The decoration and its subjects of Byzantine monuments I
| Title | Διάκοσμος και η θεματική του στα Βυζαντινά μνημεία Ι / The decoration and its subjects of Byzantine monuments I |
| Code | ΑΒΥ 708 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | History and Archaeology |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600015952 |
Programme of Study: PMS stīn Archaiología, Téchnī kai Politismó 2024-2025
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vyzantinī Archaiología | Compulsory Course | Winter/Spring | - | 15 |
| Academic Year | 2020 – 2021 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600181280
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Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600181280
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=14646
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Knowledge of the iconographic programs of the Byzantine art. Skills for reading the axonometric plans. Good knowledge of the historic and dogmatic issues of the Byzantine history.
Learning Outcomes
* Ability to read and interpret iconographic programs
* Understanding pictorial themes and the logic of decoration in Byzantine monuments
* deepening into historical and artistic issues of all periods of Byzantine art
* acquisition of the relevant literature
* acquisition of research know-how.
General Competences
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. Introduction: Presentation of the goals - purposes of the course. Sources, aids and specialized bibliography.
2. Art and ideology. Study of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople iconographic program
3. Paleologean dynastic propaganda in Protato and its decoration
4. Ktetorical issues in the Middle Byzantine period: The case of Asinou in Cyprus.
5. Ktetorical issues in the late period: The Monastery of Chora in Constantinople and Theodoros Metochitis
6. The Church and the decoration. The organization of decoration in the post-Byzantine programs of Mount Athos
7. Inappropriate programs and performances. The Parthenon temple in Athens
8. Regional programs in the East. The case of Beta Maryam Lalibäla in Ethiopia
9. The damned in the church. The Second Coming in the iconographic programs of Byzantine churches
10. Monumental programs in icons
11. Exercises and work presentations. Discussion and commentary
12. Exercises and work presentations. Discussion and commentary
13. Conclusions and final formative examination
Keywords
iconography, programs, Byzantine painting, decoration
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Interactive excersises
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Power point, Videos, 3d programs of monuments
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 32 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Seminars | 30 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Fieldwork | 30 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 50 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Tutorial | 50 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Internship | 45 | ✓ | |||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 50 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Project | 40 | ||||
| Written assigments | 120 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 450 |
Student Assessment
Description
-recognition of iconographic types
-Use of correct terminology
-Knowledge of literature
-Existence of argumentation
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative)
- Written Assignment (Formative)
- Oral Exams (Formative)
- Report (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Καμία
Additional bibliography for study
Der Nersessian, Sirarpie, “Program and Iconography of the Frescoes of the Parecclesion,” in The Kariye Djami: Studies in the Art of the Kariye Djami and its Intellectual Background, ed. Paul A. Underwood (Princeton, 1975), 305-349
Dufrenne,Suzy, Les programmes iconographiques des églises byzantines de Mistra (Bibliothèque des Cahiers Archéologiques) 4 (Paris, 1970)
Gerstel, Sharon E. J., “The Chora Parekklesion, the Hope for a Peaceful Afterlife, and Monastic Devotional Practices,” in The Kariye Camii Reconsidered, eds. Holger A. Klein, Robert G. Ousterhout and Brigitte Pitarakis (Istanbul Research institute Symposium Series) 1 (Istanbul, 2011), 107-145
Gkioles, Nikolaos, Ο Βυζαντινός τρούλλος και το εικονογραφικό του πρόγραμμa (Μέσα 6ου αι. – 1204) (Athens, 1990)
Mango, Cyril, The Brazen House, A study of the Vestibule of the Imperial Palace of Constantinople (Copenhagen, 1959)
Millet, Gabriel, Monuments de l’Athos, I. Les peintures (Paris, 1927)
Semoglou, Athanasios, “L’éloquence au service d’archéologie. Les ‘enfants aimés’ de Théodore Métochite et sa bibliothèque dans le monastère de Chora,” Series Byzantina. Studies on Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Art 8 (2010), 45-65
Last Update
05-12-2023
