Art et archéologie : Byzance, monde musulman et occident médiéval (IVè - XIIIè S)

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BROCHURE

academic year

2023-2024

Course teacher(s)

François BLARY (Coordinator), Julie Marchand, Catherine VANDERHEYDE and Agnès VOKAER

ECTS credits

Language(s) of instruction

french

Course content

The course is organized in three parts, each of which includes an historical introduction (4. h.) and a in-depth lectures on questions linked to the history of art (8 h.) : 1) From Late Antiquity to the end of the Iconoclastic controversy; 2) the centre and the provinces of the Byzantine Empire from the ninth century to 1204; 3) the Byzantine cultural influence on the neighbouring states (the Orthodox Slav world, Sicily and South Italy, Venice).

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

Study the various aspects of Byzantine art in correlation with the history of Byzantium, the Orthodox World and the Mediterranean West. To show the contribution of archaeology to an understanding of the environment and the social production.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Ex-cathedra

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

Handed out during class and on the "Université virtuelle".

Other information

Contacts

cvanderheyde@swing.be - tél.: 02/650.35.83 - Monday from 10h to 12h. jsanster@ulb.ac.be : 02/ 650 39 95 - Monday from 9h30 to 12h30 and upon appointment.