CERAMOGRAFIA CLASSICA
Academic Year 2026/2027 - Teacher:
ELVIA MARIA LETIZIA GIUDICE
Expected Learning Outcomes
Painted vases give the fullest visual account of life and mythology in ancient Greece and provide important archaeological data for refining and adding to knowledge of various aspects of ancient Greek culture.
Based on the Dublin descriptors the objectives of the course are:
1) Knowledge and understanding: the chronological study of the main pictorial techniques will be accompanied by iconographic analysis of a selection of the most important attic vases..
2) Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: the student will be to enable to date and describe potteries produced in Athens between 600 and 400 B.C.
3) Autonomy of judgment: the student will develop a critical approach to Greek Iconography.
4) Communication skills. Provide students with specialized vocabulary to enable them to communicate adequately to the scientific community.
5) Learning skills. Develop autonomy in the ability to identify the most representative scientific texts and understand them adequately.Course Structure
The course will be structured in three parts, a first part in which we will discuss problems of periodization and explain how it is possible to date the Greek vases; a second one, in which the main pottery types will be distinguished, and, finally, a third in which the main iconographic schemes will be shown.
Required Prerequisites
No prerequisites required
Attendance of Lessons
Attendance is not compulsory
Detailed Course Content
Study of the main documents of Greek pottery with particular focus on the iconographic content, analyzed in relation to the historical and social context of each era; specific attention will be devoted to the study of the main techniques and styles of attic pottery.
Textbook Information
A. General aspects of the discipline and periodization of Greek Vases (4 CFU)
Books:
- J. Boardman, The History of Greek Vases, Oxford 2006, pp. 11-244
- I. Scheibler, Il vaso in Grecia, Longanesi, Milano 2004, pp. 18-66, 81-151.
B. Seminars on topics chosen by the teacher (2CFU)
- E. Giudice, G. Giudice, La ceramica attica dal Persephoneion di Locri fra mito e rito, in Studi miscellanei di ceramografia greca III, Catania 2017, Ediarch, pp. 11-48
- Materials placed in the course platform or M. Torelli, Le strategie di Kleitias, Electa, Milano 2007, pp. 9-116.
Please remember that in compliance with art 171 L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its
amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or journals, only 15% of their
content can be copied.
For further information on sanctions and regulations concerning
photocopying please refer to the regulations on copyright (Linee Guida sulla
Gestione dei Diritti d’Autore) provided by AIDRO - Associazione Italiana per i
Diritti di Riproduzione delle opere dell’ingegno (the Italian Association on
Copyright).
The teachers undertake, within the limits of the financial resources, to
ensure as far as possible that a copy of the adopted texts is available in the
departmental library or (in the case of hard-to-find texts, articles and
essays) to make them available on Studium, in accordance with the applicable
copyright laws.
