An Inherited Mirage : Tracing Theory, Architecture, and Ideologies of the ‘Neo-Byzantine’ Style between France and Central Europe (1820s–1890s)

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14210%2F25%3A00144578" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14210/25:00144578 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.umeni-art.cz/cz/detail/9CRq1V" target="_blank" >https://www.umeni-art.cz/cz/detail/9CRq1V</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.54759/art-2025-0307" target="_blank" >10.54759/art-2025-0307</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

An Inherited Mirage : Tracing Theory, Architecture, and Ideologies of the ‘Neo-Byzantine’ Style between France and Central Europe (1820s–1890s)

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The study examines the revival of Byzantine architecture in France and in Central Europe (the German lands and the Danubian Monarchy) over the course of the nineteenth century. In both regions, this reception was shaped by a complex interplay of cultural, political, and scholarly influences. Contemporary knowledge of Byzantine architecture, as well as the adoption of its various elements in modern buildings, unfolded against the backdrop of a somewhat sceptical Enlightenment attitude toward Byzantine art and history in general, a period long regarded as one of decline from classical artistic values. Nevertheless, Byzantine forms began to surface in diverse regional contexts, reflecting a range of ideological agendas. The rediscovery and renewed application of Byzantine art and architecture were driven by four principal factors: the systematic exploration of the past and the emergence of art history as a scientific discipline grounded in the categorisation of styles; the use of historicist architecture by political and social elites as a means of legitimising their own histories and projecting public authority; architects' pursuit of originality and innovation in their search for artistic expression, not only in ornamentation but also in materials and construction; and, finally, contemporary taste and artistic "fashion." The study highlights the contrast between the reception of Byzantine elements in France-where they were integrated into state narratives-and in the Habsburg Monarchy, where they served to articulate specific identities within a multi-ethnic empire. The analysis is structured in three parts. It first addresses debates on Byzantine art in contemporary French and German-language (and, in part, Czech) scholarship; it then examines the architectural manifestations of these ideas in France; and finally, it considers their implementation in Central Europe. The study emphasises that terminology and views concerning Byzantine architecture circulated between France and Central Europe within broader cultural and political frameworks, shaping identity and expressions of authority rather than constituting a purely aesthetic endeavour.

Název v anglickém jazyce

An Inherited Mirage : Tracing Theory, Architecture, and Ideologies of the ‘Neo-Byzantine’ Style between France and Central Europe (1820s–1890s)

Popis výsledku anglicky

The study examines the revival of Byzantine architecture in France and in Central Europe (the German lands and the Danubian Monarchy) over the course of the nineteenth century. In both regions, this reception was shaped by a complex interplay of cultural, political, and scholarly influences. Contemporary knowledge of Byzantine architecture, as well as the adoption of its various elements in modern buildings, unfolded against the backdrop of a somewhat sceptical Enlightenment attitude toward Byzantine art and history in general, a period long regarded as one of decline from classical artistic values. Nevertheless, Byzantine forms began to surface in diverse regional contexts, reflecting a range of ideological agendas. The rediscovery and renewed application of Byzantine art and architecture were driven by four principal factors: the systematic exploration of the past and the emergence of art history as a scientific discipline grounded in the categorisation of styles; the use of historicist architecture by political and social elites as a means of legitimising their own histories and projecting public authority; architects' pursuit of originality and innovation in their search for artistic expression, not only in ornamentation but also in materials and construction; and, finally, contemporary taste and artistic "fashion." The study highlights the contrast between the reception of Byzantine elements in France-where they were integrated into state narratives-and in the Habsburg Monarchy, where they served to articulate specific identities within a multi-ethnic empire. The analysis is structured in three parts. It first addresses debates on Byzantine art in contemporary French and German-language (and, in part, Czech) scholarship; it then examines the architectural manifestations of these ideas in France; and finally, it considers their implementation in Central Europe. The study emphasises that terminology and views concerning Byzantine architecture circulated between France and Central Europe within broader cultural and political frameworks, shaping identity and expressions of authority rather than constituting a purely aesthetic endeavour.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

60401 - Arts, Art history

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA24-10991S" target="_blank" >GA24-10991S: Sny o Byzanci ve Francii 19. století: novobyzantská architektura, orientalismus a rasové a národní mýty dějin umění (1848–1900)</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

UMĚNÍ / ART

ISSN

0049-5123

e-ISSN

1804-6509

Svazek periodika

73

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

17

Strana od-do

292-308

Kód UT WoS článku

001685775600008

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105030886982