Learning Outcomes
► Upon the successful completion of the course students will be able to
1.Trace the timeline of major events of the Early Christian and Byzantine Period;
2.Identify the important stylistic and technical developments of Byzantine Art;
3.Analyse visually works of art, using appropriate terminology;
4.Discuss important artists in terms of the style of their work;
5.Relate selected works of Byzantine Art to relevant cultural context(s).
Course Content (Syllabus)
► This course is an introductory-level survey of the Byzantine world offering a survey of Byzantine Art from the Early Christian Period through the fall of Constantinople(330-1453 AD).Especially:
1.Constantine the Great and its capital;
2.Art before Iconoclasm;
3.Monumental art in Rome, Constantinople and Ravenna;
4.Luxury production: Ivory, manuscripts etc.;
5.Art in Byzantine Italy;
6.Late and Post-Byzantine art
In congruence with the teaching and learning strategy of the Department, the following tools are used:
1. Formal lectures accompanied by visuals: image power point presentations; educational films;
2. Classroom discussion of material presented in formal lectures and assigned reading material;
3. Field trips and museum visits, as appropriate;
4. Individualized assistance during office hours for further discussion of course material and additional readings.
Keywords
Βyzantine Art, Architecture, Painting, Mosaics, Frescoes, Manuscripts
Additional bibliography for study
1. Τζών Λόουντεν, Πρώϊμη Χριστιανική και Βυζαντινή Τέχνη, Εκδόσεις "Καστανιώτη Α.Ε.", Αθήνα 1999
2. Χ.Μπακιρζής, κ.ά.(συλλ.έργο), Ψηφιδωτά της Θεσσαλονίκης, 4ος - 14ος αιώνας, Εκδόσεις "Καπόν", Αθήνα 2012
3. Μαρία Βασιλάκη (επιμ.), Το πορτραίτο του καλλιτέχνη στο Βυζάντιο, εκδόσεις "Π.Ε.Κ.", Ηράκλειο 1997
4. Παναγιώτα Ασημακοπούλου-Ατζακά, Το επάγγελμα του ψηφοθέτη, 4ος - 8ος αιώνας, Εκδόσεις "Άγρα", Αθήνα 2011
5. Διονυσίου του εκ Φουρνά, Ερμηνεία της βυζαντινής ζωγραφικής τέχνης, Ρωσική Αρχαιολογική Σχολή, Αγία Πετρούπολη 1909, ανατύπωση από εκδόσεις 'Σπανός', Αθήνα 1997