DU2772 Georgia: sympohony of artistic media, (330–1320)

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ivan Foletti, MA, Docteur es Lettres, Docent in Church History (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ivan Foletti, MA, Docteur es Lettres, Docent in Church History
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. Ivan Foletti, MA, Docteur es Lettres, Docent in Church History
Supplier department: Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Thursday 12:30–15:45 K31
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of this seminar is to introduce the students to one of the most important (and neglected) region of the medieval world.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction I (in Brno) 2. ntroduction II (in Brno) 3. Enamels of the Tbilissi museum (in situ) 4. Icons of the Tbilissi museum (in situ) 5. Ubissi (in situ) 6. Gelati (in situ) 7. Mscheta (in situ) 8. Afoni (in situ)
Literature
  • Burtchuladze, N.: The Ubisi Monastery: Icons and Wall Painting: the 14th Century. Tbilisi, 2006.
  • International Symposium of Georgian Art. Georgian art in the context of European and Asian culture; June 21. – 29. 2008. Eds. Dvalishvili, M., LinkT̕umanišvili, D. Tbilisi 2008
  • Abramishvili, G.: The Cycle of David Garejeli in Georgian Monumental Painting. Tbilisi 1972.(in Georgian with summaries in Russian and English).
  • T. Velmans, A. Alpago Novello: Le miroir de l'invisible. Peintures murales et architectures de la Géorgie. Paris 1966.
  • L. Khuskivadze: Medieval Cloisonné Enamels at the Georgian State Museum of Fine Arts. Tbilisi 1984. (in Georgian, translation in Russian and English).
  • R. Kenia: Le triptique de la Vierge de Khakhuli. Tbilisi 1972. (v gruzinštině se shrnutím ve francouzštině)
  • Amiranachvili, Chalva: Les émeaux de Géorgie. Éd. Cercle d'Art. Paris, 1962. English transl. by François Hirsch and John Ross: Medieval Georgian enamels of Russia. Harry N. Abrams, New-York, 1964.
  • Braund, D.: Georgia in Antiquity. A History of Colchis and Transcaucasian Iberia 550 B.C. – A.D. 562. Oxford 1994.
  • Iamanidzé, N.: Les installations liturgiques sculptées des églises de Géorgie (VIe - XIIIe siècles). 2010.
  • R. Mepisasvili and T. Virsaladze: Gelati. Architecture - Mosaics – Frescoes. Tbilisi 1982.
  • N. Thierry: Peintures d'Asie Mineure et de Transcaucasie aux Xe et XIe siècles. London 1977.
  • R. Mepisashvili, V. Tsintsadze: The Arts of Ancient Georgia. London 1979.
  • Antony Eastmond: Royal Imagery in Medieval Georgia. Penn State University Press 1998.
  • Velmans, Tania & Alpago Novello,Adriano: L'arte della Georgia: affreschi e architettura. Jaca Book, Milano, 1996.
  • Alibegashvili, G. and Volskaya, A.: Georgian Icons. In: Weitzmann, Kurt, et al: Icons. London, 1982.
Teaching methods
Theoretical training, oral and written presentations.
Assessment methods
oral and written presentations.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
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