DU2716 The heritage of ancient art

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Valentina Cantone (lecturer)
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
Supplier department: Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
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
One of the main characteristic of Byzantine Art is to re-elaborate Ancient art. Byzantine illuminated manuscripts, in particular, show a lot of elements of ancient tradition. First of all, the pictorial technique. In fact, byzantine illuminators use the so-called ‘papyrus style’, inspired by the Roman-Hellenistic painted scrolls. Style and iconography are in connection with the ancient art ever, especially during the ‘Macedonian Renaissance’, when this heritage is officially supported by the imperial court.
Literature
  • Kurt Weitzmann, ‘Die byzantinische Buchmalerei des IX. und X. Jahrhunderts‘, Teil I, reprint of the first edition, Berlin 1935
  • ‘El Menologio de Basilio II', Città del Vaticano, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vat. gr. 1613, Libro de estudios con ocasión de la edición facsímil, dirigido por F. D’Aiuto, edición española a cargo de I. Pérez Martín (Colección Scriptorium, 18), Città
  • La Bible du Patrice Lèon’ - Codex Reginensis Graecus 1 - Commentaire codicologique, Palèographique, Philologique et Artistique, a cura di P. Canart (Studi e Testi. 463), Città del Vaticano 2011
  • Dzurova A., ‘La miniatura bizantina’, Milano 2001
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation, oral and written presentations by each participant, class discussion.
Assessment methods
An oral (45 min.) And written (10 pages of text, summarizing the current scientific situation) presentations.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught: in blocks.
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