The course explores the dialectic between Roman art, interpreted in relation to Greece and Etruria. The analysis focuses on Rome, Italy, and the provinces, seen through a methodological approach that includes contextual analysis.
Course Prerequisites
Good knowledge of classical archaeology
Teaching Methods
Lectures and visits of museum and sites
Assessment Methods
Oral exam. One question will focus on the course's introduction (definition and methods of the discipline, chronology and timelines, bibliographical and digital resources and tools). The remaining questions will focus on urban planning and architecture, or on specific artifacts, divided into the categories of sculpture, painting, and craftsmanship.
Texts
For attendant students: 1. Lecture notes (the PowerPoint presentations will be uploaded to the e-learning platform at the end of the course) 2. G.A. Mansuelli, Roma e il mondo romano, I and II, UTET, Torino 1981. 3. P. Carafa, Storie dai contesti. Metodologia e procedure della ricerca archeologica, Mondadori Università, Segrate, 2021 4. F. Coarelli, Guida archeologica di Roma, Milano 1974 (and subsequent editions), specific entries cited in the course. 5. E. M. Steinby (ed.), L.T.U.R. Lexicon topographicum urbis Romae, Roma 1993-2000, specific entries cited in the course. Additional articles and readings may be recommended in every class. Non-attending students will study the following texts (available in the the Biblioteca di Archeologia - Palazzo San Tommaso), in addition to those indicated above: 1. T. Hōlscher, Il linguaggio dell’arte romana. Un sistema semantico, PBE, Torino 2002. 2. S. Maggi, Riflessi di Roma in Occidente, Bari 2021. For the following texts, the entries must be agreed with the teacher 1. F. Coarelli, Guida archeologica di Roma, Milano 1974 (and subsequent editions), entries to be agreed with the teacher 2. E. M. Steinby (ed.), L.T.U.R. Lexicon topographicum urbis Romae, Roma 1993-2000, entries to be agreed with the teacher. The Erasmus students are requested to agree on examination with the teacher.
Contents
The class represents a critical analysis of the contents of the three-year degree, concerning Roman architecture and art: illustrating knowledge, selected chronologically and thematically, which derives specifically from contexts.
Course Language
Italian
More information
One or more visits of museums, exhibitions and archaeological sites
