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Art and Archaeology of Persia (ARC 118)
Persia has had one of the longest, most glorious and fascinating histories in the world. Too often neglected by the West, Persia’s rich and complex culture was jealously admired by the ancient Greeks and later by the Byzantines. Its legendary arts and architectural sites range from Achaeminid Persepolis to Safavid Tabriz and Isfahan, with its great monuments, rich textiles, intricate miniature paintings, ceramics, and perfumed gardens. Every week we will encounter treasures well known to archaeologists and art historians but unfamiliar to most well-educated Westerners. Some of the highlights will include the fabulous Oxus Treasure Hoard discovered in the 19th century, with its stupendous jeweled metalwork, Persepolis and Sassanian art, and the literary masterpieces: the epic Shahnameh (Book of Kings) and the Tales of Rustam, whose subject is a medieval Persian hero.
Patrick Hunt
Director, Stanford Alpine Archaeology Project, 1994–2008
Patrick Hunt received a PhD from the Institute of
Archaeology, University College London, University of
London. His articles have appeared widely, in publications
including the Journal of Roman Archaeology XI,
World Archaeology, Studia Phoenicia, and Bulletin of the
Institute of Classical Studies. He is the author of several
books including Caravaggio (2004), House of the Muse
(2005), Alpine Archaeology (2007), Ten Discoveries That
Rewrote History (2007), and Renaissance Visions: Myth
and Art (2008).
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Course Details
Wednesdays
7:00 - 8:50 pm
10 weeks
Sept 24 - Dec 3
2 units $365
Drop by: Oct 7
(No class on November 26)
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