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Lecturer(s)
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Horníčková Kateřina, PhDr.
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Course content
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1. The cult of relics, images, image theory in the Middle Ages and the problem of the global Middle Ages. The emergence of early Christian archaeology 2. The origins of Christian art in the 2nd-3rd century 3. Early Christian art after the triumph of the Church, 4th century 4. Early medieval art of the 5th-7th century and the traditions of Antiquity; art of the age of the Migration of Nations; Western and Eastern traditions in Christian architecture; Ravenna 5. Art of Byzantium: Byzantine art before the iconoclasm; the icon 6. Art of Byzantium: Byzantine art after the iconoclasm 7. Medieval art of Islam (western regions) 8. Emperor Charlemagne and the art of his time; the Carolingian Renaissance 9. Book painting of late Antiquity, the British Isles, the Carolingian and Ottonian periods 10. The Benedictines: the cultural and artistic environment of the monastery of Cluny and its significance 11. Ottonian and Salian art in Germany and Central Europe 12. Romanesque architecture and sculpture in France, Italy and Germany; individual creative centres 13. Romanesque art in Germany under the Staufer dynasty; Romanesque mural and book painting and its iconography
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Projection (static, dynamic)
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Learning outcomes
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The course introduces students to art from the end of Antiquity to the high Middle Ages, a period roughly from the 2nd/3rd century to 12th century AD. Selected topics include monuments of early Christianity (2nd-6th century), Byzantium (6th-15th century), Islamic art (7th-15th century), and early to high medieval art in Western Europe (7th-12th century). The syllabus presents an overview of the tendencies of artistic development in Europe in this period and reflects the development of art in the wider circle of Central Europe.
Orientation in artistic creation from the end of Antiquity to the high Middle Ages
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Prerequisites
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Interest in the specific topics; basic orientation in general European history
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam, Written exam, Written exam
A written test verifying knowledge of the discussed issues and specialist literature, continuous completion of tasks (report), reading of selected medieval texts. The course ends with an exam (it is also possible in the form of a written test), where the student demonstrates knowledge of terminology, characteristics of individual periods and selected works of architecture, sculpture and painting. During the course, own work and self-study (via moodle), especially watching videos and 3D reconstructions, will also be assigned. Students are also expected to reflect on the material themselves. Attendance of at least 75%.
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Recommended literature
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