Course Description
A survey of the art and architecture in the Byzantine world from the sixth to the sixteenth century.
Athena Title
Byzantine Art
Prerequisite
ARHI 2000 or ARHI 2000E or ARHI 2000H or ARHI 2300 or ARHI 2300E or ARHI 2311H or ARHI 2400 or ARHI 2400E or ARHI 2411H
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
To analyze works of art and architecture and to interpret their meaning by taking into account the original cultural context in which these monuments were created.
Topical Outline
Week 1: Introduction: Byzantium and Byzantines Week 2: Imperial Art and Ideology Week 3: Constantinople during the Sixth Century Week 4: Byzantine Art and Architecture in Italy Week 5: Byzantine Art and Architecture in the Eastern Provinces Week 6: Byzantine Art in the Century of Crisis: The Arabs Week 7: The Iconoclasm: Rejection of the Holy Images Week 8: Restoration of the Holy Images - "Triumph of Orthodoxy" Week 9: "The Macedonian Renaissance" in Byzantine Art Week 10: Manuscript Illumination Week 11: Luxury Objects Week 12: Byzantine Monasticism and Architecture Week 13: The Role of Byzantium in the Art of Its Neighbors Week 14: Constantinople during the Palaeologian Period Week 15: Post-Byzantine Art and Architecture Week 16: "The Third Rome: -Art and Architecture of Moscow
Syllabus