MDVL 522

Fall 2013

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Studies in Medieval Art
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Credit: 4 hours.

Same as ARTH 522. See ARTH 522.

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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
47565
Conference
AM
3:00PM -5:50PM
W
240 Art and Design Building
Marina, A
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/26/13-12/11/13
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
The Problems of Plunder
Section Info:
Topioc: The Problems of Plunder: Spolia in Medieval Art and Architecture. This seminar will explore classic and contemporary debates on the nature and meaning of the ubiquitous practice of incorporating preexisting artifacts into new objects or monuments in the Middle Ages. Modern art historical discourse lumps these reused elements together under the catchword spolia (plunder), although they were not necessarily acquired by violent means. Scholars of spolia have focused on developing competing taxonomies of reuse, or on monuments that include ancient Roman fragments. How useful has the taxonomic approach been in interpreting the phenomenon? Has the emphasis on the antique obscured other modes of spoliation? How does it relate to other modes of citation or allusion? What other conceptual frameworks might illuminate the practices of material reuse in the Middle Ages?
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