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Ancient and Classical Art  

Research Report II

 

Assignment:  Research your topic through the use of books, periodicals, museum visits, etc.  Report your findings to the class in an informal presentation.  Please, include visuals in the form of slides, digital images and/or printed copies.  I am available to help you with this.  A preliminary bibliography is due _____.  Final draft of your bibliography should be made available to the class on the day you present.  Submit a __ to __ page paper on your research by ______.  The research paper should include footnotes and bibliography, and be double spaced with one-inch margins in a 12 pt. suitable font.  For proper form, consult The Chicago Manual of Style.

 

 

Suggested topics: 

 

  1. Sexuality in Ancient Art

  2. Athenian Acropolis

  3. Portraiture in Greece

  4. Women in Greece

  5. Citadel at Mycenae

  6. Greek Architecture Survey

  7. Red and Black Figure Pottery

  8. Laconian Art (Sparta)

  9. The Symposium

  10. Influence of the Polis

  11. Decorative Metalwork

  12. Images of Herakles

  13. The Male Nude

  14. The Female Nude

  15. Siphnian Treasury, Delphi

  16. The Geometric Period (9th to 8th century B.C.)

  17. Animals and Composite Figures

  18. Techne in Greek sculpture - Media, Materials & Techniques 

  19. Greek Warriors

  20. Pergamon (Hellenistic) 

  21. Graeco-Roman Art of the First Century B.C. (Greek influence on Roman Art) 

Syllabus