| CODE | AAH2026 | ||||||||
| TITLE | A Millenium of Art and Architecture in Malta 2 - A Thematic Approach | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Art and Art History | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit offers a thematic overview of the rich and multilayered history of the development of Art and Architecture in Malta from the Late Medieval period to the more experimental engagements at the turn of the second millenium. It thematically discusses the local and international contexts as Malta negotiated between peripheral and more cosmopolitan status. It provides the necessary tools for a critical and mature art-historical discussion and engagement with the more important works of art and architecture of the Maltese Islands as they evolved from the Late Medieval to Contemporary times. Study-Unit Aims: This study-unit aims to provide a discussion-based approach in the engagement with the main currents at play in the development and evolution of art in Malta during the second millenium. It aims to further equip students with the critical and art-historical tools required to appreciate the multi-faceted character of art in Malta. This study-unit aims to highlight especially thematic engagements whilst also discussing stylistic influences, mechanics of patronage and contextual analysis. A number of on-site lectures will provide a unique opportunity for the participants to direclty connect with specific works of art and architectural spaces. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Further engage with various themes, and different artistic and stylistic currents in the evolution of art in Malta in the period under study; - Directly engage with painting, sculpture and architectural works; - Analyse the socio-political and cultural contexts which permitted specific developments in art in Malta; - Be in a position to discuss the art-historical and theoretical complexities in the study of art in Malta in the light of the most advanced knowledge and research on the subject. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Distinguish between different stylistic idioms in painting, sculpture, and architecture through a thematic approach to art; - Have a grasp of the main highlights in art and architecture in Malta in the period under study; - Engage with the necessary art-historical tools required for the analysis of artistic and architectural commissions under focus; - Refine their conoisseurship of different artists and works of art within their context. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - C. Attard, The Art of Dying Well: Visual culture in times of piety and plague in Malta 1675-1814, Kite Publishing, Malta 2022. - M. Sagona (ed.), International Perspectives on the Decorative Arts: Nineteenth-century Malta, Midsea Books, Malta 2021. - M. Sagona, A. Gatt, Eclecticism and the Baroque Revival in the Decorative Arts in Malta: the context for Abramo Gatt (1863-1944), Midsea Books, Malta 2024. - K. Sciberras, Mattia Preti: Life and Works, Midsea Books, Malta 2020. - K. Sciberras, Art as life: Caravaggio in Malta, Midsea Books, Malta 2023. - C. Thake (ed.), The Addolorata Cemetery, Midsea Books, Malta 2020. - C. Thake, J. Buhagiar, Ta’ Braxia Cemetery, Malta 2017. - C. Thake, Art Nouveau to Modernism: Architecture in Malta 1910-1950, Kite Publishing, Malta 2021. Dissertations presented to the Department of Art and Art History and other academic papers. Supplementary Readings: - M. Buhagiar, The Iconography of the Maltese Islands, Malta 1987. - Leonard Mahoney, History of Maltese Architecture, Malta 1998. - M. Buhagiar, The Late Medieval Art and Architecture of the Maltese Islands, Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti, Malta 2005. - K. Sciberras, Roman Baroque Sculpture for the Knights of Malta, Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti, Malta 2004. - K. Sciberras, Baroque Painting in Malta, Midsea Books, Malta 2009. - Conrad Thake and Quentin Hughes, Malta War & Peace: an Architectural Chronicle 1800-2000, Midsea Books, Malta 2005. - C. Vella, The Mediterranean Artistic Context of Late Medieval Malta 1091-1530, Midsea Books, Malta 2013. - J. P. Cassar, Pioneers of Modern Art in Malta, Vol.I and 2, Malta 2010, 2019. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Frederica Agius Christian Attard Matthew Attard Gilbert Calleja Mark Sagona Keith Paul Sciberras Conrad Thake |
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