Universität Wien

090115 UE Sculpture in Late Antiquity (2024S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 9 - Altertumswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
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max. 20 participants
Language: English

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Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

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  • Wednesday 06.03. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Wednesday 13.03. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Wednesday 20.03. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Wednesday 10.04. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Wednesday 17.04. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Wednesday 24.04. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Wednesday 08.05. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Wednesday 15.05. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Wednesday 22.05. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Wednesday 05.06. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Wednesday 12.06. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Wednesday 19.06. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Wednesday 26.06. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The presence of sculpture – primarily in marble but also in bronze and other materials – was a defining feature of the ancient cityscape. From temples and marketplaces to funerary monuments and theatres, sculpted images of citizens, emperors, and gods mingled with ordinary people. In Late Antiquity (c. 4th – 6th c. CE) this practice changed significantly, ushering in a new era of portraiture and urban decoration. In this course, students will explore this phenomenon by describing and comparing sculpture from different parts of the Mediterranean and from different centuries. Students will first learn how sculpture in Late Antiquity differed from the earlier Roman period. They will then examine the varied roles that sculpture played in late antique society, including how different kinds of people were represented and the different ways in which sculpture was displayed. We will cover issues of style, subject, and context, as well as the reception of earlier sculpture during Late Antiquity.

Assessment and permitted materials

Students will be assessed through a combination of class participation, oral presentation, and a written paper.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students must be assessed positively in each of these individual activities in order to pass the course. Missing up to two classes is permitted.
• Regular, active participation in class discussions (20%)
• In-class oral presentation (40%)
• Written seminar paper taking into account discussion after the presentation (40%)

Examination topics

Clear, careful, and thoughtful analysis of a selected topic in the form of an oral presentation and a written paper. Oral presentations will be 20 minutes long, with c.10 minutes of class discussion. Students are expected to make a PowerPoint presentation to accompany their talk and a short handout. Written papers should be 10 pages long (5 pages of text + 5 pages of bibliography and images).

Deadline: 31st August 2024

Reading list

Essential general reading:

Smith, R. R. R. and Ward-Perkins, B. (2016). The Last Statues of Antiquity. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (especially Chapter 1, but other chapters will be essential reading for thematic topics)

Kristensen, T. M. (2019). Statues. In: D. K. Pettegrew ed., The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Archaeology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp.333-349.

Additional thematic reading:

Bauer, F. A. and Witschel, C. (2007). Statuen in der Spätantike. Weisbaden: Reichert.

Bergmann, M. and Kovacs, M. (2016). Portrait Styles. In: R. R. R. Smith and B. Ward-Perkins eds., The Last Statues of Antiquity. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp.280-294.

Jacobs, I. (2020). Old statues, new meanings. Literary, Epigraphic, and Archaeological Evidence for Christian Reidentification of Statuary. Byzantinische Zeitschrift 113.3, pp.789-836.

Kristensen, T. M. (2013). Making and Breaking the Gods: Christian Responses to Pagan Sculpture in Late Antiquity. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press. (Chapter One)

Smith, R. R. R. (2016). Statue practice in the late Roman empire: numbers, costumes, and style. In: R. R. R. Smith and B. Ward-Perkins eds., The Last Statues of Antiquity. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp.1-27.

Stirling, L. (2005). The Learned Collector. Mythological Statuettes and Classical Taste in Late Antique Gaul. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. (Chapter One and Chapter Five).

Videbach, C. (2015). Private Collections of Sculpture in Late Antiquity: An Overview of the Form, Function, and Tradition. In: J. Fejfer, M. Moltesen, and A. Rathje eds., Tradition. Transmission of Culture in the Ancient World. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, pp.451-480.

Ward-Perkins, B. (2016). Statues at the end of antiquity: the evidence of the inscribed bases. In: R. R. R. Smith and B. Ward-Perkins eds., The Last Statues of Antiquity. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp.28-42.

Further thematic reading will be provided for specific topics.

Association in the course directory

Anrechenbar für: Bilder und Beschreiben:
im BA: M1, M10, M13;
im MA: PM3;
im EC 596 (Beschreiben);
im EC 597 (Bilder);

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