Information Package / Course Catalogue
The Ancient Wall Paintings I
Course Code: ARKE609
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Investigate and making critics on wall painting which are depicted on walls and floors of houses and public building from the beginning to the and of late antiquity.

Course Content

Investigate and making critics on wall painting which are depicted on walls and floors of houses and public building from the beginning to the and of late antiquity.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Arzu ÖZVER
Learning Outcomes
1.1. Emergence and meanings of painting art in antiquity
2.2. Wall painting areas and development of production technique
3.3. Artistic development of wall paintings and cross cultural interaction
4.4. Development of wall paintings and effect for the present
5.Development of wall paintings and effect for the present
Recommended or Required Reading
1.1. O.Bingöl, Malerei und mosaik der Antike in der Türkei. Kulturgescichte der antiken Welt 67, 1997.
2.2. A.Barbet, La Peinture Murale Romaine: Les Styles Décoratifs Pompéiens, 1985.
3.3. M.Borda, La Pittura romana, 1958.
4.4. J.R.Clarke, The Houses of Roman Italy, 100 B.C.-A.D.250: Ritual, Space and Decoration, 1991.
5.5. R.Ling, Roman Painting, 1991.
6.6. H.Mielsch, Römische Wandmalerei, 2001.
7.7. V.Rousseau, Late Roman Wall Painting at Sardis (Dok.Tezi)2010.
8.8. N.Zimmermann-S.Ladstätter, Ephesos Duvar Resimleri, 2011.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Emergence of wall paintings and early samples
Week 2 - Theoretical
Early samples of wall paintings and meanings
Week 3 - Theoretical
Technique and style development of wall paintings in Egyptian art.
Week 4 - Theoretical
The art of wall paintings in Mesopotamian art.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Development and comparison of wall paintings in II. Millenium B.C.
Week 6 - Theoretical
The techniques of wall paintings. Colours, themes and evaluation of
Week 7 - Theoretical
Discussion
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
MIDTERM EXAM
Week 9 - Theoretical
The wall paintings of Mynoan and Mycanaean art.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Application areas and techniques of wall paintings in archaic period
Week 11 - Theoretical
Colour, themes and figural development of fresco in archaic metopes.
Week 12 - Theoretical
The evalution of wall painting samples and artist in Classical period
Week 13 - Theoretical
Technique and evalution of wall and floor coverings in Hellenistic Period
Week 14 - Theoretical
Developments of wall paintings in Hellenistic period. Fresco types and themes in formal and informal areas.
Week 15 - Theoretical
Style and technical development of fresco from Hellenistic centers.
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Week 17 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment50420
Reading100550
Individual Work50525
Midterm Examination1011
Final Examination1011
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026