Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module students should be able to:
- identify the canonical works of sculpture from the period
- analyse their iconography in terms of attributes, style, and subject matter
- evaluate the relationship between sculpture and broader cultural and political trends
- interpret the programmatic meaning of sculpture groups and collections in a variety of architectural contexts
Indicative Module Content:
Indicative lecture topics:
1. Introduction
2. Recognising the Classics
3. Subject Matter, Restoration and Style
4. Laocoon, Sperlonga, and Rhodes
5. The Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum
6. Augustan Rome
7. Julio-Claudians
8. Flavians to Nerva
9. Trajan, Hadrian, and Antonines
10. Severans and Beyond
Tutorials:
1. National Gallery of Ireland
2. Russborough House
3. Powerscourt House
4. Portraiture and Iconography
5. Funerary Sculpture and UCD Classical Museum