Iconography

Code:

FLUP0295

Acronym:

ICON

Instance: 2006/2007 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Heritage Studies
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Arts

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
HA	48	Official Study Plan - LHA	1	2,5	5	-
			2
			3

Objectives

Firstly, to define concepts related to the general theme of Iconography. A brief analysis of the phases of iconographic method, according to Erwin Panofsky. Study of the major Christian Iconographical themes: the Mystery of the Trinity, the Mysteries of Christ, the Mysteries of the Virgin Mary.

Program

1. Definition of concepts
1.1 Iconography
1.2 Symbology
1.3 Emblematics
1.4 Hagiography
1.5 Mythology

2. The iconographic method
2.1 Iconography and study of History of Art
2.2 Erwin Panofsky’s Iconographic Method:
2.2.1 Pre-iconographic level
2.2.2 Iconographic level
2.2.3 Iconological level

3. Christian Iconography
3.1 The veneration of images in the early History of the Church
3.2 The Council of Trent and the Doctrine on images
3.3 Treatises on Christian art from the 16th century to the mid-18th century

4. Icons
4.1 Byzantine iconographic treatises
4.2 The iconoclastic crises
4.3 Theology of icons
4.4 Celebratory icons of the Orthodox Church

5. Christian iconographic cycles
5.1 Iconography of the Mystery of the Trinity
5.2 Iconography of the Mysteries of Christ
5.3 Iconography of the Mysteries of the Virgin Mary
5.4 Iconography of Angels
5.5 Iconography of Saints
5.5.1 Figures in the Old Testament
5.5.2 Iconography of the Saints, Apostles, Evangelists, Confessors, Virgins, Protectors, Doctors, Pastors, Religious (selection of the most representative)
5.6 The Iconography of Eschatology

