The course aims to show the moments, the forms and the media through which they went ripening recovery and study of Classical Antiquities in European culture from XIV to XX century, and to mean the legacy of classical Heritage, using as study-case history and post classical survival of the roman sarcophagi.

The course aims to illustrate the survival and revival of the roman sarcophagi in Western culture. First step will be production, location of workshops and use of the sarcophagi in roman context. Peculiar attention will be in ancient iconographies, construction of the scenes, individuation and mening of the sculpted mythes. On the other hand, special focus will be on the survival of the sarcophagi in post  classical time, considering their new use and their quality as sources for iconographies from modern artistis, above all in the Renaissance period.

The candidate must demonstrate through an oral interview that he learned and developed independently the topics covered during the course, applying them to the critical discussion of the different aspects relating both to the roman sarcophagi in their antique context as the detailed knowledge of their survival in modern time. The candidate must demonstrate that he is able to recognize ancient iconographies and visual mythes and also to recognize their modern elaborations above all in the Renaissance period.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

The studying materials provided by the teacher is available, together with other support activities, within the platform Moodle ›blended.uniurb.it 

The teaching material and specific communications from the lecturer can be found, together with other supporting activities, inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

Lectures with projection of documents processed. At the end of the course the images will be available to students within the platform  Moodle ›blended.uniurb.it

Attendance

Students are required to read texts in foreign languages. 

Course books

R. Rubinstein Olitsky, A Bacchic Sarcophagus in the Renaissance, in The British Museum Yearbook, 1, 1976, pp. 103-156;

G. Salvo, Miti scolpiti. Miti narrati: riflessioni sulla produzione di sarcofagi romani tra arte e letteratura, Antenor Quaderni 33, Padova 2015, capp. II, III;

P. Zanker - B.C. Ewald, Vivere con i miti: l’iconografia dei sarcofagi romani, ed. it., a cura di G. Adornato, Torino, Bollati Boringhieri, 2008.

Assessment

Oral examination. The candidate's move confident and critical comment in the problems explored during the course; the candidate must use properly the technical language of the topic, applying both to the description of the roman sarcophagi as well as to the analysis of their survival in modern times. 

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

Students not attending the lectures are asked to contact the teacher. 

Attendance

Students are required to read texts in foreign languages. 

Course books

R. Rubinstein Olitsky, A Bacchic Sarcophagus in the Renaissance, in The British Museum Yearbook, 1, 1976, pp. 103-156;

G. Salvo, Miti scolpiti. Miti narrati: riflessioni sulla produzione di sarcofagi romani tra arte e letteratura, Antenor Quaderni 33, Padova 2015, capp. I-V;

P. Zanker - B.C. Ewald, Vivere con i miti: l’iconografia dei sarcofagi romani, ed. it., a cura di G. Adornato, Torino, Bollati Boringhieri, 2008.

Assessment

Oral examination. The candidate's move confident and critical comment in the problems explored during the course; the candidate must use properly the technical language of the topic, applying both to the description of the roman sarcophagi as well as to the analysis of their survival in modern times. 

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

The books are available in the Library of Archaeology.

The professor room is at Archaeology: Palazzo Albani, via del Balestriere 2 (61029 Urbino PU)

Tel. Archaeology: 0722 303760

Tel. direct: 0722 303765