CL
170A - Classical
Archaeology: Greek Painting
| Professor: Kim Shelton | Place: 224
Wheeler |
| Office: 7212 Dwinelle | Day/Time: TTh 11-12:30 |
| Office Hours: TW 9:30-11 or by
appointment |
|
| Email: sheltonk@berkeley.edu |
Course Description:
Painting is one of the most expressive and engaging media of art, especially from the ancient world. It can be literally a window into that distant time and place. In ancient Greece, painting was done on a monumental and miniature scale, in a number of settings: walls, buildings, wood panels and most of all pots.
Pottery in ancient Greece, in contrast to most cultures of the world, was an artistic medium for serious and informative images; the corpus is great and wide-ranging with images of gods, heroes, myths and legends; religious, social and civic rituals, institutions and attitudes. This pottery was also functional and was used in everyday life. The images in ancient painting inform us of their world, their beliefs and their values.
This course will survey the painting of the ancient Greek world, on a variety of media, from its beginnings in prehistory to its height of international fame and accomplishment in the Hellenistic period. We will focus on: the techniques, materials, continuity and development in styles and use, the interrelationship of the various media, decorative vs. narrative meaning, regional and chronological trends, the craft vs. the art.
Grading and attendance policy:
The course-work will consist of illustrated
lectures, class
discussion and extensive readings. Information necessary for the
completion of
the writing assignments will be presented in class and especially
through class
discussion, so attendance and participation are vital.
Grades will be based on class participation (10%),
a
research project/paper (30%) and two
exams (midterm 30% and final 30%). The
paper must be turned in on the
scheduled day in
class. Other arrangements will
be possible
only for genuine emergencies and must be scheduled in advance.
Deadlines that
conflict with athletic or other academic obligations and religious
holidays
should be brought to my attention with written documentation at least
14 days
in advance for other arrangements to be made.
Written assignments
will be graded
as following: (A++=100, A+=98, A=95, A-=93, A--/B++=90, B+=88, B=85,
B-=83,
B--/C++=80, etc.). To receive credit on a P/NP basis, you must complete
all
assignments and achieve a final average of at least 70%.
Required Texts:
J. Boardman, The History of Greek Vases (2006) = GV
B. Sparkes, The Red and the Black. Studies in
Greek
Pottery (1996) = RB
and various readings posted on
b-space (bspace.berkeley.edu) = Bsp
Recommended Text:
P. Betancourt, Introduction to
Aegean Art (2007)
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