75785 - Iconology and Iconography of the Greek World (1) (LM)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student will know appropriate bibliographical references, proper and updated methodological instruments to decode the language of images created in the Ancient Greek world. Reading of methodological essays and the analysis of meaningful iconographic series, as well as specific figurative programs, are aimed to understand the meaning of Greek world images, with their reception in culturally related contexts.

Course contents

I) General introduction: reading greek images. Outlines of history of studies and interpretative methods. II) Analysis of some examples of reading and interpretation of iconographical series and figurative programs with particular reference to the Archaic and Classical ages. Analysis of iconographical subjects and their reception in other cultural contexts considering the most recent tendencies in research.

Readings/Bibliography

For non attending students:

I) Required reading for all:

- E. Panofsky, Introduzione, in Studi di iconologia. I temi umanistici nell'arte del Rinascimento, Torino 1975, pp. 3-38.

- M. Schmidt, Iconografia del mito, in S. Settis (a cura di), I Greci, 2.2. Una storia greca, Definizione, Torino 1997, pp. 867-896.

- R. van Straten, Introduzione all'iconografia, Milano 2009, pagg. 17-39.

- Mark D. Stansbury-O' Donnell, Looking at Greek Art, Cambridge 2011, pp. 57-109.

- F. Lissarrague, Iconographie grecque: aspects ancien et récents de la recherche, in I. Colpo, I. Favaretto, F. Ghedini (a cura di), Iconografia 2001. Studi sull'immagine antica, Roma 2003, pp. 9-14

- C. Isler-Kerényi, Ichonographical and Iconological Approaches, in C. Marconi (a c. di), Greek and Roman Art and Architecture, Oxford 2015, pp. 557-578.

II) Choose one among the following options: 

a) H.A. Shapiro, M. Iozzo, A. Lezzi-Hafter (eds.), The François Vase: New Perspectives, Papers of the international Symposium Villa Spelman, Florence 2003, Akanthus, Kilchberg-Zürich 2013: pp. 9 a 17; 83 a 177; M. Torelli, Le strategie di Kleitias, 2007.

b) M. D'Acunto, Il mondo del vaso Chigi. Pittura, guerra e società a Corinto alla metà del VII secolo a.C., Berlin/Boston 2013.   

 c) M. Torelli, Le strategie di Kleitias, 2007, pp. 64-70; E. Mugione (a cura di), L'Olpe Chigi. Storia di un agalma, Atti del Convegno Internazionale Salerno 2010 (2012), pp. 7-86, 103-149, 165-172; J.M. Hurwit, Reading the Chigi Vase, in Hesperia. The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, vol. 71, nr. 1, 2002 , pp. 1-22.

d) C. Isler-Kerenyi, Dionysos nella Grecia arcaica: il contributo delle immagini, 2001.

e) F. Lissarrague, La cité des satyres. Une anthropologie ludique (Atènes, VIe-Ve siecle avant J.-C.), Paris 2013.

f) M. Giuman, Il fuso rovesciato. Fenomenologia dell'amazzone tra archeologia, mito e storia nell'Atene del VI e del V sec. a.C., Napoli 2005 (Quaderni di Ostraka, 10). 

For students attending the lectures:

I) Required reading for all:

- E. Panofsky, Introduzione, in Studi di iconologia. I temi umanistici nell'arte del Rinascimento, Torino 1975, pp. 3-38.

- Mark D. Stansbury-O' Donnell, Looking at Greek Art, Cambridge 2011, pp. 57-109.

- F. Lissarrague, Iconographie grecque: aspects ancien et récents de la recherche, in I. Colpo, I. Favaretto, F. Ghedini (a cura di), Iconografia 2001. Studi sull'immagine antica, Roma 2003, pp. 9-14.

- C. Isler-Kerényi, Ichonographical and Iconological Approaches, in C. Marconi (a c. di), Greek and Roman Art and Architecture, Oxford 2015, pp. 557-578.

II) Notes taken during the lesson. Specific readings will be suggested to students on the base of the interest they gain, in order to conduct individual or group in-depth analysis on topics covered during the course.

All the mentioned texts are available at the library of the DiSCi - Department of History and Cultures (Archeological Section), P.zza S. Giovanni in Monte, 2.

Teaching methods

Teaching is based on lectures, during which there are going to be several opportunities to discuss topics of interest for students and useful to enhance their learning outcomes.  Visits to important collections of Greek pottery (Civic Archaeological Museum of Bologna, National Archaological Museum of Ferrara and/or Florence) are planned to integrate lectures.

 

Assessment methods

Testing will consist of an oral examination during which the students will answer questions on the main outlines of history of study and methodological approach to Greek images from the Archaic and Classical ages, with particular concern to iconographies and figurative programs discussed during the course and dealt with in the required texts. It is therefore requested complete knowledge of the assigned bibliography, of the topics presented and discussed during the lessons and the usage of the proper terminology.

Teaching tools

Computer presentations will be widely used during the lessons, illustrative material may also be distributed. As a back up for studying, a file of the images presented during the course will be available at the end of the course for those students attending classes. 

Beginning of course: January, 30th 2017.

Office hours

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