Information Package / Course Catalogue
Hellenisctic Sculpture II
Course Code: ARK340
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

It is aims to describe of the importance of Pergamon Kingdom in Hellenistic Sculpture, political events in this period, Altar of Zeus and its style, friese of Telephos, the funerary and votive reliefs, the portraits of Hellenistic Period and subject of sculpture.

Course Content

The evolution of Hellenistic Sculpture in ancient period and Asia Minor, production centers, regional styles and their differents and smilitaries.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Murat ÇEKİLMEZ
Learning Outcomes
1.The styles and features of High Hellenistic Period.
2.Pergamon Kingdom and the Great Altar.
3.The Great Altar and its sculptures.
4.Telephos Friese and its sculpture.
5.Sculpture Works and styles from different regions in Asia Minor.
6.The architectural sculpture in Hellenistic Period.
7.The funerary and styles in Hellenistic Period.
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.C. Eule, Hellenistische Bürgerinnen aus Kleinasien, 2001.
6.M. Bieber, The Sculpture of the Hellenistic Age, Newyork, 1961.
7.G. Merker, The Hellenistic Sculpture of Rhodes, 1973.
8.P. Webb, Hellenistic Architectural Sculpture Figural Motifs in Western Anatolia and the Aegean İskands, 1995.
9.H. Diepolder, Die Attischen Grabreliefs, 1965.
10.E. Atalay, Helenistik Çağda Ephesos Mezar Stelleri Atölyeleri,. 1988.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The general repeat of first semester, introduction to lesson.
Week 2 - Theoretical
The production centers in High Hellenistic Period – the effect of Pergamon School.
Week 3 - Theoretical
The style development in second half of 2th. Century B.C.
Week 4 - Theoretical
The style development in second half of 2th. Century B.C.Tralleis, Magnesia, Kos, Rhodos, Samos, Delos
Week 5 - Theoretical
The important centers in Hellenistic Period in Asia Minor and Aegean Islands.
Week 6 - Theoretical
The styles of Late Hellenistic Period.
Week 7 - Theoretical
The sculpture in Late Hellenistic Period.
Week 8 - Theoretical
The sculpture in Late Hellenistic Period.
Week 9 - Theoretical
The groups of Laokon and Sperlonga
Week 10 - Theoretical
The architectural sculpture and related matters.
Week 11 - Theoretical
The figures depicted on funerary steles and their related with free standing sculpture in Hellenistic Period.
Week 12 - Theoretical
The portrait art in Hellenistic Period.
Week 13 - Theoretical
The portrait art in Hellenistic Period.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Te development of style in first century B.C.
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
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