2024 Fall
HISTART 190B 001 - LEC 001
Ancient
Illusion, Memory and Prosperity: The Wall Painting of Ancient Italy & Beyond
Lisa Pieraccini
Class #:26451
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
History of Art
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
2
Enrolled: 47
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 49
Waitlist Max: 8
Open Reserved Seats:0
Hours & Workload
8 hours of outside work hours per week, 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week, and 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week.
Final Exam
FRI, DECEMBER 20TH
08:00 am - 11:00 am
Doe Library 308A
Other classes by Lisa Pieraccini
Course Catalog Description
Topics explore themes and problems, often reflect current research interests of the instructor, and supplement regular curricular offerings. Open to all interested students, including graduate students. Some background in art history desirable. For specific questions concerning preparation for a 190 course, please see individual instructor. Detailed descriptions of current and future offerings in this series available in 416 Doe Library.
Class Description
The art of painting was highly valued in the ancient Mediterranean. This course seeks to examine the relationship between the earlier pictorial traditions of the Italian peninsula — particularly that of the Etruscans, the Romans and beyond. The course will present the surviving evidence for a wide range of pictorial representations. It will include a sampling of the surviving paintings from Etruscan tombs; the earliest pictorial remains from the city of Rome itself; and elaborate suites of painted rooms found in Pompeii and Herculaneum. What can different “painted spaces,” i.e., funerary, civic, religious and secular tell us about the significant ways wall paintings exercised decorative power and agency? This course will examine the deeper meaning of the decorative and communicative programs of the painted world of ancient Italy (and beyond) with special attention to issues related to illusion, memory and prosperity.
This course fulfills the following HA Major requirements: Geographical area (A) and Chronological period (I).
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Arts & Literature, L&S Breadth
Meets Historical Studies, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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