About the presentation
This MA-project is a study of a selection of material portraying a particular moment in Euripides' tragedy Medea, exploring the relationship between rhetorical performativity and Roman wall painting in the Imperial Age. Three frescoes from Campania will be seen through the lens of ekphrastic epigrams, vividly describing the very scene they are depicting. The main focus of the presentation will be the power of ekphrasis, in its ancient meaning and theoretical practice: its ability to create vividness across the spheres of image, speech, text, and thought.
Linnea is the recipient of a scholarship from the Norwegian Institute in Rome, which enables her to work on her MA project in art history in Rome this autumn.
MA students and early-career researchers are welcome to undertake research stays at the Institute. Students, researchers and staff from partner institutions are offered extended access to the Institute and its library collections. It is also possible to apply for funding through the Ella and Eystein Magnus Grant or the Institute’s scholarship.
Interested in attending?
Please register, preferably the day before the lecture: https://nettskjema.no/a/romeseminar