The students have to  strengthen their knowledge and competencies in theoretical  and methodological approaches to the study of Greek and Roman painting, with comparing litectary sources and archaeological evidences. 

On the basis of the cases study offered by the ancient painting, the students have to become able in analyzing and interpreting the ancient contexts and monuments with the consciousness of the articulated productive processes of them, of their uses and transmissions through  the different historical-cultural phases. They have also to acquire a critical capacity to judge the problematic role covered by the Greek and Latin authors in relationship to the archaeological evidences. In such perspective , the course offers diachronically  a general view of the ancient painting (Greek, Etruscan, Italic, Roman etc.) and it examines the most significant contexts and monuments knew until now, which will be also discussed in relationship with the literary tradition.

Detailed programme of the individual arguments (syllabus) will be disposable through  the Moodle platform during the lessons.

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Knowledge and understanding: the student will have to demonstrate, through an oral interview, to have learned and elaborated the content and methodological assumptions of the discipline. The candidate must therefore be able to recognize and well frame the contexts and materials presented during the course in the historical and cultural period of reference.

 Applying knowledge and understanding: the student will also have to demonstrate the possession of the analytical and conceptual tools for the interpretation of archaeological data.

Making judgments: the student will have to demonstrate the ability to discuss with maturity and autonomy of judgement the various issues related to the topics of the course, also inserting them in wider and interdisciplinary contexts.

Communication skills: at the end of the course the student will have to acquire adequate skills and tools to expose in an appropriate manner with awareness and using the technical language.

Lifelong learning skills: the student must have developed the necessary learning skills to undertake further studies and in-depth studies with a high degree of autonomy.

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

Educational journeys might be organized during the lessons, in agreements with the attending students.

Teaching

In-class lessons, in Italian language, supported by PowerPoints appositely created by the professor and other multimediali open sources.

Attendance

To be considered as attending student, one needs to attend at least two-thirds of the lessons and perform the exercises assigned by the professor.

It’s opportune that the student has sustained a first level exam regarding the Classical Archaeology (possibly, courses on ‘Archaeology and History of  Greek and Roman Art ’).

Course books

P. Gros (a cura di), Vitruvio. de architettura, Torino: Einaudi 1997, libro VII.

A. Corso, R. Mugellesi, G. Rosati ( a cura di), Plinio. Storia naturale V. Libro 35, I colori minerali, a cura di Torino: Einaudi, pp. 286-509.

S. Maffei (ed.), Luciano di Samosata. Descrizione di opere d’arte, Torino: Utet 1994, pp. xv-lxxiv, 18-31, 56-79.

J.J. Pollitt (ed.), The Cambridge History of Painting in the Classical World, Cambridge: CUP 2014 (S.G. Miller, Hellenistic Painting in the Eastern Mediterranean, Mid-Fourth to Mid-First Century BC, pp. 170-237).

I. Baldassarre, A. Pontrandolfo, A. Rouveret, M. Salvadori, La pittura romana. Dall’ellenismo al tardo-antico, Milano: Motta 2002.

Further texts will be indicated during the lessons.

The texts are available in the archaeological library of the UniUrb (Albani Palace, via del Balestriere 2, groundfloor).

Assessment

Oral examination. The attending student is expected to demonstrate the knowledge and comprehension of themes treated during the classes and of the above mentioned texts. He must demonstrate to have acquired an autonomous knowledge of the matter, a capacity of recognizing and adequately analyzing the monuments on the base of the images of them; a capacity of contextualizing correctly them in reference to the geographical, historical, and cultural ambit of relevance; a capacity of exposing the matter with an appropriate language and the scientific terminology of the discipline.

The assessment provides that the candidate knows how to frame contexts, monuments and materials through the images that will be proposed by the teacher and that is able to start from these to elaborate a broader discourse on historical, economic and artistic aspects.

The evaluation of the candidate will take place based on the coherence and completeness of the answers, as well as the ability to classify the issues discussed during the lessons.

In the evaluation, it will also be fundamental that the candidate demonstrates the ability to use the technical language  appropriately.

They will give rise to evaluations of excellence: the student's possession of critical abilities in the exposition of the problems inherent in the course, with historical connections and  with the knowledge of productions of the Greek and Roman world;  the student must also demonstrate an appropriate use of the technical language.

They will give rise to discrete evaluations: the student's possession of a good knowledge of the contents supported by critical ability and use of an appropriate language and the technical vocabulary of the discipline.

They will give rise to sufficient evaluations: the achievement of minimal knowledge on the subjects dealt during the course, even if there are some gaps and  the use of a language not entirely appropriate.

They will give rise to negative evaluations: serious gaps in the discussion on the issues addressed during the course and the use of an inadequate technical language.

 

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

Individual study

Attendance

Student unable to attend lessons must contact the professor at least three months before the exam, in order to make the most opportune arrangements.

Course books

P. Gros (a cura di), Vitruvio. de architettura, Torino: Einaudi 1997, libro VII

A. Corso, R. Mugellesi, G. Rosati ( a cura di), Plinio. Storia naturale V. Libro 35, I colori minerali, a cura di Torino: Einaudi, pp. 286-509.

S. Maffei (ed.), Luciano di Samosata. Descrizione di opere d’arte, Torino: Utet 1994, pp. xv-lxxiv, 18-31, 56-79.

I. Baldassarre, A. Pontrandolfo, A. Rouveret, M. Salvadori, La pittura romana. Dall’ellenismo al tardo-antico, Milano: Motta 2002.

M. Papini (ed.), Arte romana, Milano: Mondadori 2016.

Assessment

Oral examination. The attending student is expected to demonstrate the knowledge and comprehension of themes treated during the classes and of the above mentioned texts. He must demonstrate to have acquired an autonomous knowledge of the matter, a capacity of recognizing and adequately analyzing the monuments on the base of the images of them; a capacity of contextualizing correctly them in reference to the geographical, historical, and cultural ambit of relevance; a capacity of exposing the matter with an appropriate language and the scientific terminology of the discipline.

The assessment provides that the candidate knows how to frame contexts, monuments and materials through the images that will be proposed by the teacher and that is able to start from these to elaborate a broader discourse on historical, economic and artistic aspects.

The evaluation of the candidate will take place based on the coherence and completeness of the answers, as well as the ability to classify the issues discussed during the lessons.

In the evaluation, it will also be fundamental that the candidate demonstrates the ability to use the technical language  appropriately.

They will give rise to evaluations of excellence: the student's possession of critical abilities in the exposition of the problems inherent in the course, with historical connections and  with the knowledge of productions of the Greek and Roman world;  the student must also demonstrate an appropriate use of the technical language.

They will give rise to discrete evaluations: the student's possession of a good knowledge of the contents supported by critical ability and use of an appropriate language and the technical vocabulary of the discipline.

They will give rise to sufficient evaluations: the achievement of minimal knowledge on the subjects dealt during the course, even if there are some gaps and  the use of a language not entirely appropriate.

They will give rise to negative evaluations: serious gaps in the discussion on the issues addressed during the course and the use of an inadequate technical language.

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.

Interdisciplinary didactics. In order to promote a specialized learning through the comparison among different scientific-disciplinary fields, the course has thematic and chronological relationship with that of Etruscology and Italic Antiquities (Prof. Alessandra Coen: https://www.uniurb.it/insegnamenti-e-programmi/259607) 

For further details, information, advertisements etc.  please visit regularly the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it  and use your istitutional mail.

Unless otherwise determined by the pandemic plan (https://www.uniurb.it/coronavirus), the professor meets the students in her office (Albani Palace,  Via del Balestriere, 2 - groundfloor; phone. 0722.303760).