History of Art: Classical Antiquity
Objectives
1. To define Classical Art
2. To recognise the importance of pre classical arts
3. To get acquainted with the artistic contribution of the pre classical Mediterranean world in the making of
Classical Art
4. To perceive geographical and chronological conditions in the making of Classical Art
5. To assess the Greek contribution to Classical Art
6. To understand the relationship between Civilisation and Art
7. To apprehend the Hellenistic world
8. To learn about the Etruscan world
9. To distinguish the Roman contribution to Classical Art
10. To highlight the role of Classical Art in the formation of Western Art
11. To produce written and oral assignments using theoretical knowledge provided in the classes.
General characterization
Code
01102086
Credits
6.0
Responsible teacher
Maria Margarida Simão Tavares da Conceição
Hours
Weekly - 4
Total - 168
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
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Bibliography
AAVV. 2010. A Nova História da Arte de Janson. Lisboa: Fundação Calouste
Gulbenkian (9ª ed.)
Beard, Mary e John Henderson. 2001. Classical Art from Greece to Rome.
Oxford: Oxford University Press.
D’Ambra, Eve. 1994. Roman Art in Context. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
Kleiner, Fred. 2006. A History of Roman Art. Boston: Wadsworth.
Pedley, John Griffiths. 2007. Greek Art and Archaeology. New Jersey: Prentice
Hall Art (4ª ed.)
Kleiner, Fred, ed. 2012. Gardner’s Art through the Ages. Boston: Cengage
Learning (14ª ed. rev.).
Henig, Martin, ed. 1983. A Handbook of Roman Art: A Survey of the Visual Arts
of the Roman World. Londres: Phaidon.
Richter, Gisela M. A. (1959) 1994. A Handbook of Greek Art. A Survey of the
Visual Arts of Ancient Greece. Londres: Phaidon (9ªed.).
Vitrúvio, ed. e trad. M. Justino Maciel. 2006. Tratado de Arquitectura. Lisboa:
IST Press.
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Evaluation method
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Subject matter
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