DU2728 Rome in the 5th century: liturgy, rhetoric and pagans

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ivan Foletti, MA, Docteur es Lettres, Docent in Church History (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ivan Foletti, MA, Docteur es Lettres, Docent in Church History
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Thursday 14:10–17:25 K31
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
The aim of the course is to familiarize students as fully as possible with artistic productions of Rome in the fifth century. On the basis of aesthetic creation, the relation of painting, architecture and liturgy, dialogue between pagans and Christians, and the impact of the rhetoric on the artistic production will be reflected.
Syllabus
  • - Traditio Legis? Vatican at the end of IV. century, and Roman cultural identity - Santa Pudenziana, Pagans and Christians - Fasting and image: the doors of Santa Sabina - The Ivory casket from the British Museum and the Easter liturgy - Baptistery of the Lateran, baptism and forgiveness - Santa Maria Maggiore: Christian narratives and manuscripts - The Bishop and his liturgy,triumphal arch in Santa Maria Maggiore - Rhetoric and legitimation of power in the Basilic of San Paolo Fuori le Mura - The roman "ideal" absis: Sant'Andrea in Catabarbara
Literature
    required literature
  • Maria Andaloro, L'orizzonte tardoantico e le nuove immagni 312-468, Milano 2008
  • ANDALORO, Maria. La pittura medievale a Roma, 312-1431 : atlante : percorsi visivi. 1a ed. Milano: Jaca Book, 2006, 325 s. ISBN 8816603771. info
  • KRAUTHEIMER, Richard. Rome : profile of a city, 312-1308. Edited by Marvin Trachtenberg. 1st. print. with new forewor. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2000, xxiv, 389. ISBN 0691049610. info
  • MATTHIAE, Guglielmo. Pittura romana del medioevo. Edited by Maria Andaloro. Roma: Fratelli Palombi, 1987, 310 s. ISBN 8876212345. info
    recommended literature
  • KRAUTHEIMER, Richard. Three Christian capitals : topography and politics. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1983, xiv, 167. ISBN 0520045416. info
Teaching methods
interactive lecture with images
Assessment methods
oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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