN, MASS. 2008 |
| Readings | Rethinking the Baroque | Prescribed | Hills, H (ed.) | FARNHAM, SURREY, ASHGATE 2011 |