Caravaggio (HART 450)

2021 Fall
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
History of Art(HART)
3
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Bratislav Pantelic pantelic@sabanciuniv.edu,
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English
Undergraduate
HART311 HUM202
Formal lecture,Interactive lecture,Seminar
Interactive,Discussion based learning,Guided discovery,Case Study
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CONTENT

Caravaggio was one of the greatest artists of all time. He was also one of the most controversial. Nicolas Poussin once said of Caravaggio that he came into the world to destroy the art of painting. Artist, convicted murderer, and adventurer, Caravaggio was offensive and provocative in art as in life. His drunks and thugs impersonating saints set in Rome’s filthy alleys and seedy taverns shook the art world to the core. Caravaggio sneered at classicism and the canons held sacred since the Renaissance and chose to rely on natural observation instead. This course focuses on issues of style, content, and patronage to understand Caravaggio’s art and its deeper implications. Was his rejection of refinement a criticism of the excesses of the church? Was it an appeal by the embattled Roman church to the poor and underprivileged? Or was it simply a radical avant-garde statement for its own sake?

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • Upon completion of this course students should be able to: 1. comprehend the art scene around 1600: the Baroque and related trends from the historical and cultural perspective; 2. evaluate works of Caravaggio and related artists and identify them by author and subject; 3. understand the aesthetics and representational practice of the High Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque and related concepts such as classicism and naturalism. 4. understand the creative process of artists and the artistic techniques employed

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES


1. Understand the world, their country, their society, as well as themselves and have awareness of ethical problems, social rights, values and responsibility to the self and to others. 1

2. Understand different disciplines from natural and social sciences to mathematics and art, and develop interdisciplinary approaches in thinking and practice. 5

3. Think critically, follow innovations and developments in science and technology, demonstrate personal and organizational entrepreneurship and engage in life-long learning in various subjects; have the ability to continue to educate him/herself. 4

4. Communicate effectively in Turkish and English by oral, written, graphical and technological means. 5

5. Take individual and team responsibility, function effectively and respectively as an individual and a member or a leader of a team; and have the skills to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams. 4


1. Develop knowledge of theories, concepts, and research methods in humanities and social sciences. 1

2. Assess how global, national and regional developments affect society. 2

3. Know how to access and evaluate data from various sources of information. 3


1. Demonstrate safe working habits and a general understanding of materials and processes in the visual arts. 1

2. Demonstrate knowledge of representational processes using visual as well as audial material as mediums of representation. 5

3. Show working knowledge of the process of transforming abstract/textual concepts into concrete, audio/visual forms. 5

4. Appreciate and express the cultural significance of art and understand its evolution and purposes. 5

5. Develop an awareness of compositional and organizational strategies for the effective deployment of formal elements of visual art. 5

6. Read visual texts with a deep knowledge of art history and theory and the ability of situating the content and form of the visual representation both in a historical and thematic context. 5

7. Employ necessary background knowledge regarding art administration in the body of museums and galleries. 3

8. Show a practical and technical command of materials and methods in one or more media of the visual arts. 3

ASSESSMENT METHODS and CRITERIA

  Percentage (%)
Final 45
Midterm 25
Participation 30

RECOMENDED or REQUIRED READINGS

Readings

Selected primary sources