Roman Art and Architecture
Description: The course provides an introduction to the
art and architecture of pre-Roman Italy and the Roman empire
in a chronological structure within which specific themes can
be brought into the foreground. Such themes include housing,
urban development in an imperial context, the effects of social
status and gender on the form and content of art, and the historically
changing style of imperial portraits. The Web site includes
approximately 200 images covering the major monuments discussed
in class. A special program features an examination of the frescoes
from the Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii that allows students
to scroll through the long, horizontal fresco to gain an understanding
of the compositional complexity as well as focus on individual
details of remarkable artistic merit.
Grants and Funding: Columbia University, Office of the
Executive Vice-Provost
Contributing Faculty or Academic Program: Professor Natalie
Kampen, with the assistance of Caroline Goodson, Graduate Student,
Department of Art
History and Archæology
Staff: Jeremy Stynes
Media: HTML
URL: http://www.mcah.columbia.edu/roman/index.html
Access: Columbia University, password protected
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Rome, Tomb of Marcus
Vergilius Eurysaces, ca. 30 BCE, Concrete
and travertine.
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