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GREEK SCULPTURE
FAH311H1S, Winter 2020
Lecture: Tuesdays 5 pm - 7 pm SS 2110
Instructor: Prof. SeungJung Kim (seungjung.kim@utoronto.ca)
Office Hours: Wed 5:10-6:10 pm (Sidney Smith Rm 6048) or by appointment

TA: Moizza Elahi (moizza.elahi@mail.utoronto.ca)

Description

The course provides a thorough examination of ancient Greek sculpture from 7 th - 1st century
BCE, which in many ways defined the canon of western art that was to follow. Classic issues of
style, dating, and technique are complemented by putting them into the context of cultural
history, religion and socio-politics. While the course is a traditional monument-based survey of
major sculptural works from the ancient Greek world, several important issues pertaining both to
contemporary society and the study of other areas of art history are also addressed. These
include but are not limited to: gender, social class, colonialism, notion of the artist, originality,
and aesthetic theory. Throughout the course, students will be expected to keep up with the
weekly readings and miscellaneous assignments that will be submitted on quercus, and in
addition to the 4 in-class quizzes (3 of which will count towards your grade), there will be one
short analysis paper (3 pages) and one research paper (8 pages) in lieu of a final exam. No
textbook purchase is necessary. All readings will either be available on library reserve or as pdf
files on blackboard. The more frequently used books, recommended for optional purchase are
noted below (*)

Requirements:

Attendance at lectures
In-Class Quizzes (x3) 39%
Museum Paper (3 pages) 15%
Research Paper (8 pages) 30%
Miscellaneous Assignments 16%

Out of four quizzes, 3 highest scores will be counted toward your final grade. There will be no
make-up quizzes and absolutely *no* exceptions to this. Late assignments will be accepted with
penalty. Papers will be deducted 5% first day late, and 3% per day thereafter, until it reaches
20% of your score. Misc. Assignments will be counted as half-mark after the deadline. Any form
of plagiarism will not be tolerated. Extensions must be cleared BEFORE the due date with valid
documentation.

Readings and Texts

Text:
Stewart, A. Greek Sculpture: An Exploration (=Stewart) (out of print, on reserve)
Spivey, N. Greek Sculpture (Cambridge, 2013). (=Spivey) (available for kindle!)*

Handbooks:* (used copies through amazon.com)

Boardman, J. Greek Sculpture: The Archaic Period (1978)
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—- Greek Sculpture: The Classical Period: A Handbook (1985)

—- Greek Sculpture: The Late Classical Period (1995)
Smith, R.R.R. Hellenistic Sculpture: A Handbook (1991)

Broader overviews of period/art:

Jeffrey Hurwit, The Art and Culture of Early Greece 1100-480 BC (Cornell, 1985)
Snodgrass, A. Archaic Greece: The Age of Experiment (1980)
Pollitt, J.J. Art and Experience in Classical Greece (Cambridge U Press, 1972)
Stewart, A. Classical Greece and the Birth of Western Art (Cambridge U Press, 2008)
Pollitt, J.J. Art in the Hellenistic Age (Cambridge U Press: 1986)

Other/Recommended (thematic or alternative)

Palagia, O. Greek Sculpture: Function, Materials, Techniques in the Archaic and
Classical Periods (Cambridge U Press, 2006) (=Palagia)*
Neer, R. The Emergence of the Classical Style in Greek Sculpture (Chicago, 2010)
Ridgway, B. The Archaic Style in Greek Sculpture (Princeton, 1977)
Ridgway, B. Fifth Century Styles in Greek Sculpture (Princeton, 1981)
Ridgway, B. Fourth-Century Styles in Greek Sculpture (Princeton 1997)

Methodology
Stansbury-O’Donnell, M. Looking at Greek Art (Cambridge U Press, 2011)
Barnet, S. A Short Guide to Writing About Art (Pearson, 2008 - 2015)

Class Schedule

Jan 7 — Class 1
Introduction
Spivey, Ch. 1
Recommended:
Stewart, Intro & Ch. 1 (1-32)
Ridgway, B. 2005. “The Study of Greek Sculpture,” Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 149, 1, 63-71
Stansbury-O’Donnell, Looking at Greek Art, Ch. 1-2 [strongly recommended for methodology
and paper writing]

Jan 14 — Class 2
Early Greek Freestanding Sculpture: The Daedalic Style and Early Kouros/Korai
Stewart, Ch. 8, 9 (103-121)
Boardman, J. “Sources and Models,” in Palagia 2006, 1-31.
Spivey, Ch. 3
Recommended:
Stewart, A. “When Kouros is not an Apollo: The Tenea “Apollo" Revisited” (1986)

