S Streifzüge durch das byzantinische Thessaloniki
Instructors: Dr. phil. Verena FuggerShortname: S ByzA
Course No.: 07.012.16_240
Course Type: Seminar
Requirements / organisational issues
Regular and active participation is required.Recommended reading list
- Ch. Bakirtzes – E. Kourkoutidou-Nikolaidou – A. Tourta, Mosaics of Thessaloniki (Athen 2012).
- F. A. Bauer, Eine Stadt und ihr Patron. Thessaloniki und der Heilige Demetrios (Regensburg 2013).
- P. Bonnekoh, Die figürlichen Malereien in Thessaloniki vom Ende des 4. bis zum 7. Jahrhundert (Oberhausen 2014).
- C. Breytenbach (Hrsg.), Frühchristliches Thessaloniki (Tübingen 2007).
- M. N. Charalampos, The Mosaics of Thessaloniki: 4th - 14th century (Athen 2012).
- B. Fourlas, Die Mosaiken der Acheiropoietos-Basilika in Thessaloniki Eine vergleichende Analyse dekorativer Mosaiken des 5. und 6. Jahrhunderts (Berlin 2012).
- E. Kourkoutidou-Nikolaidou – A. Tourta, Spaziergänge durch das byzantinische Thessaloniki (Athen 1997).
- T. Lampros, Thessaloniki: the City and ist Monuments (Thessaloniki 2003).
- J.-M. Spieser, Thessalonique et ses monuments du IVe au VIe siècle (Paris 1984).
Contents
This seminar is dedicated to the city of Thessaloniki, which, after Constantinople, was not only the largest and wealthiest metropolis but also one of the most important artistic centers of the Byzantine Empire. Thessaloniki’s patron saint, Saint Demetrios, achieved empire-wide renown; his sanctuary, with its famous mosaics, is considered one of the most significant monuments in Byzantine art history. Yet, Thessaloniki has far more to offer: Together, we will closely examine the city's most important secular and sacred monuments and their decoration from both an archaeological and an art-historical perspective. The city’s rich monumental heritage allows us to trace the development of Byzantine art across various genres, from the transition to the Christian Late Antiquity down to the Middle and Late Byzantine periods. In addition to architecture, mosaic art, and monumental and funerary painting, the seminar will also investigate selected exhibits from the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki.Dates
| Date (Day of the week) | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 10/22/2026 (Thursday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 511 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 10/29/2026 (Thursday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 511 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 11/05/2026 (Thursday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 511 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 11/12/2026 (Thursday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 511 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 11/19/2026 (Thursday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 511 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 11/26/2026 (Thursday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 511 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 12/03/2026 (Thursday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 511 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 12/10/2026 (Thursday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 511 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 12/17/2026 (Thursday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 511 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 01/07/2027 (Thursday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 511 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 01/14/2027 (Thursday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 511 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 01/21/2027 (Thursday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 511 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 01/28/2027 (Thursday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 511 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 02/04/2027 (Thursday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 511 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 02/11/2027 (Thursday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 02 511 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
