HAAR0020-1 : History of Mosan Art

Study Programmes 2015-2016

HAAR0020-1

History of Mosan Art

Duration :

30h Th

Number of credits :

Master in history of art and archaeology : general (120 ECTS)		5
Master in history of art and archaeology : general (120 ECTS)		5

Lecturer :

Benoît Van den Bossche

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

Study works of art (metalwork, sculptures, illuminated books) and architecture which constitute "Mosan Art", i.e. the art in the Meuse area which flourished from the 11th until the 13th century in the former diocese of Liège.

Learning outcomes of the course :

At the end of the course, the student will be knowledgeable about the architectural and artistic heritage from the Romanesque period in the Belgian regions of Latin tradition.
Since a particular attention will be given to the invention of "Mosan Art" during the 20th century, the student will have developed in addition a capability to use the main categories of Art History in a critical way.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires. First lesson: monday 2nd february 2015 - 13:00 (room "Moyen Physique")