Portuguese Art B2

Recommended Prerequisites

N/a

Teaching Methods

Theoretical and practical sessions. The presentation of theoretical contents will be accompanied by the analysis of images and, occasionally, texts to be discussed by the students. Whenever possible, practical sessions will include visits to local museums and spaces where students can observe relevant works of art.

Learning Outcomes

The fundamental goal of this course is to enable students to acquire a basic knowledge of Portuguese art in a broad chronological frame, between the 12th and the 16th centuries. Through a comprehensive and inclusive approach to the many influences and specificities that shaped Portuguese art over these centuries, it is expected that students will be able to identify and understand the basic characteristics of its various periods, relating them to the geographical, historical and cultural context in which they developed, and also that they become acquainted with relevant authors and their works. By encouraging a critical approach to the topics of study, and promoting direct contact with works of art, it is intended that students will be able to interconnect the knowledge acquired in other courses of this program, and to experience Portuguese art and heritage in an informed way.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Romanesque Expressions in Portugal

1.1. Portuguese Romanesque architectural choices.

1.2. The transversal nature of the Romanesque aesthetic in its various artistic manifestations.

1.3.The figurative arts.

2. Characteristics and Metamorphoses of the Gothic in Portugal

2.1. The role of Gothic art in the consolidation of power in a new kingdom.

2.2. The development of 'in the round' or 'freestanding' sculpture and the deployment of valences of the sculptural element.

2.3. Pictorial overview of the "century of Nuno Gonçalves" and the Manueline cycle.

2.4. The inauguration of two key devices for Portuguese art: retable art and ceramic tiles.

3. Humanism(s) and Renaissance(s) in Portugal

3.1. The new values of an art  with an human dimension.

3.2. Building in an ancient or Roman manner.

3.3. Painting and sculpture in conquering the real.

3.4. Major masters and workshops; paradigmatic works between Italian humanism and Christian humanism.

Head Lecturer(s)

Vítor Manuel da Silva Costa

Assessment Methods

Continuous Assessment
attendance (minimum of 75% of classes) and active participation in class: 30.0%
oral presentation on one of the topics of the syllabus: 30.0%
written test: 40.0%

Bibliography

PEREIRA, Paulo, Arte portuguesa: história essencial. Lisboa: Temas e Debates, 2011.

RODRIGUES, Maria João Madeira; SOUSA, Pedro Fialho de; BONIFÁCIO, Horácio Manuel Pereira (coord.), Vocabulário técnico e crítico de arquitectura. Lisboa: Quimera, 2005.

TEIXEIRA, Luís Manuel, Dicionário ilustrado de belas-artes. Lisboa: Presença, 1985.