Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h
Q2
This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2019-2020
Teacher(s)
Dekoninck Ralph;
Language
French
Prerequisites
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Main themes
The course will consider the history of ornament from the 15th to the 18th centuries through a variety of media: the decorative arts, architecture, sculpture, painting, the graphic arts. At the same time, attention will be paid to historiographical, theoretical and methodological aspects related to the subject of ornament.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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The aim is to acquire in-depth knowledge in the field of the history of ornament in the Renaissance and Baroque, at the same time as acquiring a vocabulary appropriate for the field of ornament, a method for the analysis of systems of ornament and, finally, an understanding of the historiographical and theoretical issues involving ornament in the literature of art and in scientific writing. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
The course is structured around a historical, formal and thematic approach to ornament (through the study of certain styles or distinctive motifs, such as gothic-renaissance, grotesques, leather, rockeries, etc.) while at the same time introducing students to methodological study (on the basis of individual case studies) and by initiating semiotic and theoretical consideration of the issue of ornament (through analysis of writings connected to it). The course will make students aware of the inherent interdisciplinarity of ornament by dealing with a great diversity of media: the decorative arts (furniture, costume, stained glass), architecture, sculpture, the graphic arts and painting.
Teaching methods
The course will be based on lectures by the teacher or by guest speakers. There may be field trips and also presentations of papers by students
Evaluation methods
Oral examination for which the student will have some preparation time (and/or, possibly, depending on the number of students, an individual assignment).
Other information
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Online resources
PowerPoint presentations, bibliography, condition report, glossary
Bibliography
Un portefeuille de lectures est communiqué en début d'année.
Faculty or entity
ARKE
