ART AND ITS MAKERS: RENAISSANCE TO IMPRESSIONISM
ARH1RTI
2019
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students will explore the art historical canon from the Renaissance through to Impressionism. It will provide a chronological survey exploring key artists and ideas that shaped artistic practice in the context of rapid social and cultural change and technological developments. This period represents one of the most important in the history of art, when many fundamental ideas about art and artists were developed, such as; the rise of the status of the artists; the development of the artist's workshop; the concept of authenticity; collecting and the birth of the museum, and the role art plays in the expression of power and identity. Periods covered in this chronological survey will include the Early and High Renaissance, the Baroque, Neoclassism, Romanticism and Impressionism. As well as developing a knowledge of the specific contexts in which art was produced, students will also develop an understanding of the technical achievements of artists and will begin to develop critical and observational skills for the continued study of art history.
School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Lisa Beaven
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: None
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Develop foundational knowledge of the Western art historical canon from the Renaissance to Impressionism.
- Activities:
- Weekly lecturers, prescribed readings and tutorial participation.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Develop, research and evaluate ideas and concepts through critical and reflective thinking and writing.
- Activities:
- Written assignments that are underpinned by research, critical thinking and observation. Participate in weekly tutorial discussions.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
03. Develop foundational observational skills to discuss visual art objects utilising language that is appropriate to the art history discipline.
- Activities:
- Written assignments that focus on objects using the requisite discipline language. Participate in weekly tutorial discussions. Visual art analysis assessment tasks.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
04. Develop an understanding the visual arts of the period in the context of the society in which it was made.
- Activities:
- Weekly lecturers, prescribed readings and tutorial participation. Completion of required assessment tasks.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
05. Develop a broad understanding of how art is made and responds to its cultural, political and historical context.
- Activities:
- Weekly lecturers, prescribed readings and tutorial participation.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
Bendigo, 2019, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Lisa Beaven
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via video conference.
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Research Exercise (600 word equivalent) | 15 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 | |
| 2000 word essay | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 | |
| Visual analysis test (1000 word equivalent) | 25 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 | |
| Annotated Bibliography (400 word equivalent) | 10 | 02, 04 |
Melbourne, 2019, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Lisa Beaven
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via video conference.
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Research Exercise (600 word equivalent) | 15 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 | |
| 2000 word essay | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 | |
| Visual analysis test (1000 word equivalent) | 25 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 | |
| Annotated Bibliography (400 word equivalent) | 10 | 02, 04 |