Decorative Arts
Code
711061004
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
História da Arte
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Alexandra Curvelo
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) To learn some of the themes related to the History of Decorative Arts in Portugal since the beginning of the Modern Age (fifteenth century) until the nineteenth century;
b) To master the main questions and methodologies associated with the study of subjects taught;
c) To contact directly with some of the major museum and heritage buildings in Lisbon;
d) To know the most recent literature on the different fields of study comprised by this curricular unit;
e) To learn about the possible research lines on each of the subjects studied.
Prerequisites
Subject matter
The syllabus of this course is structured taking as its fundamental domain of analysis the specific contexts that determine tastes, experiences and particular habits, giving rise to a material culture with specific characteristics. It also includes the agents involved (commissioners, brokers, artists, craftsmen) and the subsequent reception and consumption of these objects.
Based on the selection of several fields of study of the so called \"decorative arts\" as well as case studies that illustrate the diversity, complexity and richness of this universe, the syllabus is thus coherent with the curricular unit´s objectives.
Bibliography
A Casa Senhorial em Lisboa e no Rio de Janeiro: Anatomia dos interiores. Coord. Isabel Mendonça et. al. Lisboa: IHA, FCSH-UNL; Rio de Janeiro: Escola de Belas Artes - UFRJ, 2014
ALVES, Adalberto, Portugal. Ecos de um passado árabe. Lisboa: Instituto Camões, 1999
As Artes Decorativas e a Expansão Portuguesa: Imaginário e Viagem. Actas do 20º Colóquio de Artes Decorativas: 10º Simpósio Internacional. Lisboa: ESAD, 2010
FERRÃO, Bernardo, Mobiliário Português: dos primórdios ao Maneirismo. 4 Vols. Porto: Lello & Irmão, 1990.
História da Arte Portuguesa. Dir. Paulo Pereira. 3 Vols. Lisboa: Temas e Debates, 1995
História da vida privada em Portugal. Dir. José Mattoso. 4 Vols. Lisboa: Círculo de Leitores / Temas e Debates, 2010
PINTO, Maria Helena Mendes, Artes Decorativas Portuguesas no Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, séculos XV-XVIII. Lisboa: MNAA, 1979
Um Gosto Português. O uso do azulejo no século XVII. Lisboa: Babel, 2012
Teaching method
Lectures supported by images, complemented by visits to museums, exhibitions and buildings (churches; monasteries/convents; palaces) in Lisbon.
Evaluation method
The assessment consists in carrying out a research project in one of the areas covered by the program and in a written test. The work is developed in groups (maximum of 3 students), with written and oral presentations, corresponding to 40% of the assessment. The frequency corresponds to 60% of the total evaluation.