UCL - Early Netherlandish Painting (15th Century)

[ARKM2750]

[15h] 5 credits

This course is taught in the 1st semester.

Teacher(s): Hélène Verougstraete

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

To get acquainted with this famous Painting School and its context. The student should be aware that contributions by recent scholars modify the current knowledge on Early Netherlandish Painting in an ongoing process, a "history in the making".

Main themes

Three generations of great Masters, their worshops and workshop pratices (among the latter, the widespread habit of copying using drawn models) are being discussed. The workshop practices make clear that an attribution is a difficult matter; how art historians address this challenge today is discussed. Attention is paid to patronage and to the socio-economic milieu. Historiography is also discussed.

Content and teaching methods

Contents for 2007-2008:
the teaching will consider the themes listed under "objet de l'activité". The student will be invited to write a paper on a given topic. Considering the number of students, there will be, if possible, an oral presentation.
Teaching methods: basically theoretical and encyclopedic. The questions of originality, copy ¿ will be emphasized.
Reading list: B. de Patoul et Roger Van Schoute, Les Primitifs flamands et leur temps, 1994. M. J. Friedländer, Von Eyck bis Bruegel, Berlin, 1916, 1921; traduction anglaise, Early Netherlandish Painting from van Eyck to Bruegel, Londres, 1956; traduction française, De van Eyck à Bruegel. Les primitifs flamands, Paris, 1964.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Prerequisites: bac in history of art and archeology.
Evaluation: oral examination (10), personal report (5) oral presentation (if possible; 5). The evaluation system is subject to change if the exercices should be adapted to the number of students.
Support: Brigitte de Patoul et Roger Van Schoute, Les Primitifs flamands et leur temps, 1994.