5731005 Aesthetics and Art History

Numbering Code U-LET09 35731 LJ34 Year/Term 2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits 2 Course Type special lecture
Target Year Target Student
Language Japanese Day/Period Fri.3
Instructor name HIRAKAWA KAYO (Graduate School of Letters Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course The purpose of this course is to acquire methods for thought and research regarding art history. This will be done by taking up specific issues in Western art history and deeply examining them from diverse points of view. In the first half of this year, we will study various aspects of the reception of flower still life painting, while also conducting detailed analyses of related case studies.
Course Goals ・Understand art history methodology, including style analysis, iconography, and reading comprehension of documents at that time.
・Improve discernment of the reception of flower still life painting in the seventeenth century.
Schedule and Contents The establishment of the flower still life as a painting genre in Europe dates back to the early seventeenth
century. In the first half of this academic year, we will analyze various aspects of the reception of flower
still life painting at that time. This class will consist of a combination of lectures and student-led discussions.
The course will generally follow the plan below, but the sequence and number of sessions on each topic may
change depending on lecture progress and student comprehension.
Week 1: Introduction
Weeks 2-6: The Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II and Natural History
Week 7-8: Federico Borromeo and His Thought on Art and Religion
Week 9-14 Daniel Seghers and the Society of Jesus
Week 15: Summary
*Feedback methods will be explained in class.
Evaluation Methods and Policy Assessment of class participation (attendance, participation in discussions, etc.) (30%) and a final report or test (70%) will be made based on level of achievement regarding the learning goals.
・As a general rule, credit will not be given to students with four or more absences.
・As a general rule, late arrivals and early departures will be treated as absences.
Course Requirements None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review) When writing reports or preparing the test, each student will need to read related literature and conduct a survey study based on this. With this goal in mind, please secure enough time for learning outside of class.
Textbooks Textbooks/References Other; no textbook will be used. Related materials will be distributed as necessary.
References, etc. Will be presented in class
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