Decorative Arts - 1st semester
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
At the end of the semester students should be able to:
- Recognize the basic cultural features of the Decorative Arts in Portugal since the beginning of the Modern Age (fifteenth century) until the early nineteenth century;
- To master the main questions and methodologies associated with the study of subjects taught;
- To produce an oral and written discourse on the subjects of the syllabus that is articulate, informed and supported by specialized vocabulary;
- To know and understad the essencials of the pertinent historiography.
Prerequisites
not applicable
Subject matter
1. The concept and problematics of Decorative Arts. Its context in the Portuguese Historiography of Art and the main historiographical perspectives.
2. The Arab tradition in the Iberian Peninsula. The azulejo in Portugal: ways of manufacture, use, taste and persistence.
3. The experience of space: the furniture and textiles in sacred and civil context.
4. The impact of the Portuguese maritime expansion in the decorative arts: furniture, textiles and ceramics.
5. Other exoticisms: Chinoiserie (XVII-XVIII centuries) and Orientalism (XVIII-XIX centuries). Portuguese decorative arts in the European context.
6. The nineteenth century: eclecticisms and revivals.
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
Lecturing and class discussions are complemented by the recommended bibliography. Supplementary materials will be provided. Fieldtrips will be organized.
In class teaching
Evaluation method
Students are graded on the basis of a midterm (20%), a final exam (40%), a short paper about one of the fieldtrips (20%) and class participation (20%. Students must attend at least to 80% of classes given). All grading elements are mandatory. Late papers will be penalized and may not be accepted.