Lecture Course: Early Modern Art and Architecture in the Low Countries and Italy. Patronage in Naples and Rome 1500 – 1700
To understand the developments in the arts and architecture of Rome and Naples in the 16th and 17th century it is essential to take into account not only the role of the artists, but also that of the patrons. They, not the artists, often determined the shape, size and style of a funerary chapel, church or palace, but also had an important role in determining the iconographical program. In this course we will discuss the main existing studies on patronage in Italy in this period, and study how focusing on the role of patronage as a determining factor in the process of design, execution, use and interpretation poses a number of specific questions about sources, objects of investigation and method. After a series of introductory lectures, students will select one particular church, chapel or palazzo and investigate the impact of the Spanish presence in Italy. The seminar includes an excursion to Rome, Naples and the Greek temples at Paestum.
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Timetable 2008-2009
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Prof.dr. C.A. van Eck c.a.van.eck@hum.leidenuniv.nl