Professor Benjamin Hendrickx was born in Belgium and passed away in Johannesburg, Republic of Sou... more Professor Benjamin Hendrickx was born in Belgium and passed away in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa. His solid foundations in Classical Studies at the Catholic University of Leuven, subsequently his PhD research on political and military institutions of the Latin Empire of Constantinople at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and finally his continuing research in Africa and longstanding teaching at the University of Johannesburg established him among the most prominent of medievalists and Africanologists of our time, a scholar and academic tutor who determined the development of research on the Latin/Frankish rule in Byzantium as well as the Afro-byzantine and Modern Greek studies in Belgium and South Africa.
During the Period of Ottoman rule, there was a distinct spiritual and cultural relationship betwe... more During the Period of Ottoman rule, there was a distinct spiritual and cultural relationship between Thrace and Mount Athos, which acquired particular intensity in the 18th and 19th centuries. The historical and political circumstances of the time, in conjunction with the operation of the Succursales (Metochia) of the Mount Athos monasteries, created the economic and cultural context for both a heightened Athonite spirituality and art in Thrace, as well as the Orthodox Balkans in general. Numerus portable icons were executed by itinerant artists from the Byzantine workshops of Epirus which were active on Mount Athos; while there was also an impressive artistic presence of the local Athonite workshops, which included works by monk iconographers from Galatista and Karpenisi. The icons of these workshops met, to a large extent, the needs of the churches which were built in Thrace during the Tanzimat, a period of reform in the Ottoman Empire.
Five icons and a temple cross accompanied by two small figure icons (Lypera) are
presented in thi... more Five icons and a temple cross accompanied by two small figure icons (Lypera) are presented in this study These artworks are found in the monastery of the Mother of God Archangeliotissa, the Ecclesiastic Museum of Xanthi, and the church of Akathistos Hymnos in the old town of Xanthi This study focuses on them because they are some of the oldest and most characteristic works of ecclesiastical art preserved from this area The iconographical and stylistic analysis of these icons raises questions about the relation of this specific area with the artistic centers of the 16th and 17th century It is also investigated the relation of Thrace with the Mount Athos because of its important geographical position, as it is lied in the passing from the Mount Athos to the north Balkan inland Moreover, these visual testimonies shed light on the history of post-Byzantine art in a lesser known region like Xanthi and contribute to our understanding of the cultural history of Thrace At the same time, due to its geographical position Xanthi appears as a cultural crossroads for trends and ideas This region seems to be open to new artistic currents and to new ideological trends.
Professor Benjamin Hendrickx was born in Belgium and passed away in Johannesburg, Republic of Sou... more Professor Benjamin Hendrickx was born in Belgium and passed away in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa. His solid foundations in Classical Studies at the Catholic University of Leuven, subsequently his PhD research on political and military institutions of the Latin Empire of Constantinople at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and finally his continuing research in Africa and longstanding teaching at the University of Johannesburg established him among the most prominent of medievalists and Africanologists of our time, a scholar and academic tutor who determined the development of research on the Latin/Frankish rule in Byzantium as well as the Afro-byzantine and Modern Greek studies in Belgium and South Africa.
During the Period of Ottoman rule, there was a distinct spiritual and cultural relationship betwe... more During the Period of Ottoman rule, there was a distinct spiritual and cultural relationship between Thrace and Mount Athos, which acquired particular intensity in the 18th and 19th centuries. The historical and political circumstances of the time, in conjunction with the operation of the Succursales (Metochia) of the Mount Athos monasteries, created the economic and cultural context for both a heightened Athonite spirituality and art in Thrace, as well as the Orthodox Balkans in general. Numerus portable icons were executed by itinerant artists from the Byzantine workshops of Epirus which were active on Mount Athos; while there was also an impressive artistic presence of the local Athonite workshops, which included works by monk iconographers from Galatista and Karpenisi. The icons of these workshops met, to a large extent, the needs of the churches which were built in Thrace during the Tanzimat, a period of reform in the Ottoman Empire.
