Course Description
Course Name
The Apocalypse, Antichrist And The End Of Time In Medieval Art
Session: VGSS3122
Hours & Credits
20 SCQF Credits
Prerequisites & Language Level
Taught In English
- There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level.
Overview
Course Aims
--to survey medieval interpretations of the Apocalypse across time and artistic media
--to evaluate current critical approaches to the analysis of medieval Apocalypse imagery
--to examine the role played by eschatological imagery in broader contemporary religious and
political propaganda campaigns
By the end of this course students should be able to:
--Identify and articulate the popular Christian beliefs and iconographical traditions that
informed medieval apocalypse and Antichrist pictorial cycles.
--Identify and articulate the stylistic, technical and compositional elements of medieval pictorial
visions.
--Outline the ways in which eschatological traditions have served changing political
agendas during the Middle Ages.
--Research and present themes coherently both orally and in written form.
*Course content subject to change