Bc. Dorota Vahančíková

Bachelor's thesis

The reliquary of Sainte Foy of Conques

The reliquary of Sainte Foy of Conques
Abstract:
Relikviár svätej Foy je nepochybne najstarším zachovaným príkladom karolínskych "maiestas", datovaná do konca deviateho storočia. Dnešná podoba sochy je výsledkom mnohých transformácií v priebehu storočí. Jedným z cieľov bakalárskej práce je popísať postupný proces výroby relikviára až do podoby, v akej ho poznáme dnes. Ďalším cieľom je objasniť kult svätej Foy, ako jednej z najobľúbenejších svätíc …more
Abstract:
The reliquary of saint Foy is, without doubt, the oldest surviving example of Carolingian "maiestas", dated back to the end of the ninth century. Current version of the statue is a result of many transformations throughout the centuries. One of the aims of this bachelor thesis is to describe the gradual process of making of the reliquary, into the form in which we know it today. Another aim is to clarify …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 12. 12. 2016

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 23. 1. 2017
  • Supervisor: doc. Ivan Foletti, MA
  • Reader: Mgr. Zuzana Frantová, Ph.D.

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Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Bachelor programme / field:
General Theory and History of Arts and Culture / History of Arts

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