The course will examine the art and culture of the late Byzantine Empire throughout what has been termed the Byzantine Commonwealth. Chronologically it will examine the period from 1204, when the Fourth Crusade captured Constantinople through to 1453 when the Empire fell to the Ottoman Turks. It will look at the art and culture found in Byzantium, Greece, Mount Athos, Cyrus and the Levant, Bulgaria, Serbia and Russia, Crete and Renaissance Europe. It will examine the art of icons, murals, mosaics, applied arts, both secular and ecclesiastic, precious metal work and embroideries. It is a critical examination of the art of the age of spirituality, when the art of the late Middle Ages in Eastern Europe met the Renaissance art of the West.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
By the end of this course, you should be able to
- Analyze many forms of Byzantine medieval art and understand them within an art historical context.
- Use specific examples to explain key concepts, themes and theories in Byzantine Art
- Think, write and argue with these key concepts, themes and theories.
- Reflect on and discuss your own learning as it relates to the subject matter of the course.
- Select and combine materials on a topic currently relevant to Byzantine art and present them in a coherent fashion in a team environment.
- Understanding the art of the Byzantine Commonwealth within a broader art historical context.
Indicative Assessment
Students must submit and perform all assessment tasks in order to complete the course. Failure to submit assessment items by the last day of the exam period and perform assessment tasks on schedule will result in an NCN
Research essay - 3000 words (50%) (LO 1,2,3,4,6)
Oral presentation and paper - 1000 words (20%) (LO 1,2,3,4,5)
End of semester visual test (20%) (LO1,3,6)
Tutorial participation (10%) (LO1,2,3,4,5)
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Workload
Three contact hours a week in lectures and tutorials on campus.
Students are expected to complete an average of 7 hours of study per week outside class contact hours.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Preliminary Reading
Thomas F. Mathews, The Art of Byzantium, Everyman, London 1998 Robin Cormack, Byzantine Art, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2000 Lyn Rodley, Byzantine Art and Architecture: An introduction, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1994 Cyril Mango, The art of the Byzantine Empire 312-1453, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 1972 |
Majors
Minors
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $1164 | |
| 2014 | $2478 | |
| 2013 | $2472 | |
| 2012 | $2472 | |
| 2011 | $2424 | |
| 2010 | $2358 | |
| 2009 | $2286 | |
| 2008 | $2286 | |
| 2007 | $2286 | |
| 2006 | $2286 | |
| 2005 | $2286 | |
| 2004 | $1926 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $2574 |
| 2014 | $3246 |
| 2013 | $3240 |
| 2012 | $3240 |
| 2011 | $3240 |
| 2010 | $3240 |
| 2009 | $3240 |
| 2008 | $3240 |
| 2007 | $3132 |
| 2006 | $3132 |
| 2005 | $3132 |
| 2004 | $2916 |
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