Course aims:

- knowledge of the basic, structural elements that stand at the foundation of understanding and assuming the artistic, iconographic act;
-identifying some personalities and historical moments that serve as models in training generations of students;
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Course Entry Requirements:

N/A

Course contents:

1. Introduction to mosaic morphologies, from the first representations to this day.

Teaching methods:

Lecture, debate, presentation.

Learning outcomes:

At the end of the course students will be able to make orthodox icons of Byzantine tradition of different complexities.

the imperial schools of Constantinople

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Oral exam 50%, implication in course debates 10%, practical activities 40%.

Recommended reading:

Grigorie Krug, Monahul, Cugetările unui iconograf despre sensul şi menirea icoanelor, editura Sofia, Bucuresti, 2002, -.
Florenski, Pavel, Iconostasul, editura Anastasia, Bucureşti, 1994, -.
Baggley, John, Icoanele şi semnificaţia lor duhovnicească. Porţi spre veşnicie, editura Sofia, Bucureşti, 2004, -.