KLMgrA21 Roman Monumental Art and its Programmes- Column of Marcus Aurelius

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Elisabetta Maria Gagetti, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Eliška Kazdová, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: PhDr. Marie Pardyová, CSc.
Timetable
Tue 20. 9. 15:50–17:25 zruseno D31, Thu 22. 9. 17:30–19:05 122, Tue 27. 9. 15:50–17:25 zruseno D31, Thu 29. 9. 17:30–19:05 122, Tue 11. 10. 15:50–17:25 zruseno D31, Thu 13. 10. 17:30–19:05 122, Tue 25. 10. 15:50–17:25 zruseno D31, Thu 27. 10. 17:30–19:05 122, Tue 8. 11. 15:50–17:25 zruseno D31, Thu 10. 11. 17:30–19:05 122
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of the roman art
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to understand the iconography and language of roman narrative art, to analyse the aims of the roman propaganda in the monumental art to analyse and to understand the monuments celebrating roman emperors and empire in theirs decorative programmes and be acquainted with their historical context At the end of this course the students should be able to be acquainted with: • the typology of the monument: its antecedents and its later fortune • the relationship, in Roman state monuments, between their imagery (iconology) and location (topography) • the whole sequence of the scenes on the Column • the narrative techniques adopted on the Column • the language of gestures adopted on the Column
Syllabus
  • Subjects of the lessons (twelve 2-hour lessons): 1. The Column tells its story – Part One 2. The Column tells its story – Part Two 3. Columna cochlis: A new typology of State monument. Its architecture 4. The topographic context of the Column of Marcus Aurelius 5. The military contiones 6. Imperial virtues: 1. Pietas 7. Imperial virtues: 2. Virtus 8. Imperial virtues: 3. Felicitas 9. Romans and Barbarians: Two different ways of fighting 10. Barbarian Women and the violence of war 11. Iconographic conventions. A new language or artistic decline? 12. Historicity of the Column of Marcus Aurelius
Literature
  • ANDREAE, Bernard. Die römische Kunst : mit über 930 Illustrationen, davon ca. 180 Vierfarbigen auf Kunstdrucktafeln. Neubearb. und erw. Ausg. Freiburg: Herder, 1999, 640 s. ISBN 3451266814. info
  • STRONG, Donald Emrys. Roman art. Edited by Roger Ling - J. M. C. Toynbee. New impression. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995, 406 s. ISBN 0300052936. info
  • KRAUS, Theodor and Bernard ANDREAE. Das Römische Weltreich. Berlin: Propyläen Verlag, 1990, 335 s. ISBN 354951026. info
  • MANSUELLI, G. A. Roma e il mondo romano. Torino, 1981. info
Teaching methods
Twelve 2-hour lessons with PowerPoint presentations (in English)
Assessment methods
Oral examination, starting from images seen during the lessons.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Course is no more offered.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 0.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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