REMgrB01 History of the Byzantine Art

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Aikaterini Franc (lecturer), Mgr. Simone Sumelidu (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Antonín Bartoněk, DrSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 10:50–12:25 L10
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
Credits for oral examination.
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 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Autumn 2020.
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