ARTH 220
Greek
Art and Architecture
Instructor: Professor Kuttner
TR 10:30-12
Course Description
This course surveys Greek
art and architecture, from Sicily to the Black Sea, between the 10th
and 2nd centuries BCE (Dark Age to Hellenistic). For Greek city-states
and kingdoms, their civic, religious, and domestic buildings and spaces
were intimately connected with images large and small. These range
from public sculpture and painting on and around grand buildings and
gardens, to domestic luxury arts like jewelry, cups and vases, mosaic
floors. Art and architecture addressed heroic epic, religious and
political themes, and also every-day life and emotions. Current themes
include Greek ways of discussing and looking at art and space, and
their ideas of invention and progress; the role of monuments, makers
and patrons in Greek society; and connections with the other cultures
who inspired and made use of Greek artists and styles. The course
will exploit the University Museum, and regional museums where possible. |
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