Information Package / Course Catalogue
Hellenistic Sculpture I
Course Code: ARK339
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Historical and political events that effected on Hellenistic Sculpture, Changing and developing in Hellenistic sculpture art in period of Alexander the Great and after, Hellenistic Kingdoms and their artistic activities.

Course Content

The information about political history, development of economic and art, sculptural styles and customs of sculpture in Hellenistic Period.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Murat ÇEKİLMEZ
Learning Outcomes
1.Events of political history in Hellenistic Period and their effects.
2.The ambient of Hellnistic sculpture were made and their functions.
3.Sculptors of Hellenistic Period and theis models.
4.Sculptural findings in periods of Alexander the Great and Hellenstic Kingdoms
5.Sculptural findings after the Alexander the Great and Hellnistic Kingdoms.
6.The portraits and statues of philosophers.
7.Statues of rhetor-politicians and poets.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.R. R. R. Smith, Hellenistik Heykel, İstanbul, 2002.
2.L.Alscher, Griechische Plastik 3,1956.
3.B.Andrea, Skulptur des Hellenismus,2001.
4.Die Geschichte der antiken Bildhauerkunst (ed.P.Bol) III.Hellenistische Plastik.
5.H.von Brunn-F.Bruckmann, Denkmäler griechischer und römischer Sculptur, 1888.
6.C. Eule, Hellenistische Bürgerinnen aus Kleinasien, 2001.
7.E.I.Faulstich, Hellenistische Kultstatuen und ihre Vorbilder, 1997.
8.W.Fuchs, Die Skulptur der Griechen, 1993.
9.Von den Hoff-P.Schultz, Early Hellenistic Portraiture: Image, Style, Context, 2007.
10.R.Horn, Stehende weibliche Gewandstatuen in der hellenistischen Plastik, 1931.
11.R.Kabus-Preisshofen, Di hellenistische Plastik der Insel Kos, 1989.
12.N.Kaltsas, Sculpture in the National Archaeological Museum Athens, 2002.
13.A.Linfert, Kunstzentren hellenistischer Zeit, 1976.
14.G.Lippold, Griechische Plastik, 1950.
15.J.Marcadé (ed.), Sculptures Déliennes, 1996.
16.P.Moreno, Scultura ellenistica II, 1994.
17.O.Palagia-W.Coulson (ed.), Regional Schools in Hellenistic Sculpture, 1998.
18.J.J.Pollitt, Art in the Hellenistic Age, 1986.
19.B.S.Ridgway, Hellenistic Sculpture I-III.
20.R.R.R.Smith, Hellenistik Heykel, 2002.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Description of Lecture: The explain of content, importance and regulations, subjects in lectures and literature.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Events of political history in Hellenistic Period and their effects.
Week 3 - Theoretical
The developing of style in Late Classical Period and Early Hellenistic Period. The factors that prepared the Hellenistic Period.
Week 4 - Theoretical
The portraits of Alexander the Great and Mosaic Of Alexander the Great. The portraits of Diadochs.
Week 5 - Theoretical
The Sculpture of Early Hellenistic Period. The new styles Erken Hellenistik Döneminde Heykeltıraşlık faaliyetleri. The new styles known from original Works and Roman copies.
Week 6 - Theoretical
The production centers and sculptors in Early Hellenistic Period.
Week 7 - Theoretical
The Sculpture of Early Hellenistic Period. The new styles Erken Hellenistik Döneminde Heykeltıraşlık faaliyetleri. The new styles known from original Works and Roman copies.
Week 8 - Theoretical
The Sculpture of Early Hellenistic Period. The new styles Erken Hellenistik Döneminde Heykeltıraşlık faaliyetleri. The new styles known from original Works and Roman copies.
Week 9 - Theoretical
The Sculpture of Early Hellenistic Period. The new styles Erken Hellenistik Döneminde Heykeltıraşlık faaliyetleri. The new styles known from original Works and Roman copies.
Week 10 - Theoretical
The Sculpture of Early Hellenistic Period. The new styles Erken Hellenistik Döneminde Heykeltıraşlık faaliyetleri. The new styles known from original Works and Roman copies.
Week 11 - Theoretical
The Sculpture of Early Hellenistic Period. The new styles Erken Hellenistik Döneminde Heykeltıraşlık faaliyetleri. The new styles known from original Works and Roman copies.
Week 12 - Theoretical
The Sculpture of Early Hellenistic Period. The new styles Erken Hellenistik Döneminde Heykeltıraşlık faaliyetleri. The new styles known from original Works and Roman copies.
Week 13 - Theoretical
The Sculpture of Early Hellenistic Period. The new styles Erken Hellenistik Döneminde Heykeltıraşlık faaliyetleri. The new styles known from original Works and Roman copies.
Week 14 - Theoretical
The Sculpture of Early Hellenistic Period. The new styles Erken Hellenistik Döneminde Heykeltıraşlık faaliyetleri. The new styles known from original Works and Roman copies.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment100440
Reading150230
Midterm Examination1011
Final Examination1011
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
4
3
4
5
3
4
5
3
4
4
OÇ-2
4
3
4
5
3
4
5
3
4
4
OÇ-3
4
3
4
5
3
4
5
3
4
4
OÇ-4
4
3
4
5
3
4
5
3
4
4
OÇ-5
4
3
4
5
3
4
5
3
4
4
OÇ-6
4
3
4
5
3
4
5
3
4
4
OÇ-7
4
3
4
5
3
4
5
3
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026