GREA ARBY 313 - Power of Image Art&Ideology in Byzantium

Institution:

Arcadia University

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Description:

Through lectures, power point presentations, discussions and student presentations, the course focuses on the relationship between Byzantine thought and art. Primarily it is examination of the Byzantine iconography and the student focus on discovering the interaction between political thought, religion and art. Secondly students through presentations will try to interpret the iconographical features which illustrate the political and religious ideology. More specifically, topics will include: State and the Church in Byzantium; The Emperor as God and God as Emperor; The influence of the Iconoclastic Controversy in Art; The Ecumenical Councils and Byzantine Art; The cycle of images in the Byzantine church and the viewer; The Holy Liturgy and the liturgical imagery; The Art in Constantinople and Mistras (14th - 15th cent.); and Donors and Patrons. (Athens, Greece, http://www.arcadiacenter.edu.gr/)

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.arcadia.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 572-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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