Etruscan and Roman Art Available in 2013 Previously offered in
2006 Aims to give an introduction to the sculpture, painting,
pottery, architecture, minor arts and mosaic of the Etruscans
and Romans. The period covered will range from the early Italian
Villanovan culture, or pre-Etruscan civilisation (ca. 1000 B.C.)
to the Roman Empire of about 200 AD. Broad topic themes include
the importance of funerary art, the influence of Greek art, the
rise of personal portraiture, patronage and the consumer, the
problem of originality as opposed to copies, and the use of art
in private and state propaganda. |Objectives||As a result of
participating in this course, students will demonstrate: 1. An
understanding and appreciation of Etruscan and Roman art as a
rich physical expression of values, aesthetics, religious
beliefs and (sometimes) political attitudes of these cultures.
2. An appreciation of the visual and the importance of
observation and detail, as well as an understanding of the major
art-historical development