Five icons and a temple cross accompanied by two small figure icons (Lypera) are
presented in thi... more Five icons and a temple cross accompanied by two small figure icons (Lypera) are presented in this study These artworks are found in the monastery of the Mother of God Archangeliotissa, the Ecclesiastic Museum of Xanthi, and the church of Akathistos Hymnos in the old town of Xanthi This study focuses on them because they are some of the oldest and most characteristic works of ecclesiastical art preserved from this area The iconographical and stylistic analysis of these icons raises questions about the relation of this specific area with the artistic centers of the 16th and 17th century It is also investigated the relation of Thrace with the Mount Athos because of its important geographical position, as it is lied in the passing from the Mount Athos to the north Balkan inland Moreover, these visual testimonies shed light on the history of post-Byzantine art in a lesser known region like Xanthi and contribute to our understanding of the cultural history of Thrace At the same time, due to its geographical position Xanthi appears as a cultural crossroads for trends and ideas This region seems to be open to new artistic currents and to new ideological trends.
The Institute of Art Studies, BAS holds its Art Readings colloquia on a yearly basis. Since 2015,... more The Institute of Art Studies, BAS holds its Art Readings colloquia on a yearly basis. Since 2015, the conference has been divided into two modules: Old Art & New Art. This year’s Old Art module titled Heroes/Cults/Saints was occasioned by the 500th anniversary since the dormition of St George the New Martyr of Sofia. It was attended by renowned researchers from Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Albania and the Republic of Macedonia. The organisers strive to offer a developing annual platform for art historians, archaeologists, musicologists, literary historians and architects from the Balkans, who are exploring arts from Antiquity to the end-nineteenth century. The next conference, slated to be held in early April 2016, is themed Texts/Inscriptions/Images. Generally, this wording evinces the idea of examining the role of word in arts as well as presenting art itself as a language and correspondingly, as communication. The expectations of the organisers are to encourage presentation of papers that would come up with texts significant to the development of arts, setting sustainable trends in shaping the tastes both of the artists themselves and the recipients of arts. These could be ancient treatises on painting, architecture, music or manuals containing lessons or notes by particular masters on their creative practices. Recent observations about representations of visual arts of the type of Byzantine ekphraseis are also eligible. In this regard, literary historians, architects, art historians, musicologists and art restorers are expected to present their ideas of the so-called intertextuality, for instance, in their scientific reports. The papers may trace the relationships between texts and representations, between canon and creative interpretations, accentuating the path of a passage from a manuscript or a book to the painted area or to re-contextualising it in vision. This segment allows epigraphers for presenting the sources of, say, biblical or hymnographic quotes and highlighting the function of the latter in the decoration of churches, commenting on the impact of apocryphal works, bringing to light palaeographic, dialectical specifics of inscriptions on icons, murals, sacred vessels, proposing instruments for epigraphic dating. The presented inscriptions may be in Cyrillic, Greek or Latin letters. Traditionally, the focus of the papers will be on the Balkans’ historical conditions, but we also encourage studies relating geographically to wider regions. Generalising observations about the existing until the end-nineteenth century relationship between word and work in fine arts, architecture, music; their interaction with other types of languages, including questioning the already established scientific stereotypes as viewed by contemporary intervisuality are also welcomed. And last but not least, recent theoretical observations are expected about the presence of word in visual arts and about the principles of building musical-verbal images.
