AH 122 - Byzantine Art

Institution:

Eastern Connecticut State University

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Description:

This course explores the art of the Byzantine Empire, which at its height encompassed modern-day Greece, Asia Minor, the Balkans, the Holy Land, North Africa and parts of Italy.From Constantinople's inauguration as the capital of the Roman Empire in A.D.330 to its fall in 1453, the course traces Byzantine art's pagan, early Christian, Jewish, and Islamic sources to its impact on the development of the arts of Western Europe and Russia.Major themes of the course include: religious imagery and architecture of the Eastern church; cultural exchange and influence; and the impact of imperial patronage.Three credits.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.easternct.edu/

Phone Number:

(860) 465-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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