Course AMB 101 · Year IV · Autumn 2026-2027

Iconography of Contemporary Art (1)

Compulsory course in Sacred art, taught by Simona Teodora Roșca-Neacșu.

Overview

Lecturer
Simona Teodora Roșca-Neacșu
Seminar tutor
Simona Teodora Roșca-Neacșu
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
English
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Visual arts
Field of study
Sacred art
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class / Seminary
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, debate, presentation

Aims

The knowledge acquired will allow understanding of other courses in the fields included in the study of sacred art.

The theme allows for the knowledge of fundamental iconological elements, their understanding in the contemporary liturgical space; understanding the framework that generated a theology in images, as well as the way in which this original framework is creatively exploited.

Identifying representative monuments, trends and personalities for the field of study of contemporary art iconography.

Course contents

Contemporary ecclesiastical space.
Iconography of the altar in the contemporary liturgical space.
Iconography of the nave in the contemporary liturgical space.
Iconography of the narthex and porch in the contemporary liturgical space.
The iconostasis. Hermeneia. Tradition and modernity.
Iconography of contemporary art. Alternative spaces.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, students will learn about the thematic evolution of iconographic programs in the space of post-Byzantine and contemporary Romanian Orthodoxy; as well as the evolution of artistic trends in the field of contemporary iconography

Assessment

Oral exam 50%, Essay and project/practical work 50%

Recommended reading

Theology of the icon, Vol. 1-2
OUSPENSKY Léonide
St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, Crestwood NY, 1992 · 1-528
The Painter's Manual of Dionysius of Fourna
Dionysius of Fourna
St Vladimir's Seminary Press, Crestwood NY, 1995 · 1-128
Icone e Santi d'Oriente
Alfredo Tradigo
Mondadori Electa, Milano, 2004 · 1-384