TAD3113

Classical tradition and contemporary critique 3B

3 points - 2 hours lecture/tutorial and 4 independent study hours per week - First semester - Caulfield, - Prerequisites: Two second-year level TAD subjects - Prohibited combinations:TAD2103. TAD2113, TAD3103 - Elective

Objectives On successful completion of this subject, students should recognise the key formal and conceptual characteristics of classical Renaissance and baroque art and design; possess analytical, communication skills necessary for discussing content and meaning, and the place and function of works within specific artistic, historical and social contexts; understand that meaning is not necessarily fixed, but remains open to a range of readings and re-interpretations; recognise how contemporary artists have responded to this classical tradition.

Synopsis Third-year students are expected to read more widely and to submit longer assignments. This subject examines the classical tradition in western art, providing a survey of style and achievement from GraecoRoman art to neo-classicism. Areas covered include the humanist revival of classicism in Renaissance art and architecture, the baroque classicism of the Bolognese School, Poussin and seventeenth-century classicism, and the eighteenth-century cult of the antique. The course also introduces students to the new classicism in the art and architecture of the 1970s to 1990s.

Assessment Short paper: 20% - Essay: 30% - Two-hour examination: 50%

Prescribed texts

Barnett S A short guide to writing about art 4th edn, Harper Collins 1993
Greenhalgh M The classical tradition in art Duckworth, 1978
Levey M Early Renaissance Penguin, 1987
Murray L The High Renaissance and mannerism Thames and Hudson, 1981
Summerson J The classical language of architecture rev edn, Thames and Hudson, 1980

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