DU2545a Seminar:

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ivan Foletti, MA, Docteur es Lettres, Docent in Church History (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ivan Foletti, MA, Docteur es Lettres, Docent in Church History
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. Ivan Foletti, MA, Docteur es Lettres, Docent in Church History
Timetable
each odd Thursday 15:50–19:05 K31
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this seminar - based on "vague" relations between the concepts of “portrait” and “icon” during the Middle Ages - is a study of selected examples and the reflection of their function and meaning. Based on the methodological debates and work with a wide world literature, the seminar is draft as an introduction to professional research.
Syllabus
  • - Portrait or icon? Definitions and changements - Antique portraits, portraits of Fayoum - Images of the Mother of God, the Face of Christ IV.-VI. century - Face of Christ VI.-VIII. century, portraits of the customer - Catacombs of San Gennaro in Naples – a portraits gallery? - Portraits of emperors in the west, portraits of empresses - Portraits of emperors in the East: VI. Century, portraits of the emperors in the East: IX-XII. century, - Faces of witnesses
Literature
    required literature
  • ANDALORO, Maria and Serena ROMANO. Arte e iconografia a Roma : da Costantino a Cola di Rienzo. Edited by Augusto Fraschetti. 1. ed. Milano: Jaca Book, 2000, 266 s. ISBN 9788816405370. info
  • BELTING, Hans. Bild und Kult : eine Geschichte des Bildes vor dem Zeitalter der Kunst. 2., unveränderte Aufl. München: C.H.Beck, 1991, 700 s. ISBN 3406343678. info
  • MATTHIAE, Guglielmo. Pittura romana del medioevo. Edited by Maria Andaloro. Roma: Fratelli Palombi, 1987, 310 s. ISBN 8876212345. info
    recommended literature
  • ANDALORO, Maria. La pittura medievale a Roma, 312-1431 : atlante : percorsi visivi. 1a ed. Milano: Jaca Book, 2006, 325 s. ISBN 8816603771. info
  • ROMANO, Serena. La pittura medievale a Roma, 312-1431 : corpus. 1a ed. Milano: Jaca Book, 2006, 407 s. ISBN 8816603747. info
  • ANDALORO, Maria. La pittura medievale a Roma, 312-1431 : corpus. 1a ed. Milano: Jaca Book, 2006, 482 s. ISBN 8816603712. info
  • Das Porträt vor der Erfindung des Porträts. Edited by Martin Büchsel - Peter Schmidt. Mainz am Rhein: Philipp von Zabern, 2003, 239 s. ISBN 3805329512. info
Teaching methods
theoretical training, oral and written presentations, active participation at the seminar.
Assessment methods
oral and written presentations
Language of instruction
Czech
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