03618 - Archaeology and History of Greek Art

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, students are to obtain a basic knowledge of Greek civilization in its historical and artistic development. They are to acquire a specific knowledge related to architecture and urban planning, as well as artistic and handcrafted production belonging to the Greek world, including the Western Greek colonies.

Course contents

I) General part

Oulines of Archaeology and Greek Art History from the Protogeometric to Hellenistic period.

Introduction to Greek civilization through historical and geographical framework. The periodization and the specific terminology. Main aspects of architecture, urban planning, artistic and handcrafted production of the Greek World (sculpture, painting, mosaic, pottery) in the Protogeometric, Geometric, Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic periods.

 

II) Annual topic: Greek Pottery

History of production: Protogeometric and Geometric Pottery; the orientalizing style; the Black-Figure production: Corinth and Athens; other Black-Figure productions; Attic Red-Figure pottery; the Red-Figure pottery of South Italy; Hellenistic pottery. Outlines of  History of the study of Greek pottery: Beazley and the connoisseuship; recent developments of the research. The Vase production: Potters, Painters, techniques. Vase shapes and their use. Circulation and trade of Greek pottery. Subjects of figured pottery: aspects of Iconography and Iconology.

Students who take an exam for 6 CFU have to follow only the part I.

Readings/Bibliography

For those students attending classes:

I) General part (6 credits exam):

Notes of the lectures and G. Bejor-M. Castoldi-C. Lambrugo, Arte greca. Dal decimo al primo secolo a.C., Milano, 2008.

II) Annual topic (12 credit exam): in addition to the material indicated above (I): 

J. Boardman, Storia dei Vasi Greci. Vasai, pittori e decorazioni, Roma 2004:pages 1-127.

For those students not attending classes:

I) General part (6 credits exam):

a) G. Bejor-M. Castoldi-C. Lambrugo, Arte greca. Dal decimo al primo secolo a.C., Milano, 2008. 

 and

b) T. Hölscher, L'Archeologia Classica. Un'introduzione, 2010, pages 31-38; 47-64; 75-78; 331-344.

II) Annual topic (12 credit exam): in addition to the material indicated above (Ia+b):

J. Boardman, Storia dei Vasi Greci. Vasai, pittori e decorazioni, Roma 2004 (entire book)

Teaching methods

Teaching is based on lectures, seminaries and visits to museums. In the first part of the course there is going to be a visit to Museo Civico Archeologico of Bologna, where several Greek and Southern Italian materials from excavations and collections are conserved; besides, a visit to the Gipsoteca is scheduled, to examine reproductions of the most important Greek sculptures. Other visits to important collections of Greek pottery (Museo Archeologico Nazionale of Ferrara and/or of Florence) are going to be organized for the second part of the course.
Finally a study trip to Athen is planned for 2015, during Spring.
Further information will be available during the course and on the Department website.

Assessment methods

The evaluation is going to consist on an oral examination, during which the teacher will ascertain student's knowledge of history and development of Greek Civilisation during the 1st millennium B.C., the artistic and monumental production. It is required a good knowledge of the indicated bibliography and of the topics of the lectures, as well as the use of a correct terminology.

Teaching tools

During the lessons the teacher will use slide show. Explanatory paper materials, concerning specific topics of the course, are going to be handed out in classroom. The Department of History and Cultures - DiSCi offers the opportunity to integrate  the contents of the course with laboratory practical activities for those students who are interested.

Office hours

See the website of Vincenzo Baldoni