História da Cultura e da Arte da Idade Moderna

1. Problematically analyze the culture of modern period (Renaissance- Mannerism-Baroque), distinguishing aesthetical trends and integrate them in their historic and theory context: Temporal context and spatial context. Authorship. Notions concerning the Mechanical Arts and the Liberal Arts. Corporatist organization of painters and sculptors. Treatises of Painting and Sculpture. Painting values and Sculpture values. Plastic and chromatic Expressions. Ensemble concept. Techniques used related to the artists’ formal intentionality., Function of the art. Symbolism and hidden messages within the artworks.

2. Compare artworks produced at the same period or within the same geographical context.

3. Plan and develop research in Art History as part of the decision-making process in conservation and restoration.