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Etruscan Art

The wealthy and powerful Etruscans in central Italy, contemporaries of the ancient Greeks, are still a mysterious people whose language is not fully translated. Their art reflects connections with both the Greeks and the early Romans, but it was the Romans who ultimately absorbed them entirely, along with their art and architecture. Lively, expressive, and sophisticated, their art was largely devoted to the world of the dead, whose tombs they appear to have seen as “home.” This course will examine the structure and contents of tombs, including pottery, urns, metalwork, and painting, as well as their temples and sculpture. This course is part of an on-going series on the history of western art, but it is not necessary to have taken previous courses, as there will be review and comparisons made along the way. This is a lecture course, lavishly illustrated with PowerPoint images. Questions are welcome, but it is not a discussion class.

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