Portuguese Painting of the 15th and 16th Century
Code
711061041
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
História da Arte
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Pedro Flor
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) To understand the main themes of the History of Painting in Portugal during this period;
b) To identify the latest issues on the subject;
c) To contact directly with the main pictorial groups existing in museums and monuments of the national heritage;
d) To develop the knowledge about paintings through the results of laboratory analyses;
e) To develop a research paper on the subject during the semester.
Prerequisites
None
Subject matter
1. Nuno Gonçalves and Portuguese painting in the fifteenth century
2. Painting at the time of D. Manuel I masters and workshops
3. Portraiture and art in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries
4. Routes of Mannerist painting in Portugal: 1550-1620
Bibliography
JORDAN, A., Retrato de corte em Portugal, Lisboa, Quetzal, 1994.
PEREIRA, P. (Dir.), História da Arte Portuguesa, I-II, Lisboa, Círculo de Leitores, 1995.
RODRIGUES, Dalila, A Pintura num século de excepção (1450-1550), Fubu Editores, 2009.
SERRÃO, V. (Coord.), A Pintura Maneirista em Portugal, A Arte no tempo de Camões,
Catálogo da Exposição, Lisboa, Comissão Descobrimentos Portugueses, 1995.
SERRÃO, V., História da Arte em Portugal, O Renascimento e o Maneirismo (1500-1620), Lisboa, Presença, 2003.
Teaching method
The development of theoretical classes will be accompanied not only by slideshow presentations, but also by visits, when appropriate, to the museums and the main monuments which house the most significant heritage of painting of this period. The use of Moodle classroom will be instrumental to enlarge the pedagogical possibilities of interaction between teacher and students. It will also be given individual support to develop research within the monograph.
Evaluation method
Assessment consists of a written test and the development of an individual research monograph/ work.