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107-052 From Catacombs to Iconoclasm: Early Christian and Byzantine Art | |
Note | Formerly available as 111-307/407. Students who have completed 111-307/407 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 3rd and 4th year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Ms Bronwyn Stocks |
Prerequisites | Usually 37.5 points of Art History at second/third year, see Prerequisites |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1-hour lecture and a 1.5-hour seminar per week |
Subject Description | This subject deals with Christian art from its earliest periods to the 8th century, focussing on centres such as Rome, Constantinople and Ravenna. Issues to be dealt with may include: the rise of new art forms such as the icon; the emergence of new subjects in art, such as portraits of Christ; and art associated with the cult of the saints, death and the body. The course concludes with an examination of the period of iconoclasm when the notion of visually representing deity was questioned and condemned - a development which had dramatic consequences not only for Christian art but for art in general. |
Assessment | An essay of 2500 words, and a classpaper of 1500 words |
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