GREEK AND ROMAN ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY
An Adult Education Series by Dr. William J. Neidinger
It has been remarked more than once that Greek and
Roman sculpture and architecture have exercised a
“tyranny” over Western art. Over the ages artists have
either tended to imitate or rebel against classical standards
of beauty. But whether imitating or rebelling, Greece and
Rome were still the backdrops against which artists played
their plays – and that is the nature of a classic.
In this course we will trace the evolution of classical
sculpture and architecture from the collapse of the
Mycenaean Bronze Age civilization to the mosaics of
Ravenna. We will study how the effects of war, commerce,
politics, philosophy, and religion were reflected in classical
art. Additionally, we will explore some of the major
archaeological sites of ancient Greece and Rome.
Along with the DVD series comes a glossary of architectural
and artistic terms and images of sites and sculptures
mentioned in class on a CD to view on your PC using
Windows 95/98/Me/XP.
An Adult Education Series by Dr. William J. Neidinger
It has been remarked more than once that Greek and
Roman sculpture and architecture have exercised a
“tyranny” over Western art. Over the ages artists have
either tended to imitate or rebel against classical standards
of beauty. But whether imitating or rebelling, Greece and
Rome were still the backdrops against which artists played
their plays – and that is the nature of a classic.
In this course we will trace the evolution of classical
sculpture and architecture from the collapse of the
Mycenaean Bronze Age civilization to the mosaics of
Ravenna. We will study how the effects of war, commerce,
politics, philosophy, and religion were reflected in classical
art. Additionally, we will explore some of the major
archaeological sites of ancient Greece and Rome.
Along with the DVD series comes a glossary of architectural
and artistic terms and images of sites and sculptures
mentioned in class on a CD to view on your PC using
Windows 95/98/Me/XP.
Eight lectures on DVD and glossary CD
304 DVD. $64.00
LECTURES:
304 DVD. $64.00
LECTURES:
- The Birth of Greek Sculpture and
Architecture. - From the Archaic Age to the Severe
Style. - The Greeks in Italy.
- The Classical Era.
- The Sacred Cities of the Greeks
and Romans. - Hellenistic Art.
- Rome and the Greek Tradition.
- Late Roman and Early Christian Art.
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