REMgrB01 History of the Byzantine Art

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Aikaterini Franc (lecturer), Mgr. Nicole Votavová Sumelidisová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Irena Radová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Wednesday 12:00–13:40 A22
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Systematic introduction into the history of Byzantine Art. The aim of the course is to introduce students to the development of Byzantine art and the most important examples of Byzantine architecture, painting and sculpture with a special emphasis on the 8th–15th centuries.
Syllabus
  • Art during the period of the iconoclastic movement (726–867).
  • Development of art in the subsequent period and the most important milestones of Byzantine art until the year 1453.
  • Architecture in the 9th–15th centuries.
  • Icons.
  • Sculpures.
  • Manuscripts.
Literature
  • DOSTÁLOVÁ, Růžena. Byzantská vzdělanost. Vyd. 2. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2003, 413 s. ISBN 8070214090. info
  • KURKUTIDU-NIKOLAIDU, E. Peripati sti vyzantini Thessaloniki. Athina, 1978. info
  • GRABAR, A. L´age d´or de Justinien. Paris, 1966. info
  • GRABAR, André. Christian iconography : a study of its origins : the A.W. Mellon lectures in the fine arts, 1961, the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1961, l, 174. info
  • BIHALJI-MERIN, O. Fresques et Icones. München, 1958. info
Teaching methods
The course is taught as lectures.
Assessment methods
Students get their credits by virtue of oral examination which tests students´ orientation in the field of Byzantine art within the scope of the prescribed topics. Students have to be able to describe particular periods from the view of history of art and put the artists, as well as their works, to wider context.
Language of instruction
Greek, Modern (1453- )
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2020.
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