Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Synopsis Various aspects of the art and architecture of the period will be addressed with a central, though not exclusive, emphasis on the Italian cinquecento. Themes and issues to be discussed may include the Tuscan-Roman imperative and its alternative (especially in Northern Italy); changes of emphases in art theory, the status of the visual arts, the development of academies; patterns of patronage and art collecting; attitudes to antiquity and mythology; antiquarianism; developments in sculpture, drawing and print-making; theory and practice in architecture and urbanism; gardens, villas, fountains and grottoes; spectacles, festivals and theatre; illusionism, ceiling painting and related developments; social and intellectual change and the visual arts; Reformation and Counter-Reformation and their impact. Primary sources and recent revaluations will be emphasised throughout.
Assessment Seminar paper (1500 words): 25% + Essay (3000 words): 50% + Visual test (1.5 hours): 25%