Iconography and Iconology
| Title | Εικονογραφία και εικονολογία / Iconography and Iconology |
| Code | ΑΚΛ 709 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | History and Archaeology |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600015934 |
Programme of Study: PMS stīn Archaiología, Téchnī kai Politismó 2024-2025
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klasikī Archaiología | Compulsory Course | Winter/Spring | - | 15 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600245590
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Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600245590
- At the Website of the School: www.hist.auth.gr
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
The course is addressed to graduates of the Department of History and Archaeology who have majored in Archaeology and have been admitted after a successful written examination and oral interview.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to know the basic theoretical approaches that have been developed in the interpretation of pictorial representations by the archaeologists, to analyze in a methodical way representations in various categories of objects/monuments and understand the importance of a multifaceted interpretive approach. They will be able to manage the detailed description, bibliographic coverage and archaeological "reading" of the figured scenes.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Adapt to new situations
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
Course Content (Syllabus)
The seminar focuses on the interpretive approach to the "images" in objects and monuments of various periods, with emphasis on the Geometric, Archaic and Classical periods. The interpretation of pictorial representations in various categories of objects, buildings and visual art works is one of the of archaeological research since the 19th century. Most theoretical approaches adopted by archaeologists from time to time have influenced the hermeneutics of ancient "icons" accordingly (e.g. historical-typological in the first half of the 20th century, social-historical and political mainly in the 1960s-1970s, semiological-structuralist and anthropological post-structuralist in the second half of the 20th century. Erwin Panofsky's iconographic and iconological views were particularly influential, with the application of a triple interpretative scheme concerning the "reading" of works of modern art, which were embraced by many scholars of representations on objects/works of ancient art. The figurative representations consist of of individual iconographic units (figures, objects) with different identity and weight. Iconographic "reading" is analytical and descriptive, while iconological "reading" is synthetic and interpretive. Apart from the generally accepted notion that ancient 'images' are neither realistic depictions nor photographic documents, any attempt to interpretative "readings" is not an end in itself, but a basic prerequisite for a comprehensive and deeper understanding of the past and its material culture. The seminar includes an introductory part with a presentation of theoretical principles and specific examples, exercises to familiarize the students with the study and commentary of specific literature and, finally, the composition of an individual project with oral presentation and written form by the students.
Keywords
pictorial scenes, iconological analysis, theoretical approaches
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Interactive excersises
- Book
- Practice with archaeological material
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
powerpoint presentations, special video film
Course Organization
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Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Cl. Bérard, Iconographie - iconologie – iconologique, Essais sémiotiques, Études de Lettres 4, 1983, 5-37.
Cl. Bérard κ.ά., La cité des images: religion et société en Grèce antique (1984).
Cl. Bérard (επιμ.), Images et sociétés en Grèce ancienne: l’iconographie comme méthode d’analyse. Αctes du colloque international, Lausanne, 8-11 février 1984 (1987).
T.H. Carpenter – E. Langridge-Noti – M.D. Stansbury-O’Donnell (επιμ.), The Consumers’ Choice: Uses of Greek Figure-Decorated Pottery (2016).
G. Ferrari, Figures of Speech: Men and Maidens in Ancient Greece (2002).
F. Giudice – R. Panvini (επιμ.), Il greco, il barbaro e la ceramica attica: immaginario del diverso, processi di scambio e autorappresentazione degli indigeni. Atti del Convegno Internazionale di studi, 14-19 maggio 2001, Catania, Caltanissetta, Gela, Camarina, Vittoria, Siracusa, Vol. 1-4 (2003, 2006 και 2007).
G. Hedreen, The Image of the Artist in Archaic and Classical Greece. Art, Poetry, and Subjectivity (2016).
H. Hoffmann, Sexual and Asexual Pursuit: a Structuralist Approach to Greek Vase Painting (1977).
H. Hoffmann, Sotades: Symbols of Immortality on Greek Vases (1997).
W. Hübner – Kl. Stähler (επιμ.), Ikonographie und Ikonologie. Ιnterdisziplinäres Kolloquium Münster 2001 (2004).
F. Lissarrague – F. Thelamon (επιμ.), Image et céramique grecque. Αctes du colloque de Rouen 25-26 novembre 1982 (1983).
Cl. Marconi (επιμ.), Greek Vases: Ιmages, Contexts and Controversies. Proceedings of the Conference Sponsored by the Center for the Ancient Mediterranean at Columbia University, 23-24 March 2002 (2004).
J.R. Mertens, How to Read Greek Vases (2010).
W.G. Moon (επιμ.), Ancient Greek Art and Iconography (1983).
R.T. Neer, Style and Politics in Athenian Vase-Painting. The Craft of Democracy, ca. 530-460 B.C.E. (2002).
V. Nørskov κ.ά. (επιμ.), The World of Greek Vases (2009).
D. Paleothodoros (επιμ.), The Contexts of Painted Pottery in the Ancient Mediterranean World (Seventh-Fourth Centuries BCE) (2012).
T. Rasmussen – N. Spivey (επιμ.), Looking at Greek Vases (1991, ελλην. μετάφρ. Προσεκτικές ματιές στα αρχαία αγγεία, 1997).
C. Scheffer (επιμ.), Ceramics in Context. Proceedings of the Internordic Colloquium on Ancient Pottery held at Stockholm, 13-15 June 1997 (2001).
St. Schmidt – J.H. Oakley (επιμ.), Hermeneutik der Bilder. Beiträge zur Ikonographie und Interpretation griechischer Vasenmalerei (2009).
St. Schmidt – A. Stähli (επιμ.), Vasenbilder im Kulturtransfer. Zirkulation und Rezeption griechischer Keramik im Mittelmeerraum (2012).
St. Schierup – B. Bundgaard Rasmussen (επιμ.), Red-figure Pottery in its Ancient Setting (2012).
P. Schollmeyer, Einführung in die antike Ikonographie (2012).
H.A. Shapiro, Art and Cult under the Tyrants in Athens (1989).
Μ.D. Stansbury-O’Donnell, Pictorial Narrative in Ancient Greek Art (1999).
Μ.D. Stansbury-O’Donnell, Vase Painting, Gender, and Social Identity in Archaic Athens (2006).
A. Steiner, Reading Greek Vases (2009).
M.-Chr. Villanueva-Puig (επιμ.), Images mises en forme (2009).
D. Yatromanolakis (επιμ.), An Archaeology of Representations. Ancient Greek Vase-Painting and Contemporary Methodologies (2009).
Last Update
16-11-2023