Main Bibliography

BAROCCHI, Paola, Trattadi d’ arte del Cinquecento. Fra Manierismo e Contrariforma, 3 vols., Bari, 1960-1962
Bibliotheca Sanctorum, 12 vols., Roma, 1961-1987
BORROMEO, Federico, De Pictura sacra: Texto e Versione a cura di Carlo Castiglione, Sora, 1932
BORROMEO, Carlo, Instructionum Fabricae et suppellectilis ecclesiasticae, Libri duo, Milano, 1983
BRÉCHIER, Louis, L’ art chrétien – son développement iconographique, Henri Laurens, Paris, 1928
CABROL/ LECLERQ, Dictionnaire d’ archéologie et de liturgie, 15 vols., 1924-1953
CARDOSO, Jorge, Agiólogo Lusitano, 4 tomos
CASTIÑEIRAS GONZÁLEZ, Manuel Antonio, Introducción al método iconografico, Tórculo, Santiago, 1995
CHEVALIER/ GHEERBRANT, Dictionnaire des symbols, 4 vols., Seghers, Paris, 1973
CROSNIER, L’ Abbé, Iconographie Chétienne, Paris, 1848
DE MAIO, Romeo, Michelangelo e la Contrariforma, Laterza, Bari, 1981
DEJOB, Ch., De l’ influence du Concile de Trente sur la littèrature et les beuax-arts chez les peuples catholiques. Essai d’introduction à l’histoire litteraire du siècle de Louis XIV, 1884
ESTEBAN LORENTE, Juan Francisco, Tratado de Iconografía, Istmo, Madrid, 1990
DUCHESNE-SUCHAUX, GASTON E PASTOREAUX, Michel, La Bible et les Saints. Guide iconographique, Flammarion, Paris, 1990
FARINA, Santos, Flos Sanctorum. Vida de todos os Santos e Mártires do Cristianismo seguindo dia a dia da sua comemoração pela Igreja, Lisboa, 1909
FERNANDO ROIG, Juan, Iconografía de los Santos, Onega, Barcelona, 1952
GARCÍA, Paloma Martínez-Burgos, Ídolos e imágenes – La controversia del arte religioso en el siglo XVI, Valladolid, 1990
HEINS-MOHR, Gerd, Lessico di iconografia Cristiana, Milano, 1982
KIRCHBAUN, Engelbert, Lexikon der christlichen ikonographie, 8 vols. 1968-1976
KÜNSTLE, Carl, Iconographie der cristlichen Kunst, 2 vols., 1926-1928
MÂLE, Émile, L’art religieux du XIIe siècle en France, Paris, 1968
- L’art religieux de la fin du moyen âge en France, Paris, 1908
- L’art religieux du XIIIe siècle en France, Paris, 1931
- L’art religieux de la fin du XVIe siècle, du XVIIe siècle et du XVIIIe siècle, Paris, 1972
MENOZZI, Daniele, La chiesa e le imagini, San Paolo, Roma, 1995
MOLANUS, Jean, Traité des saintes images, 2 vols., Du Cerf, Paris, 1996
PACHECO, Francisco, Arte de la pintura, 2 vols., Madrid, 1956
PALEOTTI, Gabriele, Discorso intorno alle imagini sacre e profane, Bologna, 1582
PANOFSKY, Erwin, Estudios sobre iconología, Alianza Universidad, Madrid, 1972
- El significado de las artes visuales, Madrid, 1979
PLAZAOLA, Juan, Historia y sentido del arte cristiano, BAC, Madrid, 1996
PRODI, Paolo, Ricerca sulla teorica delle arti figurative nella Riforma Cattolica, Nuova Alfa, Bologna, 1984
RÉAU, Louis, Iconographie de l’art Chrétien, Presses Universitaires de France, Paris, 6 vols. 1955-1959
REVILLA, Francisco, Diccionario de iconografía y simbología, Cátedra, Madrid, 1995
RIBADENEIRA, Pedro, Flos Sanctorum, 1643
RIPA, Cesare, Iconología, Akal, Madrid, 2 vols., 1987
ROSÁRIO, Diogo do, Flos Sanctorum, 1612
SAXL, Fritz, La vida de las imágenes, Alianza Forma, Madrid, 1989
O Sacrosanto e Ecumenico Concílio de Tento em latim e portuguez, Lisboa, 1786
SCAVIZZI, Giuseppe, Arte e Architettura Sacra, Roma, 1982
SCHILLER, Gertrud, Iconographie der christlichen Kunst, 5 vols, 1966-1980
SEBATIAN, Santiago, Mensage del arte medieval, Escudero, Cordoba, 1978
- Arte y humanismo, Alianza, Forma, Madrid, 1978
- Contrarreforma y Barroco, Alianza Forme, Madrid, 1981
- Iconografía medieval, Etar, Madrid, 1988
TOSCANO, Giuseppe M., Il pensiero cristiano nell’arte, 3 vols., Bergamo, 1960
URECH, Eduard, Lexicon christlicher Symbole, 1974
VARAZZE, Iacopo da, Leyenda dorada, Alianza Forma, Madrid, 2 vols., 1982
VILLEGAS, Alonso de, Flos Sanctorum, Lisboa, 1605
ZERI, Federico, Pittura e Contrariforma. L’arte senza te

Complementary Bibliography

TOSCANO, Giuseppe M., Il pensiero cristiano nell’arte, 3 vols., Bergamo, 1960
URECH, Eduard, Lexicon christlicher Symbole, 1974
VARAZZE, Iacopo da, Leyenda dorada, Alianza Forma, Madrid, 2 vols., 1982
VILLEGAS, Alonso de, Flos Sanctorum, Lisboa, 1605
ZERI, Federico, Pittura e Contrariforma. L’arte senza tempo di Scipione da Gaeta, Torino, 1957

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures; students' will be encouraged to participate actively.

Software

No specific software required.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

According with the Assesment Regulations in force

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam grade

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According with the Assesment Regulations in force

Classification improvement

According with the Assesment Regulations in force

Observations

Language of instruction: Portuguese.