The Art of the Early Middle Ages in the Byzantine Empire and Western Europe (Bachelor’s Degree)

Pre-requisites: In order to be enrolled in this course the student must fulfill the requirements proposed by the Faculty of Philosophy Statute, while the attendance to lectures and group discussions is mandatory.

Course objectives: The goal of the course is to introduce students with the beginning, development and trends of medieval art in the Byzantine Empire and Western Europe.

Course description: The content of the course includes presentation of all aspects in the domain of fine arts and visual culture created in Byzantium and the countries of the Byzantine influence during the rule of the Macedonian dynasty, as well as those that emerged in the early Middle Ages in the area of Western Europe.The practical part of the course includes introducing with individual representative examples of art through museum practice, field work and via electronic data base.

Learning Outcomes: After attending this course the student will be able to study works of art and understand them in religious, ideological, social and cultural context.

Literature/Reading:

• A. Grabar, Vizantija, Novi Sad 1974.
• V. N. Lazarev, Istorija vizantijskog slikarstva, Beograd 2004.
• P. Vercone, Od Teodoriha do Karla Velikog, Novi Sad 1973.
• E. Kubah, V. Elbern, Karolinška i otonska umetnost, Novi Sad 1973.
• A. Grabar, Srednjovekovna umetnost istočne Evrope, Novi Sad 1969.