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Archaic And Classical Painting (20 credits)

Key information

  • Module code:

    7AACM841

  • Level:

    7

  • Semester:

      Spring

  • Credit value:

    20

Module description

This 20-credit module provides an in-depth study of painting from around the Mediterranean basin during the Archaic and Classical periods. The focus is on painting on walls and panels, but will inevitably involve some study of painted pottery and other types of evidence, including literature, which help us to reconstruct the major lost works.

The seminars will track the shifts in technique during this early period of development, identifying and examining the revolutions that take place through analysis of the archaeological evidence as well as the accounts of Pliny and Pausanias. This course will also deal with painting in context, examining in detail the surviving tomb interiors from the Etruscan, Greek and Lycian worlds. In addition we will consider the social aspects of painting, whether the intended meanings of the iconography, its role in Classical education or its reception as part of the new discipline of art history. 

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