13ARH

13 Art History

Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr P. Carrigan.

Italian Art (Painting, Sculpture and Architecture): The late Renaissance and Mannerism in Florence, Venice and Rome.

Objectives

  • To understand the contexts in which art is made.
  • To differentiate between artist’s styles and understand the reasons for similarities and differences.
  • To understand the values placed upon art works from a variety of contexts (Renaissance and Modern Art).

Content

For the standards 3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 students study art from mid-to-late fifteenth-century Italy through the works of Bellini and Mantegna in Venice and Botticelli, Verocchio and Leonardo da Vinci in Florence.  This provides a background to the development of the High Renaissance in Rome, where aspects of Michelangelo’s work and Titian’s work are studied. Mannerism is studied in the work of Pontormo, Bronzino and the late works of Raphael and Michelangelo.

For Standard 3.6 students study the value placed upon selected Renaissance works alongside modern art works of their choice.


Extra curricular activities that can extend students in Visual Arts include:

GDC_arts - Ongoing competitions, external Art and Photography competitions, Art lunchtime activities, Summerfest, School Art Exhibition, displays, assisting with School Production, community projects and scholarship.

Recommended Prior Learning

  • 12 credits in Level 2 Art History, English, History, or Classics.
  • Excellence and Merit grades recommended for students wishing to do Scholarship.

Subject and Associated Costs

Course Costs: $80.00 Workbooks.
Associated Costs: Nil.

Pathway

Career destinations related to Art History and Theory include organisations and sectors such as:
Museums.
Art galleries.
Governance and policy.
Arts management.
Fine arts auctioneers.
Archives and libraries.
Heritage and conservation.
Journalism, media and public relations.

Assessment Information

*External examination questions require a long answer response NOT an essay format. However, a competent level of English is required for students to cope with the analytical aspect of the course. This is a factually rich subject that requires students to have an interest in both Art and History.

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This subject is eligible for subject endorsement.

This subject is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 20
Internal Assessed Credits: 12
External Assessed Credits: 8
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91483 v2
NZQA Info

Art History 3.2 - Examine how meanings are communicated through art works


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91484 v2
NZQA Info

Art History 3.3 - Examine the relationship(s) between art and context


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r,4w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91486 v1
NZQA Info

Art History 3.5 - Construct an argument based on interpretation of research in art history


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91487 v1
NZQA Info

Art History 3.6 - Examine the different values placed on art works


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91488 v2
NZQA Info

Art History 3.7 - Examine the relationship(s) between a theory and art works


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 20
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 20
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 20

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.

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It is important that you complete your option selection by the due date to enable you to have your preferred course of study. Course availability is dependent on numbers and staffing, and course entry will be confirmed at the beginning of the school year.