Course ARS208 · Year II · Summer 2025-2026

Techniques of Early Christian Art (2)

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

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Overview

Lecturer
Simona Teodora Roșca-Neacșu
Seminar tutor
Simona Teodora Roșca-Neacșu
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
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

- To know the evolution of religious dogmas for understanding art pre-Byzantine

- Knows and can apply early Christian techniques

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Course contents

1. Secco painting technique
2. Fresco technique
3. The mosaic technique
4. Other techniques of representation in art paleochristian

Learning outcomes

- Acquiring general and specific knowledge of Paleo-Christian art techniques;
- Knowledge of the underlying arts of Christian art
- Understanding Paleo-Christian techniques for finalizing the Christian style

Assessment

Oral exam and project 50%, essay 25% and implication in course debates 25%

Recommended reading

The Routlahe Handbook of Early Christian Art
ELLISON D. Mark
Taylor & Francis Ltd, London, 2020 · -
Les Premières Images chrétiennes: Du symbole à l'icône : IIe-VIe siècle
TRISTAN Frédérick
Fayard, Paris, 1996 · -
Arta creștină în România. Vol 1-2
BARNEA Ion
Editura IBMBOR, București, 1979, 1981 · -
Tecniche e materiali delle arti
ANTONELLA Fuga
Mondadori Electa, Milano, 2008 · 92-98, 175-182
Theology of the icon, Vol. 1-2
OUSPENSKY Léonide
St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, Crestwood NY, 1992 · 7-80