Classical Sources for the History of Art
Code
711061038
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
História da Arte
Credits
6
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
Classical Sources to Art History aims to give students a broader view of the object of art by means of a compreensive reading of the masterpieces of Classical and Late Antiquity.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1.Greek sources for Art History
2.Greek sources for Art History
2.1.The Journey: : Homer´s Odyssey;
2.2.Theatre Euripides Bacchae
2.3.Other important texts for understanding the work of Art in Classical Antiquity: Works in Greek by Hesiod, Plato, Aristotle, Estrabo, Pausanias, Plotin among others;
3.Roman Sources for Art History :
3.1.A changing world: Ovids Metamorphosis;
3.2.The first treatise on Architecture, Vitruvius Ten Books
A Theory of Architecture
B Urban planning
C - Building
D Architectural orders
E Public Architecture
F Private Architecture
G Paving and wall decoration
H Water architecture
3.3.Criticizing social customs : Petronius Satyricon;
3.4.The first encyclopaedia contemplating Art: Naturalis Historia by Pliny, the Elder
3.5.A. Architecture
B Sculpture
C Painting
D Mosaic
E The so-called Minor Arts
3.6.Oratory and epistolography: Trajans Panegyric and Letters by Pliny, the younger;
3.7. Other important texts for understanding the work of Art in Classical Antiquity: Works in Latin: Cato, Varro, Cicero, Columella, Suetonius, Apuleius, among others;
4. Late Antiquity Sources for Art History
4.1.The Journey: Egéria, Viagem do Ocidente à Terra Santa;
4.2.Treatise on Architecture: Palladio, Faventius, Procopius
4.3.The artístic enciclopedism: Etymologiae by San Isidoro de Sevilha.
Bibliography
Homero, A Odisseia, translation from the greek and introduction by Frederico Lourenço, Biblioteca do editores independentes, Edições Cotovia, Lisbon, 2003;
Eurípides, As Bacantes, Introduction,translation from the greek ans notes by Maria Helena da Rocha Pereira, Clássicos gregos e latinos, edições 70, Lisbon, 1998;
Ovídio, As Metamorfoses, tradução de Paulo Farmhouse Alberto, Livros Cotovia, Lisbon, 2007;
Vitrúvio, Tratado de Arquitectura, Tradução, Introduction and notes by Justino Maciel, IST Press, Lisbon, 2006;
Petrónio, Satyricon, Edições Cotovia, Lisbon, 2005;
Plínio, o Velho, Naturalis Historia, Livro XXXIV (About Metals and Sculpture) e XXXV (About Painting), Édition Les Belles Lettres, Paris, 1953.
Teaching method
Theoretical and pratical classes.
Evaluation method
1.Written exam: 40%
2.Oral and written participation in class activities: 20%
3.Research essay with oral presentation: 40%