Unesp (São Paulo State University), through its virtual communication channel Univesp TV, is offering a free online course in Art History. Comprising 29 video lessons, the course is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students interested in art, history, research, and culture.
Taught by Professor José Leonardo do Nascimento, the course presents local artistic movements within a broader perspective of art history. The lessons explore Etruscan art, the realism of ancient Roman art and its dialogue with Greece, early Christian art, Byzantine art, medieval artistic expressions such as illuminated manuscripts, Romanesque and Gothic art, up to the early stages of the Italian Renaissance.
The 29 videos cover the content of nine classes from the regular undergraduate course. The online course does not offer a certificate; its goal is to provide resource material to support further study and research.
Syllabus
- Etruscan sculpture and painting: vitalism and funerary art.
- Ancient Rome: realism and dialogue with Greece.
- Early Christian art: abstraction and solemnity.
- Medieval illuminations: monastic art.
- Byzantine art: spirituality and celestial splendor.
- Romanesque art: architecture and sculptural relief.
- Gothic art: verticality and light.
- Siena in the 14th century: republican art and religion.
- Florence in the 14th century: from pictorial two-dimensionality to the Renaissance.
To watch the video lessons, visit the Univesp TV YouTube channel.
This article was written by Romullo Baratto. The translation is powered by AI.
