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Schedule
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Week 1 |
Tuesday, January 14 |
Theory |
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Thursday, January 16 |
Theory Studio Activity |
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Week 2 |
Tuesday, January 21 |
Field trip to be announced. |
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Thursday, January 23 |
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Week 3 |
Tuesday, January 28 |
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Thursday, January 30 |
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Week 4 |
Tuesday, February 4 |
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Thursday, February 6 |
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Week 5 |
Tuesday, February 11 |
Theory Studio Activity |
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Thursday, February 13 |
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Week 6 |
Tuesday, February 18 |
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Thursday, February 20 |
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Week 7 |
Tuesday, February 25 |
Theory Studio Activity |
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Thursday, February 27 |
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Week 8 |
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MIDTERM BREAK (February 29 - March 8) |
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Week 9 |
Tuesday, March 10 |
Theory |
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Thursday, March 12 |
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Week 10 |
Tuesday, March 17 |
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Thursday, March 19 |
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Week 11 |
Tuesday, March 24 |
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Thursday, March 26 |
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Week 12 |
Tuesday, March 31 |
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Thursday, April 2 |
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Week 13 |
Tuesday, April 7 |
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Thursday, April 9 |
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Week 14 |
Tuesday, April 14 |
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Thursday, April 16 |
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Week 15 |
Tuesday, April 21 |
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Thursday, April 23 |
Final Group Review, Critique and grades. Final Exam. |
Readings and Resources
In compliance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act Textbook Provision, SACI provides, when possible, the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) and retail price of required and recommended reading. Note: It is not necessary to purchase the books below. They can be found in the Mural Conservation Department or in the SACI Worthington Library.
- Conservation of Wall Paintings, P. Mora, L. Mora e P. Philippot, Butterworths, 1984 (Professor’s personal copy. This book is located in the Mural Conservation Department).
ISBN: 9780408108126 (Retail price: To Be Determined) - The Craftsman’s Handbook, Cennino A. Cennini and Daniel V. Thompson, June 1954 (This book is located in the Mural Conservation Department)
ISBN: 9780486200545 (Retail price: To Be Determined) - Vasari on Technique, Giorgio Vasari, trans. L.S. Maclehose, ed. G. Baldwin Brown, Dover Publications, New York, 1960. Location in the library VII 849.1
ISBN: 9780486207179 (Retail price: To Be Determined) - The Fresco Painting Technique, T. Lucchesi, A. Pontecorboli ed., 2019.
978-8833840413 (Retail price: €20)
Additional Useful Reading Material
- Western Medieval Wall Paintings: Studies and Conservation Experience (SACI Library X 1602.7).
ISBN: 9789290771425 (Retail price: To Be Determined) - Giotto: The Peruzzi Chapel, Borsook, Eve (SACI Library VIII 1039.1.5).
ISBN: To Be Determined (Retail price: To Be Determined) - Pittura a fresco: Tecniche esecutive, cause di degrado, restauro (SACI Library X 1609).
ISBN: 9788800856980 (Retail price: To Be Determined) - Diego Rivera: The Detroit Industry Murals, Downs, Linda Bank (SACI Library VIII 1187.25).
ISBN: 9780393045291 (Retail price: $75) - The Transfer of Wall Paintings: Based on Danish Experience, Brajer, Isabelle (SACI Library X 1602.4).
ISBN: 9781873132432 (Retail price: To Be Determined) - Florentia Pictà. Le facciate dipinte e graffite dal XV al XX secolo, Eleonora Pecchioli, Centro Di, 2005.
ISBN: 9788870384239 (Retail price: €65) - La tecnica della pittura. Dai tempi preistorici ad oggi, Leone Augusto Rosa, Società Editrice Libraria, Milano, 1937.
ISBN: To Be Determined (Retail price: To Be Determined)
Spring 2020 Projects
- A minimum of two fresco paintings by the great masters, with relative drawings and chromatic designs, 30x30 cm, on inorganic support.
- A Sgraffito 30x30 cm.
- An individual project on a mobile support
- A team project on a studio wall or in an appropriate location.
Final Exam
The Final Exam will consist of a written exam made up of approximately 20 questions covering all subject matter undertaken throughout the course.
The Final Grade
The final grade will be determined as follows:
- 50% Completeness and punctuality of the works
- 20% Class participation
- 30% Final exam
Graduate Students
Students in MFA, MA, and Post-Bac programs are expected to complete additional assignments and to produce work at a level appropriate for students in a graduate program. They are graded accordingly and, if they successfully complete all course requirements for graduate students, receive graduate-level credit for the course.
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