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Booking will close on Monday 29th September 2025 at 12 noon.
Due to limited resources we are UNABLE TO ACCEPT LATE BOOKINGS after this date.
This course will take place ONLINE on ZOOM.
Thursday mornings 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m for five weeks, 2nd October - 30th October 2025.
Week 1
Early Christian art of the Catacombs, a study of early iconography and story-telling, against a background of early Christianity in Rome and the influence of these paintings on early mosaics in Rome and Ravenna.
Week 2
A study of the enigmatic and unique Ruthwell Cross, placing it in the early part of the eighth century in Galloway, studying its content, the runic inscription, discussing where the artist had been trained and where he came from. The design and meaning of the cross is examined and the context, both religious and political, concluded.
Week 3
A study of the iconic Book of Kells and the authorship of its art and decoration looks at the context of its making, concluding its date and provenance. The connections with the Byzantine world and further east is also examined.
Week 4
The Macedonian Renaissance covers the period of Byzantine art and society through the 10th and 11th centuries. A wonderful era of ivory-carving and manuscript illumination, we cover the roots of this art and the connections with western art, with the Carolingian and Ottonian traditions.
Week 5
The last seminar will study the wonderful period of the 12th century Renaissance, illustrated in English art of the period. We look at stone sculpture, manuscript illumination and ivory-carving, identifying some of the most beautiful art to have survived from the medieval period.
Tutor: Jo Chapman Campbell
Jo is an art historian, artist and author. She taught for many years at Edinburgh University.
Course Code 09 110
Enquiries should be sent to: lifelonglearningdundee@gmail.com
As a volunteer organisation with limited resources we try to respond to queries as quickly as possible. Please bear with us.