Jan 21 — Class 3
A closer look: Kouros and Korai & Architectural Sculpture in the Archaic Period
Stewart Ch. 10; Boardman (Archaic) Ch. 5 & 7 (63-81;151-161)
Recommended:
Holloway, R. 1992. “Why Korai?” Oxford Journal of Archaeology 11(3): 267-274

Research Case Study

Guarlnick, “The Proportions of Kouroi” (1978), 461-472 &
Carter and Steinberg, “Kouroi and Statistics” (2010), 103-28
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Misc Assignment #1 (1 page report on Blackboard, details TBA)

Jan 28 — Class 4 Quiz #1

The Greek Revolution: Archaic into Classical and the “Severe Style”
Stewart, Ch. 11-12; Boardman (Classical), Ch. 2-8 (pp.20-89)
Spivey Ch. 2
Recommended:
Stewart, A. Classical Greece and the birth of Western Art, Chapter 1 (26-63, esp.52-63).
Elsner, J. “Reflections on the Greek Revolution in art” (2006), 68-95
Neer, R. The Emergence of the Classical Style, 21-69

Feb 4 — Class 5
The High Classical: Bronze and Freestanding Sculpture
Boardman (Classical) Ch. 9, 13,15-16.
Pollitt, Art and Experience Ch. 3
Mattusch, “Archaic and Classical Bronzes” in Palagia
Palagia, “Classical Athens,” in Palagia
Recommended:
Tobin, “The Canon of Polykleitos” AJA 79, 4 (1975): 307-321.

Misc Assignment #2 A Practice on Formal Analysis (1 page paper)

Feb 11 — Class 6
The Parthenon & The Athenian Acropolis
Stewart Ch. 13; Boardman (Classical) Ch. 10
Spivey Ch 7
Hurwit, The Athenian Acropolis, Ch. 8-9
Recommended:
Connelly, “Parthenon and Parthenoi: A Mythological Interpretation of the Parthenon
Frieze” AJA 100 (1): 53-80.

Misc Assignment #3 Myth & History

Feb 18 — Winter Break

Feb 25 — Class 7 Quiz #2

Late 5th Century, The Living, the Dead, and the Peloponnesian War
(Portraits, Stelai, and Temples)
Stewart Ch. 14; Boardman (Classical) Ch. 14
Spivey Ch 10 “Portraits and Personifications”

Mar 3 — Class 8
Technical Issue Spotlight: Technique
Theoretical Issue Spotlight: Gender / Body
Palagia, “Marble Carving Techniques,” in Palagia
Donohue, A. A. (1997) “Interpreting Women in Archaic and Classical Greek Sculpture”
in Companion to Women in the Ancient World, ed. by James and Dillon, 167-
179.

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Salomon, N. 1997. “Making a World of Difference: Gender, Asymmetry and the Greek
Nude” in Naked Truths: Women Sexuality and Gender in Classical Art and
Archaeology, 197-119.

Museum Paper DUE: March 5

Mar 10 — Class 9
Fourth Century Masters: Skopas, Praxiteles and Lysippos
Stewart Ch 15; Boardman (Late Classical)
Spivey Ch 8 “Revealing Aphrodite”
Recommended:
Ajootian, “Praxiteles,” in Personal Styles in Greek Sculpture, ed. Palagia & Pollitt, 91-129

Edwards, “Lysippos” in Palagia and Pollitt, 130-153

Misc Assignment #4 Final Paper Abstract & Bibliography

Mar 17 — Class 10 Quiz #3

Royal Patronage & Hellenistic Sculpture in the wake of Alexander the Great
Stewart Ch. 16-17; Smith (Hellenistic) Ch. 1-2, 10
Pollitt, Art in the Hellenistic Age, 11-49
Spivey Ch 9 “Royal Patronage”
Gandharan Art: Behrendt, K. “Gandharan Cultural History: An Introduction” “Foreign
Styles and Urban Taste” in The Art of Gandhara in the Metropolitan Museum: 3-19.

Mar 24 — Class 11
Pergamon and The Hellenistic Baroque
Stewart Ch. 18-19; Smith (Hellenistic) Ch 7-9
Sturgeon, “From Pergamon the Hierapolis” in From Pergamon to Sperlonga, ed. de
Grummond & Ridgway (2000): 58-77.

Misc Assignment #5

Mar 31 — Class 12 Quiz #4

Ancient and Modern Issues of Copying, Collecting and Looting
Readings TBA

PAPER DUE: April 7th