DU2691 Royal tomb sculpture in late medieval France, Naples and Bohemia

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Elisabetta Scirocco (lecturer), prof. Ivan Foletti, MA, Docteur es Lettres, Docent in Church History (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ivan Foletti, MA, Docteur es Lettres, Docent in Church History
Supplier department: Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
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fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The class provides an introduction to the study of memorial practices in the later middle ages. We will analyse the liturgical, social and political implications of sepulchral monuments, focusing on the dynastic tombs commissioned by the royal houses in the kingdoms of France, Sicily and Bohemia in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Syllabus
  • Memoria and memorial practices in Western Christianity in the middle ages
  • The here and the hereafter I: religious concerns, liturgical function, and the topography and topology of entombments in sacred space
  • The here and the hereafter II: social and political implications of tombs
  • Formal typologies of sepulchral monuments and iconographical programs
  • Development of tombs structure in Europe
  • Sacral kinship and royal imagery I: Kingdom of France
  • Sacral kinship and royal imagery II: Kingdom of Sicily
  • The efficacy and migration of royal models: the case of Naples in the mid-thirteenth century
  • Sacral kinship and royal imagery III: Kingdom of Bohemia
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture with images. Part II: Active participation in a seminar format.
Assessment methods
Written short essay.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught: in blocks.
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