CLASS-UA 313 - Hellenistic and Roman Art

Institution:

New York University

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Description:

Traces developments in art and archaeology from the conquests of Alexander the Great to the beginnings of Christian domination under Constantine in the fourth century C.E. The diversity of the Hellenistic and Roman worlds is examined through careful consideration of Macedonian court art; the spread of Hellenistic culture from Greece to the Indus Valley; the arts of the Ptolemaic, Attalid, and Seleucid kingdoms; the expansion of Rome in the western Mediterranean; and the arts of the Roman Empire. Special emphasis on landscapes; rituals; social and political complexities; problems of chronology, styles, and copies; portraiture and identity; power and empire; luxury and trade; and hybridization. Includes study of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Brooklyn Museum collections.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.nyu.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 998-1212

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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