Στο Τμήμα Ποιμαντικής και Κοινωνικής Θεολογίας της Θεολογικής Σχολής του Α.Π.Θ. θα λειτουργήσει, ... more Στο Τμήμα Ποιμαντικής και Κοινωνικής Θεολογίας της Θεολογικής Σχολής του Α.Π.Θ. θα λειτουργήσει, κατόπιν έγκρισης του Υπουργείου Παιδείας, Έρευνας και Θρησκευμάτων, το πρώτο διεθνώς Πρόγραμμα Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών για τα θέματα της αγιορειτικής ιστορίας και πνευματικότητος, καθώς και της ιδιαίτερης τέχνης και μουσικής παράδοσης του Αγίου Όρους, λαμβάνοντας υπόψη το ολοένα αυξανόμενο σχετικό ενδιαφέρον πολλών Ελλήνων και ξένων επιστημόνων. Το νέο αυτό Π.Μ.Σ., με τίτλο «Σπουδές στην Ιστορία, την Πνευματικότητα, την Τέχνη και τη Μουσική Παράδοση του Αγίου Όρους», έχει ως αντικείμενο την επιστημονική κατάρτιση και εξειδίκευση επιλεγμένων πτυχιούχων σε συστηματικές και ειδικές σπουδές στην Ιστορία, την Πνευματικότητα και Θεολογία, την Αρχαιολογία, την Αρχιτεκτονική, την Τέχνη, τη Μουσικολογία και την Ψαλτική Παράδοση του Αγίου Όρους, όπως ορίζονται στους ειδικότερους επιστημονικούς τομείς, και περιλαμβάνει τις εξής τρεις ειδικεύσεις :
(α) Ιστορία και Τέχνη του Αγίου Όρους
(β) Θεολογία και Πνευματική ζωή του Αγίου Όρους
(γ) Μουσική Παράδοση και Ψαλτική Τέχνη του Αγίου Όρους
Το νέο Πρόγραμμα Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών απευθύνεται σε Θεολόγους, ιστορικούς, αρχαιολόγους, φιλολόγους, μουσικολόγους, ιστορικούς της τέχνης, αρχιτέκτονες, νομικούς, αρχειονόμους, μουσειολόγους κ.ά., κατόχους τίτλων πρώτου κύκλου σπουδών Α.Ε.Ι. (πανεπιστήμια και Τ.Ε.Ι.) της ημεδαπής ή ομοταγών ιδρυμάτων της αλλοδαπής (αναγνωρισμένων από το Δ.Ο.Α.Τ.Α.Π.), ή Ανώτατων Εκκλησιαστικών Ακαδημιών, Παιδαγωγικών Ακαδημιών και Παραγωγικών Σχολών.
Στο ΠΜΣ διδάσκουν καθηγητές της Θεολογικής και Φιλοσοφικής Σχολής του ΑΠΘ και διακεκριμένοι ερευνητές και ειδικοί επιστήμονες στα αντικείμενα της ιστορίας, τέχνης, αρχαιολογίας και αρχιτεκτονικής του Αγίου Όρους.
Announcement of the first Postgraduate Studies Program on the History, Spirituality, Art and Music Tradition of Mt Athos Monasticism.
The Master "Studies on the History, Spirituality, Art and Musical Tradition of Mt Athos", which is unique internationally, addresses graduates of theology, history, archaeology, philology, musicology, architecture and other related disciplines and aspires to fill an educational gap in this very interesting scientific area.
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presented in this study These artworks are found in the monastery of the Mother of God
Archangeliotissa, the Ecclesiastic Museum of Xanthi, and the church of Akathistos Hymnos in
the old town of Xanthi This study focuses on them because they are some of the oldest and
most characteristic works of ecclesiastical art preserved from this area
The iconographical and stylistic analysis of these icons raises questions about the relation of this
specific area with the artistic centers of the 16th and 17th century It is also investigated the
relation of Thrace with the Mount Athos because of its important geographical position, as it is
lied in the passing from the Mount Athos to the north Balkan inland Moreover, these visual
testimonies shed light on the history of post-Byzantine art in a lesser known region like Xanthi
and contribute to our understanding of the cultural history of Thrace At the same time, due to
its geographical position Xanthi appears as a cultural crossroads for trends and ideas This
region seems to be open to new artistic currents and to new ideological trends.
presented in this study These artworks are found in the monastery of the Mother of God
Archangeliotissa, the Ecclesiastic Museum of Xanthi, and the church of Akathistos Hymnos in
the old town of Xanthi This study focuses on them because they are some of the oldest and
most characteristic works of ecclesiastical art preserved from this area
The iconographical and stylistic analysis of these icons raises questions about the relation of this
specific area with the artistic centers of the 16th and 17th century It is also investigated the
relation of Thrace with the Mount Athos because of its important geographical position, as it is
lied in the passing from the Mount Athos to the north Balkan inland Moreover, these visual
testimonies shed light on the history of post-Byzantine art in a lesser known region like Xanthi
and contribute to our understanding of the cultural history of Thrace At the same time, due to
its geographical position Xanthi appears as a cultural crossroads for trends and ideas This
region seems to be open to new artistic currents and to new ideological trends.
