DU1713c Seminář: od Konstantina po Giotta

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ivan Foletti, MA, Docteur es Lettres, Docent in Church History (lecturer)
Adrien Palladino, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ivan Foletti, MA, Docteur es Lettres, Docent in Church History
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course runs in blocks, from 10th to 13th March, in the form of an excursion to Milano, Monza and Castelseprio. The aim of the seminar is to introduce students to the artistic, ritual and historiographical tradition of the 4th and 10th century, especially in Milan and its surroundings.
Learning outcomes
The ability to look critically at the culture of Milan, Monza and Castelseprio
Acquire knowledge concerning all the main artistic media of the period studied
Deepen your rhetorical skills
Deepen your skills in the production of a scientific text
Syllabus
  • Historiographical Reflection on the Art in Lombardy
  • San Lorenzo
  • San Nazaro Casket
  • St Aquilino
  • The doors of Sant'Ambrogio
  • The altar of Sant'Ambrogio
  • Teh Ciborium of Sant'Ambrogio
  • San Vittore in Ciel d'Oro
  • The tresaury of Monza
  • Castelseprio
  • The museum of the Cathedral of Milan
Literature
  • John Mitchell, Lombard legacy: cultural strategies and the visual arts in early medieval Italy. London 2018
  • FOLETTI, Ivan. Objects, relics, and migrants : The Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio in Milan and the cult of its saints (386-972). Řím: Viella, 2020, 250 pp. In Between, 2. ISBN 978-88-6728-950-9. URL info
  • LEŠÁK, Martin. Prayers and Protection : The Tower at Torba Reconsidered. Arte Lombarda. Milano: Vita e Pensiero, 2018, vol. 2018, 1-2, p. 5-19. ISSN 0004-3443. info
  • FOLETTI, Ivan. Il trionfo della figura: Sant’Aquilino, San Vittore in Ciel d’oro a Milano e la retorica cristiana del V secolo (The triumph of the figure : Sant'Aquilino, San Vittore in Ciel d'oro in Milan and the Christian rhetoric of the fifth century). In Convegno di Parma : Medioevo Natura e Figura. 2011. info
  • Bizantini, croati, carolingi : alba e tramonto di regni e imperi. Edited by Carlo Bertelli - Gian Pietro Borgiolo - Miljenko Jurković - Ivan Mate. Milano: Skira, 2001, 515 stran. ISBN 8884910935. info
  • Il futuro dei Longobardi : l'Italia e la costruzione dell'Europa di Carlo Magno. Edited by Carlo Bertelli - Gian Pietro Broglio. Milano: Skira, 2000, 556 stran. ISBN 8881187906. info
  • L'ambone di Sant'Ambrogio. Edited by Carlo Capponi - Sergio Angelucci - Carlo Bertelli - Maria Chiara Cerio. Milano: Silvana Editoriale, 2000, 110 stran. ISBN 8882152928. info
  • BERTELLI, Carlo. Gli affreschi nella torre di Torba. Milano: Electa, 1988, 59 stran. ISBN 8843525328. info
  • BOGNETTI, Gian Piero. Castelseprio : archeologie art et histoire. Venezia: Neri Pozza, 1968, 93 stran. info
  • WEITZMANN, Kurt. The fresco cycle of S. Maria di Castelseprio. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1951, vi, 101. info
  • BOGNETTI, Gian Piero, Gino CHIERICI and Alberto DE CAPITANI D'ARZAGO. Santa Maria di Castelseprio. Milano: Fondazione Treccani degli Alfieri per la storia di Milano, 1948, 739 stran. info
Teaching methods
oral presentation in situ; paper
Assessment methods
Feedback about the written and written presentation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
The course takes the form of an excursion, from the 10rd to 13th March.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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