The subject “Sources of Art History” is one of the basic subjects of the 4th year of the Degree in Art History and it is taught during the second four-month period. It is part of the module called “Theory and Iconography of the Arts”, which also includes the subjects Theory of Art, Iconography and History of Aesthetic Ideas. This course develops the study of the Sources of Art History, which serves to analyze all types of documents generated during the History of Art. Given its practical and applied nature, it should serve as a support to any subject that requires the study of the sources and written documents of any artistic period.

The work that will be developed in this subject will allow students to recognize any written or visual document of a given artistic period. In order to develop “Sources of Art History” without excessive difficulty, students must have an adequate knowledge of the rest of the subjects.

The subject provides the future graduate with essential knowledge for the handling of all types of documentary sources to develop any subsequent research work.

The sources of Art History.

The beginnings of art through texts.

Sources and documents of Christian art in the Middle Ages.

Treatises and other sources of the Renaissance and Baroque.

Sources of contemporary art.

Documentary sources in civil and religious archives.

The sources of Art History. Introduction to the sources for the study of art history.

The beginnings of art through texts The beginnings of art through texts: Near East, Egypt, Greece and Rome.

Sources and documents of art in the Middle Ages. Sources of Christian art in the High Middle Ages.

Sources of contemporary art Enlightenment, Neoclassicism and Romanticism.

Documentary sources for the History of Art in civil and religious archives. The archives for the history of art

Teaching-learning activities:



Lecture-theoretical sessions: the professor will expose the fundamental theoretical contents of the subject.

Practical and compulsory sessions according to regulations:

-Presential in the classroom:

Completion of the audiovisual material report card (individual).

Critical commentary of texts (individual).

Oral expositions (individual).

-Presentations outside the classroom:

Visits to archives.

• Continuous Assessment System
• Final Assessment System
• Tools and qualification percentages:
  • Written test to be taken (%): 50
  • Individual works (%): 25
  • Exhibition of works, readings ... (%): 25

Evaluation through criteria and competences

Same as in ordinary evaluation

None

Basic bibliography

CHECA CREMADES, F.; GARCIA FELGUERA, M. S.; MORAN TURINA, J. Guía para el Estudio de la historia del arte. Madrid, Cátedra, 1980.

FERNÁNDEZ ARENAS, José. Teoría y metodología de la historia del arte. Barcelona, Anthropos, 1982.

FREIXA, Mireia: Introducción a la Historia del Arte. Barcelona, Barcanova, 1990.

SCHLOSSER, Julius von: La literatura artística. Viena, 1924. Ed. castellano Madrid, Cátedra, 1976.

VV. AA. Fuentes y documentos para la Historia del Arte. Gustavo Gili, Barcelona, 1982

VV. AA. Colección Fuentes de arte. Dirigida por Yago Barja de Quiroga. Varios volúmenes. Madrid, Akal, Serie Mayor, 1991

YARZA LUACES, Joaquín.: Fuentes de la Hª del Arte I. Madrid, Colección ¿Conocer el Arte¿, n. 21, Historia 16, 1997.

CALVO SERRALLER, F. Y PORTÚS, J. Fuentes de la Historia del Arte II. Madrid, Colección ¿Conocer el Arte¿ n. 22, Historia 16, 2001.

In-depth bibliography

ALBERTI, Leon Battista; RIVERA, Javier (otros); FRESNILLO NÚÑEZ, Javier (tr.). De re aedificatoria, Fuentes de arte, Serie Mayor 10. Madrid: Akal, 1991. [ETSA/72 ALB der]
ANTAL, F. "Comentarios sobre el método de la historia del arte". En: Clasicismo y romanticismo. Madrid: Alberto Corazón, 1978.
ASSUNTO, Rosario. La critica d'arte nel pensiero medioevale. Milano: Il Saggiatore, 1961.
BAUER, Hermann. Historiografía del Arte: introducción crítica al estudio de la historia del arte. Madrid: Taurus, 1981.
BRUYNE, E. de. La estética de la Edad Media. Madrid: Visor, 1987.
CALVO SERRALLER, Francisco et al. (ed. lit.). Ilustración y Romanticismo, Fuentes y Documentos para la Historia del Arte, 7. Barcelona: Gustavo Gili, 1982.
CHIPP, Herschel B.; SELZ, Peter (colab.); TAYLOR, Joshua C. (colab.). Teorías del arte contemporáneo: fuentes artísticas y opiniones críticas, Fuentes del arte, Serie Mayor, 12. Madrid: Akal, 1995.
FERNÁNDEZ ARENAS, José (ed. lit.); BASSEGODA I HUGAS, Bonaventura (ed. lit.). Barroco en Europa, Fuentes y Documentos para la Historia del Arte, 5. Barcelona: Gustavo Gili, 1983.

Journals

No existen

Web addresses

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
http://www.wga.hu/index1.html
http://pintura.aut.org/
http://www.artehistoria.com
http://www.abcgallery.com/
http://www.arthist.umn.edu/aict/html/
http://rubens.anu.edu.au/
http://www.artandarchitecture.org.uk/
http://www.greatbuildings.com
http://www.flickr.com/