The sculpture of Rome and its empire provides a vivid picture of
Roman history and life; sculpture was used by the Romans to record
historical events, to honor important citizens, to worship the gods,
to remember the dead, as well as to adorn an array of buildings,
plazas, and gardens, both public and private.  This course will
explore the repertoire of Roman sculptural production, including
portraiture, historical relief, cult statues and religious
monuments, tombs and sarcophagi, copies of Greek works, decorative
objects for domestic display, and architectural decoration.  We will
reconstruct the original appearance and display contexts of major
works of Roman sculpture and will address their political and/or
social implications. Other issues to be explored include: artists
and production techniques; patronage and the market for sculpture;
and the relationship between provincial sculpture and that from the
capital city of Rome.

Prerequisites for A417 section 2061 (UG):  A206/C206, A312 (Augustus-
Constantine)  or A316 (Alexander-Augustus).