Introduction to Art History

Code:

AP2003

Acronym:

AP2003

Level:

200

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Landscape Architecture

Instance: 2022/2023 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Plannings
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Landscape Architecture

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L:AP	4	Official Study Plan	3	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To contribute to the recognition of cultural diversity. To contribute to the recognition of artistic production as a cognitive and comunication process. To contribute for the introduction to the evolution of artistic forms, in the historic and cultural contexts of their production. To develop the ability of conceptualization. To develop basic skills in terms of analysis and criticism of art, with emphasis on artistic domains, forms of expression and productions relating to the object of professional practice of the landscape architect. To promote the coordination of the programmatic contents.

Learning outcomes and competences

The student should be able to recognize vocabulary, stylistic grammar and their relationship in time and space. The student should be able to contextualize artistic currents and movements, artists and productions in social, cultural, economic and political settings of each historical period studied. The student should be able to interpret themes and forms and to identify techniques and materials.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Introduction: time and space. Prehistory and the first artistic manifestations.

Part 01: Ancient History.
(1.1) Art in Agrarian Civilizations in Ancient Near East: Mesopotamia and Egypt. (1.2) Art in Classical Antiquity: Greece and Rome.

Part 02: Post-classical History (European Middle Ages).
(2.1) Early Christian and Byzantine Art. (2.2) Art in Late Middle Ages in Western Europe: Romanesque and Gothic.

Part 03: Early Modern History.
Art in the Early Modern Period: (3.1) Renaissance, (3.2) Mannerism and (3.3) Baroque.

Part 04: Late Modern History.

Art in the transition to the Late Modern Period, before great ruptures: (6.1) Neoclassicism and (6.2) Romanticism.

Mandatory literature

ADAMS, Laurie Schneider; A History of Western Art, New York, McGraw Hill, 2010. ISBN: 978-0-07-337922-7
DAVIES, Penelope J. E. (et al.); A Nova História da Arte de Janson, Lisboa, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2010. ISBN: 978-972-31-1315-0
GOMBRICH, E. H.; A História da Arte, Lisboa, Público – Comunicação Social (Phaidon Press), 2006. ISBN: 989-619-007-0
HOFFMAN, Eva R.; Late Antique and Medieval Art of the Mediterranean World, Oxford, Blackwell Publishing, 2007. ISBN: 978-1405120715
MÜLLER, Werner; VOGEL, Gunther; Atlas de Arquitectura, Madrid, Alianza Editorial, 2007. ISBN: 978-84-206-6997-7
PINTO, Ana Lídia; MEIRELES, Fernanda; CAMBOTAS, Manuela Cernadas; A Arte no Ocidente, Porto Editora, 2014. ISBN: 978-972-0-06356-4

Complementary Bibliography

Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico; http://www.monumentos.pt/
Direção Geral do Património Cultural; http://www.patrimoniocultural.pt/
UNESCO World Heritage Center; http://whc.unesco.org/

Comments from the literature

Other texts considered as fundamental reading, including scientific articles and excerpts from monographs, will be made available throughout the semester by the course professors.

Teaching methods and learning activities

This course is taught through lectures and practical sessions. The presentation of the syllabus content is based on the exhibition of audiovisual material and the analysis of sources and case studies, in the context of classroom and fieldwork. Students are called to intervene and to participate actively in the discussion about the artistic ideas and forms and the contexts of their production.

keywords

Humanities > History > Art History

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Teste	80,00
Prova oral	20,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	76,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	30,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

The student must assure: (1) compulsory attendance in 75% of the classes; (2) participation in all field classes; (3) minimum grade of 9,5/20 in all evaluation elements.

Calculation formula of final grade

Four tests: 80% + 20% - scientific paper presentation and discussion

Or

Final exam: 100% (if students request for 'Final Exam' evaluation).

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students covered by any special status may request an exclusive 'Final Exam' evaluation.

Observations

On the evaluation: (1) By 'Participation' should be understood the student's attitude and posture in lectures and fieldclasses, contributions to the extended discussion and argumentation during the follow-up of the 'Written repport'. (2) The tests lasting two hours and are conducted without consultation. The 'Final Exam', lasting two hours, is conducted without consultation; (3) Minimum grade for course approving of 9.5/20; (4) Student's individual work hours include compulsory attendance in all field classes scheduled by the course professor.

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