The course aims to illustrate the survival and revival of classical antiquity in European culture, presenting the lines of development for the birth of archaeological science. In that historiographical context, the language of Roman art will be followed by the interpretations it received during the twentieth century (see program).

The course intends to present the history of birth of Roman artistic language  and the crystallization of models according the different occasions, both public and private. Particular attention will be given to the Pacis Arena, starting from the history and fortune of the monument in the modern age;  its new figurative language will considerd in order to transmit not only aesthetic, but also political, ideological, and moral messages.

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. The candidate must be able to recognize both the mechanisms of formation of Roman artistic language and its meanings, distinguishing them according to the historical time; the type and context of use of the monument;  the function, public or private, of the same. The candidate will therefore have to develop a discrete critical capacity to evaluate the proposed interpretation using the proper language of the disciplinary field.

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

Tonio Hoelscher, Il linguaggio dell'arte romana: un sistema semantico (trad.it.), Torino, Einaudi, 1993.

J. M. C. Toynbee - J. B. Ward Perkins, Peopled scrolls : a hellenistic motif in imperial art, Papers of the British School at Rome, 18 = N. S. 5, 1950, pp. 1-43.

H.P. L’Orange, Ara Pacis Augustae. La zona floreale, Acta ad archaeologiam et artium historiam pertinentia, 1.1962, pp. 7-16

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 monuments as well as to the analysis of their menings. 

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

Tonio Hoelscher, Il linguaggio dell'arte romana: un sistema semantico (trad.it.), Torino, Einaudi, 1993.

J. M. C. Toynbee - J. B. Ward Perkins, Peopled scrolls : a hellenistic motif in imperial art, Papers of the British School at Rome, 18 = N. S. 5, 1950, pp. 1-43.

H.P. L’Orange, Ara Pacis Augustae. La zona floreale, Acta ad archaeologiam et artium historiam pertinentia, 1.1962, pp. 7-16

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 monuments as well as to the analysis of their meanings. 

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