Winter Semester, Core module, 10 ECTS
Instructor: Dimitris Plantzos (on sabbatical Oct 2022 - Sept 2023)
For the academic year 2022-23, this module will be taught by Dr Nicholas A. Harokopos.
This course offers a comprehensive account of ancient Greek art, from c. 1200 to c. 30 BC, with an emphasis on its content, interpretation, and cultural significance. Several key themes will be pursued throughout the course: human figure and its representation; Greek art in its religious and political settings; materials and techniques; pictorial themes; and so on. Besides the better-known monumental arts of ancient Greece (chiefly: architecture; sculpture; painting), and the ever-popular vase painting, the course will also cover some relatively neglected aspects of Greek art such as decorative or luxury arts and coinage. After a short introduction on the arts of the Late Bronze Age (c. 1600-1100 BC), the course will cover the art and archaeology of the Early Iron Age (c. 1100-700 BC), and that of the Archaic (c. 700-480 BC), Classical (. 480-336 BC) and Hellenistic periods (c. 336-30 BC).
By the end of this course students should be familiar with
They should also be able to
Essay (3,500-5,000 words). A list of indicative topics is provided, but students are strongly encouraged to discuss and personalize the essay topic with the course instructor.
Neer, R.T. 2011. Greek Art and Archaeology. A New History, c. 2500-c. 150 BCE. London and New York: Thames and Hudson.
Plantzos, D. 2016. Greek Art and Archaeology, c. 1200-30 BC. Atlanta, GA: Lockwood Press.
Pomeroy, S., S.M. Burstein, W. Donlan, J.T. Roberts, D. Tandy, 1999. Ancient Greece: A Political, Social, and Cultural History. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Smith T.J. and D. Plantzos (eds) 2012. A Companion to Greek Art. Oxford and Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
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