Duration
30h Th, 8d FT Tr. Pr.
Number of credits
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
« Gothic » or « Renaissance »? By studying certain architectures and sets of sculptures of the 14th and 15th centuries, the art historian realises that architecture and sculpture concepts that are reckoned typical of the Renaissance did not appear from one day to the other. Similarly, certain topics, acknowledged as Gothic, disappeared as late as the end of the 15th century. This will be understood through the study of the particularly rich architecture and sculpture heritage of the Southern Low Countries and of the Principality of Liege (BELGIUM).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- Be able to objectify aesthetic categories ("Gothic" and "Renaissance" in particular), study them with full knowledge and use the knowledge in understanding architectures and art works in a differentiated approach.
- Deepen the knowledge of the Belgian architecture and sculpture heritage of the end of the Gothic and early Renaissance periods.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
The course is given on Wednesdays afternoon, outside of the university premises, on the location of the studied architectures and in certain museums. The detailed program will be distributed during the first lesson which however will be given in an auditorium at the university.
Recommended or required readings
Marjan BUYLE, Thomas COOMANS, Jan ESTHER, Luc Francis GENICOT, Architecture gothique en Belgique, Bruxelles, 1997
Krista DE JONGHE, Peter GELEYNS, Markus HORSCH, Gotiek in het Hertogdom Brabant, Louvain, 2009
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Additional information:
Participation to the course. Readings. Oral exam.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The course will be held during the academic year 2023-2024. It will not be held during the academic year 2024-2025
This course is part of a comprehensive specialised training in relation with the activities of the research centre "TRANSITIONS - Unité de Recherches sur le Moyen Age et de la première Modernité".
Contacts
Service d'Histoire de l'Art et Archéologie du Moyen Age: benoit.vandenbossche@uliege.be.