Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LH Michelangelo
School	Lan, Cult, Art Hist & Music
Department	Art Hist, Cur and Vis Studies
Module Code	10 28861
Module Lead	Dr David Hemsoll
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
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Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-10 hours Seminar-20 hours Guided independent study-170 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	The Michelangelo Special Subject will deal with the wide-ranging works of this artist, examining his artistic outlook and his special achievements. Particular emphasis will be placed on historical evidence and modern critical responses. The early weeks will focus on a chronological investigation of Michelangelo’s career and his main works of sculpture and painting, including the Sistine Chapel ceiling and the New Sacristy of S. Lorenzo. These works will be carefully chronicled and interpreted with the aid of drawings and early written sources, and will then be set into their broader historical, artistic and cultural contexts. The final part of the module will look more closely at questions of theory and artistic procedure, and particularly at Michelangelo’s own aesthetic and philosophical views, as represented in his writings and in other texts of the period. It will compare Michelangelo’s outlook towards art with those of others of the period, and it investigate various relationships between him and his contemporaries, and also various controversies, as a means of defining his artistic objectives more closely.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate a detailed and comprehensive knowledge of the module’s taught content. Describe relationships between relevant artworks and the cultural and social environment of the period covered by the module. Identify and analyse relevant artworks produced during the period covered by the module. Comment on theoretical and other matters embodied in primary or other sources relating to the period covered by the module.
Assessment	28861-01 : Essay : Coursework (50%) 28861-02 : Exam : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - Written Unseen (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 1 x 2500-word essay (50% of the final module mark) 1 x 1.5-hour unseen examination (50% of the final module mark) Alternative assessment if on campus activity is restricted: proctored exams will be converted to take home papers. Reassessment: Re-submission of failed component
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