Postgraduate Course: The Birth and Rebirth of the Italian Renaissance Villa (ARCH11239)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course considers the various pretexts - practical, moral, imaginative & for living in the country, and the various forms, appropriate to location, function and social condition, that the dwelling adopted. |
| Course description |
Temporary dwelling beyond the boundaries of the city came to be possible and salutory in the early modern period. The development of the villa first in Tuscany, then in the Roman Campagna and finally in the Veneto over a century and a half, up to the death of Palladio, will be traced. The architecture of the villa is to be set within the ideal representation of the countryside, in painting, literature and music, as it evolved through the period. A stay in the country & villeggiatura & promised release from the regrets and fears and from the present anxieties of urban life. At the same time, it was in imitation of the ancient Romans that pastoral repose could be sought or a fruitful harvest be expected.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Gain extensive knowledge of the system of values that had and has considerable currency in relation to the villa as a type.
- Develop a critical understanding of the function of the villa system as a critique of urban society.
- Demonstrate the ability to construct a sophisticated art and architectural-historical argument, informed by analysis of primary sources and corrected by critical awareness with regard to secondary texts.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Italy,Renaissance,Villa |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jim Lawson
Tel: (0131 6)50 2619
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Course secretary | Miss Lizzie Robertson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3079
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