Comparative Iconography of Egypt and other Ancient Cultures
Code: 100543 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2500239 Art History | OT | 3 | 0 |
| 2500239 Art History | OT | 4 | 0 |
Contact
- Name:
- Francesc Josep de Rueda Roige
- Email:
- FrancescJosep.DeRueda@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- spanish (spa)
- Some groups entirely in English:
- No
- Some groups entirely in Catalan:
- No
- Some groups entirely in Spanish:
- Yes
Teachers
- Heri Abruña Marti
Prerequisites
There are not any prerequisites, but it is advisable to have a smattering of English, French and Italian in order to be able to consult the specialized bibliography.
Objectives and Contextualisation
The aim of this subject is to compare Egyptian art and, especially, iconography with that of other ancient cultures, connected to the Nile Valley civilization.
Having finished the course, the student should be able to:
- Recognize, identify and characterize the most important works of art.
- Place them correctly in their historical and artistic context.
- Master the terminology and vocabulary of the course.
- Interpret the iconography and symbolism of the works of art.
Competences
- Art History
- Applying the mastery of the basic critical and methodological tools in order to understand and narrate Art History and reflect on the profession of art historian.
- Critically analysing from the acquired knowledge a work of art in its many facets: formal values, iconographic significance, artistic techniques and procedures, elaboration process and reception mechanisms.
- Developing critical thinking and reasoning and communicating them effectively both in your own and other languages.
- Interpreting a work of art in the context in which it was developed and relating it with other forms of cultural expression.
- Producing innovative and competitive proposals in research and professional activity.
- Respecting the diversity and plurality of ideas, people and situations.
- Students must be capable of applying their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and they should have building arguments and problem resolution skills within their area of study.
- Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
Learning Outcomes
- Analysing ideas about an artistic phenomenon in a given cultural context.
- Analysing the creators of an artistic phenomenon in a specific cultural context.
- Analysing the recipients of an artistic phenomenon in a specific cultural context.
- Applying the iconographic knowledge to the reading of artistic imagery.
- Connecting an artistic imagery with other cultural phenomena within its period.
- Efficiently presenting knowledge in oral and written form.
- Encouraging creativity and fomenting innovative ideas.
- Engaging in debates about historical facts respecting the other participants' opinions.
- Examining an artistic imagery and distinguishing its formal, iconographic and symbolic values.
- Explaining the reception mechanisms of a work of art.
- Identifying the main and secondary ideas and expressing them with linguistic correctness.
- Recognising the methodological, iconographic and Art Theory-related knowledge in order to read an artistic imagery.
- Reconstructing the artistic outlook of a particular cultural context.
- Working in teams, respecting the other's points of view and designing collaboration strategies.
Content
1. Introduction: Egypt and the foreign lands.
2. Art and iconography of Egypt and “Asia”.
3. Art and iconography of Egypt and “Libya”.
4. Art and iconography of Egypt and Nubia.
Excursus: Art and iconography of Egypt and Meroe.
5. Art and iconography of Egypt and Greece.
6. Art and iconography of Egypt and Rome.
Methodology
Theoretical and practical classes.
Discussion on some specific topics.
Occasional conferences.
Methodological and bibliographic orientation.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Theoretical and practical classes | 45 | 1.8 | 2, 3, 1, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 8, 13, 12, 5, 6 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Methodological and bibliographical orientation | 5 | 0.2 | 2, 3, 1, 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 12, 5, 6 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Personal study and preparation for exercices | 92 | 3.68 | 2, 3, 1, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 12, 5, 6 |
Assessment
Activity 1:Exercise 1 (4 marks, 40 % from the final mark).
Activity 2: Exercise 2 (4 marks, 40 % from the final mark).
Activity 3: Activity (2 marks, 20 % from the final mark).
The final mark is the result of the addition of the marks obtained in activities 1, 2 and 3.
If the student has only done some of the compulsory excercises (activities 1, 2 or 3) and if he/she has passed them, he/she will get a “not assessable” when the general addition does not reach the pass or a superior mark. On the contrary, the student will get the mark that he/she has obtained. At the time of each evaluative activity, the teacher will inform the students (Moodle) of the procedure and the date of the revision of the marking.
Only the students who have not passed and have sat for the three compulsory activities (1, 2 and 3) have the right to a reassessment – the date is set by the Facultie’s Academic Management. The maximum mark of this reassessment is 5.
In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.
In the event that tests or exams cannot be taken onsite, they will be adapted to an online format made available through the UAB’s virtual tools (original weighting will be maintained). Homework, activities and class participation will be carried out through forums,wikis and/or discussion on Teams, etc. Lecturers will ensurethatstudents are able to access these virtual tools, or will offer them feasible alternatives.
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activity | 20% | 5 | 0.2 | 2, 3, 1, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 8, 13, 12, 5, 6, 14 |
| Exercise 1 | 40% | 1.5 | 0.06 | 2, 3, 1, 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 12, 5, 6 |
| Exercise 2 | 40% | 1.5 | 0.06 | 2, 3, 1, 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 12, 5, 6 |
Bibliography
ALDRED, Cyril, Arte egipcio en el tiempo de los faraones 3100-320 a. de C, El mundo del arte 18, Barcelona: Destino, 1993 (original edition in english: 1980, London: Thames & Hudson).
DONADONI, Sergio, El arte egipcio, Fundamentos 160, Madrid: Istmo, 2001 (original edition in italian: 1981, Torino: Unione Tipografica-Editrice Torinese).
LALOUETTE, Claire, L'art figuratif dans l'Égypte pharaonique. Peintures et sculptures, Champs 326, Paris: Flammarion, 1996.
LECLANT, Jean (dir.), El mundo egipcio. Los faraones. 3 volums. Madrid: Aguilar, 1978-80 (original edition in french: 1978-80, Paris: Gallimard).
MANNICHE, Lise, El arte egipcio, Alianza forma 141, Madrid: Alianza, 1997 (original edition in french: 1994, Paris: Flammarion).
MICHALOWSKI, Kazimierz, El arte del antiguo Egipto, Madrid: Akal, 1991 (original edition in french: 1968, Paris: Éditions Lucien Mazenod).
ROBINS, Gay, The Art of Ancient Egypt, London: British Museum, 2008 (original edition: 1997).
SMITH, William Stevenson, Arte y arquitectura del antiguo Egipto. Madrid: Cátedra, 2008 (original edition in english: 1958, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books).
ZIEGLER, Christiane; BOVOT, Jean-Luc, Art et archéologie. l'Égypte ancienne, Paris: École du Louvre - Réunion des musées nationaux -La Documentation française, 2001.