VIS 120B Lecture 16: Nov 29 2018
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Essay on one of two topics due the day of the final exam. You are welcome to use any sources you want as long as they"re cited. Since we are behind in the material, you will only be responsible for some of the readings instead of all of them. There will be an amended list given out. The rest will be about the same as the midterm. A major testament to semiotic encoding that was a telling feature of later roman art. Successive layers of meaning are seen in every detail of the statue. Augustus is shown in armor, but without boots. Tells us that the message is more symbolic than literal. Definitely shown as a military hero, but also almost as a god. The bare feet are a nod to greek heroic nudity. Bare feet were also customary when entering a temple: no shoes allowed. He is shown at once to be a supernatural and a military figure.
