Ancient Oriental Art

Code:

FLUP0141

Acronym:

AOA

Instance: 2004/2005 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Heritage Studies
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Arts

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
FIL	0	Plano oficial 2003 - 1º ao 3º ano	3	2,5	5	-
HA	58	Official Study Plan - LHA	1	2,5	5	-

Objectives

Identify Egyptian and Mesopotamian types of architecture: materials, techniques and forms. Recognize the contribution of architecture in understanding the Ancient Eastern societies.
Perceive painting, sculpture and relief as artistic languages, not only for their aesthetic importance, but also because they establish a relationship between Man and the visible and the invisible, history and fiction.
Comprehend the role of art (architecture, sculpture, painting and decorative arts) in terms of the ancient world’s cultural legacy and as a key to understanding the past.

Program

1. Egypt: the land, the gods and the men
1.1 The sacred and the gods: Order and chaos

2. Architecture
2.1 Architecture and burial grounds
2.1.1 Type
2.2 Religious architecture
2.2.1 Types
2.3 Military, civil and private architectures
2.3.1 Types
2.4 Spatial concept and meaning of the Ancient Egyptian architectures

3. Painting and embossment
3.1 Forms, techniques and themes
3.2 Styles and their evolution

4. Sculpture
4.1 Forms, techniques and themes
4.2 Sculptural types - functions - social representations

5. Representational canons in Ancient Egypt

6. The Mesopotamian Arts
6.0 Geography and chronology of the Mesopotamian arts
6.1 Urbanism and architecture
6.2 Materials, techniques and forms
6.2.1 The Temple and the Palace

7. Sculpture and embossment
7.1 Forms, techniques and themes
7.2 Monumental embossment

Main Bibliography

DESROCHES-NOBLECOURT, Christiane - L’Art Égyptien, Paris, Presses Universitaires de France, 1962
JANSON, H.W. - História da Arte, Lisboa, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 1977
SCHULTZ, Regine; SEIDEL, Mathias – Egipto. O Mundo dos Faraós, Oldenburg, Rönemann, 2001
TIRADRITTI, Francesco, Ancient Eqypt, Art, Architecture and history, London, The British Museum Press, 2002
WOOLLEY, Leonard - Mésopotamie. Asie Antérieure. L’Art Ancien du Moyen-Orient, Paris, Michel, 1961

Complementary Bibliography

Specific bibliography for each topic will be indicated in the course of the semester.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures and interactive methods

Software

No specific software required.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

According to the Assessment Regulations in force.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the Assessment Regulations in force.

Classification improvement

According to the Assessment Regulations in force.

Observations

Language of instruction: Portuguese.