ARTH 2200

ARTH 2200

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

Did the Greeks really paint their marble statues? Did the Romans make wax death masks? Should the British Museum return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece? Come and explore all these questions and more in "An Introduction to the Ancient World in 24 Objects". Each class will focus on a single artefact, showing how it is exemplary of key trends and historical moments in Greek and Roman culture, from the temples of ancient Athens to the necropoleis of Roman Egypt and the rainy outposts of Hadrian's Wall. In addition to the history of Greco-Roman art in antiquity, we will explore the influence of Classical art on later Western culture, paying special attention to its complex (and often problematic) political ramifications. While focusing on major monuments from Classical antiquity in class, we will also examine Cornell's collection of plaster casts, ancient objects in the Johnson Museum, and the Greek and Roman collections in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

When Offered Spring.

Breadth Requirement (HB)
Distribution Category (HA-AS)

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ARKEO 2700CLASS 2700

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16405 ARTH 2200   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  • 16406 ARTH 2200   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  • 16407 ARTH 2200   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person