AH30140 The Courts and Court Culture

Academic Year 2019/2020

During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries much of the most innovative art and architecture in Europe and Asia was produced in the major courts. From London to Kyoto, courts sponsored architecture intended to support their political power as well as painting, sculpture, and furnishings that sustained the impression of their magnificence. Focusing on the Medici, Hapsburg, Bourbon, Stuart, Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal courts this module will explore the ways in which the arts succeeded and failed to support these rulers and the impact of their production upon the emergence of modern consumer culture as well as the more general transformation of society. Particular attention will be paid to the role of women as patrons, including as agents of cultural transfer.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Students should be able to identify and analyse the chief works of art created at the major sixteenth and seventeenth century courts covered by the module; they should be able to identify and analyse the way in which art functioned within these courts; and they should be able to identify and analyse the impact that patronage, including that of women, had upon the production of art in these societies.

Indicative Module Content:

Court Art of sixteenth through eighteenth century Europe and of the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

22
Specified Learning Activities

39
Autonomous Student Learning

39
Total

100
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This will be a lecture module but with opportunities for substantial class discussion. Essays will offer an opportunity for research and for critical thinking, as well as to improve writing skills. Exams will be marked for critical thinking and knowledge of the material. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
AH10070 - Dublin: Its Museums


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Examination: Exam 2 hour End of Trimester Exam No Graded Yes

60
Essay: Essay Week 8 n/a Graded Yes

40

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Substantial feedback will be offered on all but A essays within two weeks of their being turned in. General comments about essays will also be made well in advance of the due date as well as afterwards and general comments about the exam will be made in advance.