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ARH 3030: Ancient Painting (4 cr.)

This course begins with a brief survey of painting

in the Ancient Near East, Egypt, and Greece, and

will focus on Roman painting in particular. The

paintings and mosaics preserved by the eruption of

Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. provide a unique

opportunity to examine these ancient media within

their cultural, architectural and archeological

context. We will explore the Roman practice of

copying paintings by renowned Greek painters, and

of 147translating148 these paintings in to mosaic,

as well the use of styles and subjects that are

uniquely Roman. Mandatory attendance at all

required field trips and writing workshops.

Prerequisite: One art history course or permission

of the instructor.

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