AH1901 Western Art from Renaissance to Baroque

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

20

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SCQF level

SCQF level 7

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Availability restrictions

Only available to those enrolling on the MA Combined Studies or already enrolled on the MA/BSc General degree taken in the evening.

Planned timetable

Tue 6.30 - 9.30 pm

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr W W Rough

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Module Staff

Team taught

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Module description

The module will provide a survey of western European art from the late Middle Ages to the end of the eighteenth century. Each lecture will focus on a particular work of art or monument, chosen to illustrate not only the achievement of great individual artists (including Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Rembrandt), but also different media (painting, sculpture, architecture, print-making). Attention will also be paid to different art-historical approaches to the art of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

Relationship to other modules

Anti-requisites

YOU CANNOT TAKE THIS MODULE IF YOU TAKE AH1001 OR TAKE AH1003

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100% (10%: Tutorial Participation; 35%: 1,500-word VAT; 55%: 2,500-word Research Essay)

Re-assessment

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 x 2.5-hour session: 1-hour lecture and 1- hour tutorial (x 12 weeks), 30-minute optional office hour (x 12 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours

42

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

158

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • utilise a repertoire of images which serve as a vocabulary for the understanding and discussion of this period in the history of western art and architecture
  • identify principal works of art from this period
  • think critically about the making and meaning of works of art and architecture
  • clearly present information and ideas in writing
  • research a topic making intelligent use of library and IT resources
  • exchange ideas in a group context