University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 10

Semester: 1

Availability restrictions: Not automatically available to General Degree students

Planned timetable: 11am Thursday (Lecture), 3pm or 4pm (Seminar)

The module explores the work and career of Raphael, looking at the development of his art from his early years in Umbria, through his study of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo in Florence, to his mature work in papal Rome. Although he died at 37, Raphael has always been recognised as one of the greatest painters of the High Renaissance and one who influenced profoundly the development of later painting and artistic theory. His compositions were always admired and studied, and he became the cornerstone of the training of the Academies of art. This module examines the whole range of Raphael's output and considers his reception in seventeenth-century Italy and France, eighteenth-century Europe, nineteenth century England and Germany and the twentieth century. From the sixteenth to the mid-twentieth century, Raphael epitomised the Italian Renaissance for artists, critics, theorists and art historians.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisite(s): Before taking this module you must pass AH2001 and pass AH2002

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 2-hour lectures (10 weeks), 1-hour seminar (10 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours: 30

Guided independent study hours: 270

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: 2 hr - Written Examination = 30%, Coursework = 70%

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 30%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 70%

Re-assessment: Coursework = 100%

Personnel

Module coordinator: Dr G Kouneni
Module teaching staff: Dr Lenia Kouneni
Module coordinator email gk8@st-andrews.ac.uk