STORIA DELL’ARCHITETTURA MODERNA

he course aims to provide a framework for the knowledge and understanding of the history of Italian architecture of the modern age and its protagonists with a look at the European and international framework. The history of architecture will be analyzed in its relationship with the history of the city.

The course takes place through theoretical lectures and exercises to prepare the exam.

The Italian Renaissance:

protagonists of the arts and urban renewal (Brunelleschi, Alberti, Michelangelo);

The ideal Renaissance cities: Pienza, Urbino, Ferrara and fortified cities;

from Alberti to Palladio;

Florence and Rome.

Introduction to the Baroque:

The Roman Baroque and its protagonists: Bernini, Borromini, Da Cortona;

Regional areas of Piemonte Baroque, Veneto, Naples, Puglia, Sicily;

Late-baroque in Italy and in Europe.

P. Murray, L'architettura del Rinascimento italiano, Roma-Bari 1977 o ultima edizione 2018, Editore Laterza (UL)

R. Wittkower, Arte e architettura in Italia 1600-1750, Torino 1993 o successive edizioni, Einaudi

R. Wittkower, Art and Architecture in Italy 1600-1750, Yale University Press, 2000 (language: English)

During the course other volumes will be reported