Art History

Code	16434
Year	1
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	4
Workload	TP(45H)
Scientific area	Art and Design
Entry requirements	N.A.
Learning outcomes	It is intended that during the semester the students deepen a set of historical-artistic notions and concepts associated with the evolution of symbolic thought manifest in Art, and develop the necessary skills to relate their influence as a cultural and imaginary phenomenon. At the end of the semester the student should be able to: • Observe and critically analyze works of art from its earliest days; • Associate artists and works with corresponding artistic styles and movements; • Identify and associate historical events as a motive of artistic movements; • Develop research group work in accordance with established parameters; • Identify influences of artistic movements throughout the History of Art and of Image
Syllabus	Before writing • Early civilizations; • Classical Antiquity: Greece • Classical Antiquity: Rome • The end of the Antiquity • The High Middle Ages • The Middle Ages • The Renaissance • The Baroque • The Baroque in the context of the Portuguese microcosm; • From the "isms" to the avant-garde of the XXth century: brief historical-artistic contextualization.
Main Bibliography	• AAVV (2006), História da Arte no Ocidente. Lisboa: Verbo. • ALARCÃO, Jorge de (1993), História da Arte em Portugal. Do Paleolítico à Arte Visigótica. Lisboa: Alfa. • ARGAN, Giulio Carlo (1994), Guia de História da Arte. Lisboa: Estampa. • ECO, Umberto (dir.) (2009), História da beleza. Algés: Difel. • ELKINS, James (2004), On the strange place of religion in contemporary art. New york: Routledge. • ELKINS, James (2004), Pictures & tears: a history of people who have cried in front of paintings. New York: Routledge. • ELKINS, James (2002), Stories of Art. New York: Routledge. • ELKINS, James (2010), Visual Cultures. Bristol: Intellect. • FREEDBERG, David (1992), El Poder de las Imágenes: estudios sobre la Historia e la Teoria de la Respuesta. Madrid: Catedra. • GOMBRICH, E. H. (1972), A História da Arte. Rio de Janeiro: Zahar. • GOMBRICH, E. H. (1999), Norma y Forma: estudios sobre el arte del Renascimiento. Madrid: Debate. • GOMBRICH, E. H. (2003), Usos de las imágenes: estudios sobr
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.