Archeologia e storia dell’arte greca -Sacred Architecture: theory and praxis (PhD)
Prerequisiti
The course is intended primarily for PhD students.
Programma
The course focuses on the main expressions of ancient architecture, with a particular emphasis on sacred architecture and the temple within a sanctuary. Reading excerpts from Marcus Vitruvius Pollio's De Architectura, the only technical and specialized treatise to survive among ancient sources, will familiarize students with certain theoretical issues, technical vocabulary, and aesthetic discussions, including the architects and monuments that are paradigmatic according to Vitruvius, from the Heraion of Samos to the Tholos of Delphi, from the Temple of Athena at Priene to the Arsenal of Piraeus, and the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. This introductory section will be followed by an in-depth analysis of individual Mediterranean cases, from the Geometric to the Hellenistic periods, analyzing the methods and processes of construction in the ancient world, the peculiarities and characteristics of geographical areas, from Asia Minor to mainland Greece, Sicily, and Magna Graecia, and the specificities of certain sacred places, such as the Panhellenic sanctuaries in their agonistic dimension, expressed at times in athletic and musical competitions, at times in the pursuit of self-representation by cities and citizens through donations and votive offerings within the sacred space.
Obiettivi formativi
The course aims to provide methodological tools and knowledge to analyze and understand architectural manifestations, specifically temples in sanctuary contexts, in the ancient Mediterranean from the Geometric to the Hellenistic period. Among the course's main objectives, it will emphasize the relationship between sacred architecture, urban planning and development, the importance of architectural decoration as a carrier of "political" messages, and the regime of offerings to the deity within the sanctuary.
Riferimenti bibliografici
Alcock S.E., Osborne R. (a cura di), Placing the gods: sanctuaries and sacred space in ancient Greece, Oxford 1996;
Gruben G., Die inselionische Ordnung, in Des Courtils J., Moretti J.-Ch. (a cura di), Les grands ateliers d’architecture dans le monde égéen du VIe siècle av. J.C., Actes du colloque d’Istanbul, 23-25 mai 1991, Paris 1993, pp. 97-109
Gruben G., Griechische Tempel und Heiligtümer, München 2001
Hollinshead M.B., Adyton, opisthodomos, and the inner room of the Greek temple, in Hesperia 68, 1999, pp. 189-218
Mazarakis Ainian A.J., Early Greek Temples: their Origin and Function, in Hägg R., Marinatos N., Nordquist G.C. (a cura di), Early Greek Cult Practice. Proceedings of the fifth International symposium at the Swedish Institute in Athens, 26-29 June 1986, Stockholm 1988, pp. 104-119
Hägg R., Marinatos N. (a cura di), Sanctuaries and cults in the Aegean Bronze Age, Proceedings of the first International symposium at the Swedish Institute in Athens, 12-13 May 1980, Stockholm-Lund 1981
Lippolis E., Mysteria. Archeologia e culto del santuario di Demetra a Eleusi, Milano 2006
Marinatos N., Hagg R. (a cura di), Greek Sanctuaries: New Approaches, London 1993
Romano E., La capanna e il tempio: Vitruvio o dell'architettura, Palermo 1987
Moduli
| Modulo | Ore | CFU | Docenti |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modulo 2: Città e santuari nel Mediterraneo antico (per ordinari e PhD) | 20 | 3 | Gianfranco Adornato |
| Modulo 3: Architettura sacra: teoria e prassi (per PhD) | 20 | 3 | Gianfranco Adornato |