Objectives and competences
- Knowledge of selected medieval architectural, sculptural and painted artworks in Slovenia
- Knowledge of basic literature and specifics of medieval art
- Recognition, distinction, description, explanation, and identification of different artistic phenomena and characteristics in Middle Ages
- Understanding and interpretation of selected medieval artworks and their background context
Content (Syllabus outline)
- selected themes from architecture, sculpturing and painting of early, high and late medeaval times
- relation between painting and word in medeaval times
- literary sources of medeaval arts
- sacral and prophanity in medeaval arts
- influence of antique legacy on medeaval arts
- meaning of persons placing orders in medeaval times
- relations between art centres and periphery
Based on selected complexes from medeaval architecture, sculpturing and painting previously obtained knowledge of artistic events in medeaval times will be deepened. Emphasis is put on understanding of events in history of arts regarding the flow of artistic flows and influences, the attention is put to diversity of art production in Europe. Phenomena of arts are handled in a broader cultural context, the role of subscribers and relations between art centres and periphery is emphasized. Selected cases are part of Slovenian and Western European cultural heritage.
Learning and teaching methods
- lectures with projection
- tutorial
- visits of monuments in situ, in museums and galleries
- discussion on methodological approaches to medieval arts
- discussion on selected texts
- presentations of students’ seminar works
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
- the student will list, describe, explain, recognise and name several key medieval artworks of architecture, sculpture and painting in the territory of today’s Slovenia
- the student will classify, define, present and sum up specifics of medieval art and its research
- the student will recognise, differ, explain and identify different artistic phenomena and characteristics of medieval art
- the student will clarify, classify and interpret selected medieval artworks and the background context
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
- By deepened knowledge of arts in this era, they will be enabled to understand arts of follwing periods.
- By deepened knowledge of arts of that timw they will improve capabilities for later work in institutions for prevention and protection of mobile and immobile cultural heritage and in media.
- By widened overview over accessible literature and other sources they will enlarge possibilities to independent research and qualitative production of seminar works on the problem of the mentioned era
Readings
Marijan ZADNIKAR, Romanika v Sloveniji, Ljubljana 1982.
Emilijan CEVC, Srednjeveška plastika na Slovenskem od začetkov do zadnje četrtine 15. stoletja, Ljubljana 1963.
Ivan KOMELJ, Gotska arhitektura, Ljubljana 1973.
Gotika v Sloveniji (ur. Janez Höfler), Narodna galerija, Ljubljana 1995.
Hans BELTING, Slika in njeno občinstvo v srednjem veku, Ljubljana 1991.
Jean Claude SCHMITT, Geste v srednjem veku, Ljubljana 2000.
Jure MIKUŽ, Kri in mleko. Sugestivnost podobe I, Ljubljana 1999.
Podrobnejša navodila za študijsko literaturo dobijo študentje od predavatelja.
Prerequisits
No special prerequisites.
Additional information on implementation and assessment - seminar work and its presentation
- oral exam
(Positive grade of seminar work is obligatory for access to oral exam.)
