5 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Cavalieri Marco; Dekoninck Ralph; Falque Ingrid (compensates Dekoninck Ralph);
Language
French
Prerequisites
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Main themes
This course introduces students to methods of analysing images as a source of information, as a means of communication and mode of expression and as an object to be interpreted by the archaeologist and art historian.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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At the end of this course, the student will be able to: |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
The principal methodologies applied to the iconographic and iconological analysis are presented and applied to concrete cases. The different types of visual discourses, iconographic genres and functions are also tackled. A special attention is devoted to the iconographic vocabulary and syntax.
Teaching methods
Combination of class lectures and interactions with the students at the occasion of practical exercises.
Evaluation methods
Written exam conceived to evaluate the ability of the student to identify iconographic themes, the knowledge of what has been taught during the course and the application to special case studies.
Other information
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Online resources
Moodle.
Bibliography
- I. Aghion, Cl. Barbillon et Fr. Lissarrague, Héros et dieux de l'Antiquité. Guide iconographique, Paris, Flammarion, 2008.
- G. Duchet-Suchaux et M. Pastoureau, La Bible et les saints. Guide iconographique, Paris, Flammarion, 2006.
- Nadeije Laneryie-Dagen, Lire la peinture. t. 1: Dans l'intimité des oeuvres, Paris, Larousse, 2002.
- P. Zanker, The Power of Images in the Age of Augustus, University of Michigan Press, 1990.
- L'expression des corps. Gestes, attitudes, regards dans l'iconographie antique, sous la direction de L. Bodiou, D. Frère, V. Mehl, Rennes 2006.
- Fr. Lissarague, C. Bérard et al., La Cité des Images. Religion et société en Grèce antique, Fernand Nathan L.E.P., Lausanne-Paris, 1984.
- P. Zanker, Nouvelles orientations de la recherche en iconographie. Commanditaires et spectateurs, RA 1994, 2, pp. 281-293. [AB 17 ARKE]
- Ph. Bruneau, Les mosaïstes avaient-ils des cahiers des modèles ?, RA 1984, 2, pp. 241-272. [AB 17 ARKE]
Faculty or entity
ARKE
