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
Sabina de Cavi
Hours
Weekly - 4
Total - 168
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
- AA.VV, Enciclopedia dell’arte antica classica ed orientale, Roma: Instituto della Enciclopédia Italiana, 1959-73, 8 vols. e 3 supl;
- BOARDMAN, John, Greek art, Thames & Hudson, Londres, 1978;
- GARCIA Y BELLIDO, António, Arte Romano, CSIC, Madrid:, 1990;
- GINOUVÈS, R. et MARTIN, R, Dictionnaire Méthodique de l’Architecture Grecque et Romaine, Roma, 1985;
- GRIMAL, Pierre, História de Roma, Texto e Grafia, Lisboa, 2008;
- GRIMAL, Pierre, Dicionário da Mitologia Grega e Romana, 5ª edição, Lisboa, 2009;
- HENIG, Martin, A handbook of Roman art. A survey of the visual arts of the roman world, Phaidon, Londres, 1983;
- MACIEL, Justino, O Livro V do «De Architectura de Vitrúvio» in Miscellanea em Homenagem ao Professor Bairrão Oleiro, Ed. Colibri,Lisboa, 1996, pp. 285-329;
- RICHTER, Gisela, A handbook of Greek art, Phaidon, Londres, 1994;
- TUCK, Steven L. A History of Roman Art, Wiley-Blackwell, 2015;
- ZANKER, Paul, Roman Art, Getty Publications, 2010.
Teaching method
Methodology Classes will develop theoretical expertise and practical skills provided by the critical reading of texts, submission of reports and discussion of images. Supervision of students individual assignments (i.e. texts’ analysis, reports on school trips)
Evaluation method
Continuous assessment - a) Written test(75%), b) Written assignment(10%), c) Practical assignments(15%)
Subject matter
1.The Art of Classical Antiquity: Greece and Rome; space and time
2. The pre-classical world: an overview
The Aegean world: the Cyclades islands; Mycenaean and Minoan art
3. Greek art as a testimony of a new aesthetics
Civil architecture
Religious architecture: the architectonic orders
Architectural sculpture
Sculpture: an evolution from the archaic period to the helenistic age
Painting
Pottery
Wall painting
The presence of the Hellenistic tradition in the first design of Roman
mosaic
4. Roman Art: innovation and persistence
5. Etruscan background, Hellenic survivals and the rise of Roman specific values
The most relevant aspects of Etruscan art
6. Roman Art from the Republican period to the Severian dynasty – the most important achievements on:
Urban planning
Civil Architecture
Religious Architecture
Sculpture
Painting
Mosaic