DU2638 Theory of the Medieval Image

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Milena Bartlová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Milena Bartlová, CSc.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Milena Bartlová, CSc.
Timetable
Wed 11:40–13:15 B13
Prerequisites
Bac exam
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
Course objectives
Analysis of actual theories of image (Belting, Didi-Huberman, Schwarz, Summers et al.) as applied to medieval image,its structure and functions.
Syllabus
  • 1. Classical theory of medieval image as confronted with modernist one (Dvořák) 2. BildAnthropologie (Belting) 3. Image, time and dream (Didi-Huberman) 4. Real Spaces (Summers) 5. Media of visual communication (Schwarz) 6. Word, script and image 7. Image in medieval culture
Literature
  • BARTLOVÁ, Milena. Poctivé obrazy. Deskové malířství v Čechách a na Moravě 1400-1460 (Honest Images. Panel Painting in BOhemia and Moravia 1400-1460). Praha: Argo, 2001, 496 pp. Argo. ISBN 80-7203-365-4. info
Assessment methods
Lectures, class discussion, written essay.
Language of instruction
Czech
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