University of Galway

Course Module Information

Course Modules

Semester 2 | Credits: 5

A study of the use of Classical themes and imagery in the visual arts since the Renaissance, directed at independent enquiry and the preparation of a research-driven presentation by each participating student
(Language of instruction: English)

Learning Outcomes
  1. analyse and critique the visual languages of European painting since the Renaissance
  2. conduct independent specialist research on artworks using web-based resources
  3. create an independent research presentation in Powerpoint or a similar medium
  4. deliver such a presentation to a live audience
Assessments
  • Continuous Assessment (100%)
Teachers
Reading List
  1. "Mirror of the Gods" by Malcolm Bull
    ISBN: 9780140266085.
    Publisher: Penguin
  2. "The Renaissance complete" by edited by Margaret Aston
    ISBN: 9780500284599.
    Publisher: Thames & Hudson
  3. "Famous women" by Giovanni Boccaccio; edited and translated by Virginia Brown
    ISBN: 0674003470.
    Publisher: Harvard University Press
  4. "Genealogy of the Pagan Gods, Volume 1: Books I-V" by Giovanni Boccaccio, Jon Solomon (Translator)
    ISBN: 9780674057104.
    Publisher: Harvard University Press
  5. "Metamorphoses" by Ovid, Charles Martin (Editor), Charles Martin (Translator)
    ISBN: 9780393925340.
    Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
The above information outlines module CCS306: "Iconography" and is valid from 2021 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.