ARTS 364 - Art and Architecture of Byzantium

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3HU
The course surveys the art and architecture of Byzantium from the formation of a distinctly Christian culture to the fall of the Byzantine Empire in 1453. We will consider equally the arts of the center (Rome, Constantinople), and the periphery (Kievan Rus, Norman Sicily), and pay particular attention to: theories and functions of images; relationships between art and ritual; courtly arts; and the culture of objects shared across the Mediterranean’s religious and political boundaries.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: J. Kingsley
Prerequisites & Notes
200 level course