Roman Funerary Art (P01224)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HCA-P-FUNART

This course entails the study of the funerary monuments of the Roman world (from the late Republic to the time of Constantine), with particular emphasis on those of the city of Rome. The types of funerary art considered include tomb architecture, tomb painting and other forms of decoration of the interiors of tombs, statues and busts associated with tombs, reliefs and gravestones, and containers of the final remains of the dead such as ash chests and sarcophagi. Some of the regional variations produced in the provinces of the Roman empire may also be studied. These works of art will be considered from the view point of their iconography, style and social context.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of History and Classics), (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) 50 minutes per week for 11 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students should be able to:
- Describe, analyse and evaluate the content of representative examples of Roman funerary art
- Recognise the main themes represented in Roman funerary art
- Discuss and evaluate the meaning of key motifs in Roman funerary art in relation to Roman society and beliefs.