The next conference, slated to be held in early April 2016, is themed Texts/Inscriptions/Images. Generally, this wording evinces the idea of examining the role of word in arts as well as presenting art itself as a language and correspondingly, as communication.
The expectations of the organisers are to encourage presentation of papers that would come up with texts significant to the development of arts, setting sustainable trends in shaping the tastes both of the artists themselves and the recipients of arts. These could be ancient treatises on painting, architecture, music or manuals containing lessons or notes by particular masters on their creative practices. Recent observations about representations of visual arts of the type of Byzantine ekphraseis are also eligible. In this regard, literary historians, architects, art historians, musicologists and art restorers are expected to present their ideas of the so-called intertextuality, for instance, in their scientific reports.
The papers may trace the relationships between texts and representations, between canon and creative interpretations, accentuating the path of a passage from a manuscript or a book to the painted area or to re-contextualising it in vision. This segment allows epigraphers for presenting the sources of, say, biblical or hymnographic quotes and highlighting the function of the latter in the decoration of churches, commenting on the impact of apocryphal works, bringing to light palaeographic, dialectical specifics of inscriptions on icons, murals, sacred vessels, proposing instruments for epigraphic dating. The presented inscriptions may be in Cyrillic, Greek or Latin letters.
Traditionally, the focus of the papers will be on the Balkans’ historical conditions, but we also encourage studies relating geographically to wider regions. Generalising observations about the existing until the end-nineteenth century relationship between word and work in fine arts, architecture, music; their interaction with other types of languages, including questioning the already established scientific stereotypes as viewed by contemporary intervisuality are also welcomed. And last but not least, recent theoretical observations are expected about the presence of word in visual arts and about the principles of building musical-verbal images.
(α) Ιστορία και Τέχνη του Αγίου Όρους
(β) Θεολογία και Πνευματική ζωή του Αγίου Όρους
(γ) Μουσική Παράδοση και Ψαλτική Τέχνη του Αγίου Όρους
Το νέο Πρόγραμμα Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών απευθύνεται σε Θεολόγους, ιστορικούς, αρχαιολόγους, φιλολόγους, μουσικολόγους, ιστορικούς της τέχνης, αρχιτέκτονες, νομικούς, αρχειονόμους, μουσειολόγους κ.ά., κατόχους τίτλων πρώτου κύκλου σπουδών Α.Ε.Ι. (πανεπιστήμια και Τ.Ε.Ι.) της ημεδαπής ή ομοταγών ιδρυμάτων της αλλοδαπής (αναγνωρισμένων από το Δ.Ο.Α.Τ.Α.Π.), ή Ανώτατων Εκκλησιαστικών Ακαδημιών, Παιδαγωγικών Ακαδημιών και Παραγωγικών Σχολών.
Στο ΠΜΣ διδάσκουν καθηγητές της Θεολογικής και Φιλοσοφικής Σχολής του ΑΠΘ και διακεκριμένοι ερευνητές και ειδικοί επιστήμονες στα αντικείμενα της ιστορίας, τέχνης, αρχαιολογίας και αρχιτεκτονικής του Αγίου Όρους.
Announcement of the first Postgraduate Studies Program on the History, Spirituality, Art and Music Tradition of Mt Athos Monasticism.
The Master "Studies on the History, Spirituality, Art and Musical Tradition of Mt Athos", which is unique internationally, addresses graduates of theology, history, archaeology, philology, musicology, architecture and other related disciplines and aspires to fill an educational gap in this very interesting scientific area.