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Courses - Spring 2023
ARTH
Art History & Archaeology Department Site
ARTH488K
Colloquium in Art History; Copy That! Replicas and Facsimiles of Ancient Art
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
This course explores the history, theory, and technology of copies of ancient objects unearthed in Greece, Italy, and the wider Mediterranean world. Focus falls equally on replicas made and displayed in antiquity and on those produced for exhibition in world museums. Key projects, funded by a TLTC Experiential Learning grant, will involve the production of 1:1 copies of ancient artifacts and the design and production of a pieceof art that expresses ancient ideas in a contemporary mode.