DU2867 An index of the Norman 'melting pot'? The Salerno Ivories in context

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Francesca Dell'Acqua (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
Prerequisites
Classes will take place from 1st to 5th October. Lecture will be held by prof. Francesca dell'Acqua, Salerno University.
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 subject of three monographs in some forty years, of an ambitious exhibition (Salerno, Museo Diocesano, 2007–08), and of numerous shorter studies, the so-called Salerno ivories preserved and kept mainly in the Museo Diocesano in Salerno, with individual plaques held by other major museums in the world, remain a mystery; fundamental questions regarding their patrons, the period and circumstances of their design and production, and the object they originally decorated are to this day open to speculation.The Salerno ivories clearly lie at the very heart of the complex nature of “Mediterranean art” at a time of intense commercial and cultural exchange, in which Salerno and Amalfi played significant roles. So many essential questions are still subject to debate: whether they were commissioned by a pope, an archbishop, or a powerful secular ruler; if they were carved in the eleventh or twelfth century; if this occurred in Salerno, Amalfi, Palermo, or Rome, in a monastery, at a court, or in an independent workshop; if they were part of an archiepiscopal throne, an antependium, a set of doors, or a reliquary. And in absence of specific historical sources they, unfortunately, will remain so. What the course will highlight, is their importance and relevance as index of the multicultural art and culture of the Normans in southern Italy.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught: in blocks.
General note: Výuka: 1–5.10.
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