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Katharina Lorenz

Associate Professor in Classical Studies, Faculty of Arts

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Expertise Summary

  • Classical Archaeology of the Greek and Roman world, including Roman painting, Greek pottery and sculpture, mythological images.
  • Methods of art-historical disciplines, including historiography.
  • Multi-display environments in art-historical research and learning.
  • 3D reconstruction of archaeological sites.
  • Relationship text-image.

Research Summary

I am interested in the visual cultures of Greece and Rome, in particular in forms of visual narrative and spatial appropriation. A central aspect of my research is the critical engagement with… read more

Selected Publications

  • ELSNER, J. and LORENZ, K.G., 2012. The Genesis of Iconology Critical Inquiry. 38(3), 483-512
  • LORENZ, K.G., 2011. Image in Distress? The death of Meleager on Roman sarcophagi. In: HUSKINSON, J. and ELSNER, J., eds., Life, Death and Representation: Some New Work on Roman Sarcophagi De Gruyter. 305-332.
  • LORENZ, K.G., 2012. Otto Brendel (1901-1973). In: BRANDS, G. and MAISCHBERGER, M., eds., Lebensbilder I: Klassische Archäologen und der Nationalsozialismus Verlag Marie Leidorf. 193-206.
  • LORENZ, K.G., 2008. Bilder machen Räume: Mythenbilder in pompeianischen Häusern De Gruyter.

I teach a variety of courses on Greek and Roman art at UG and PG level: Understanding Ancient Sculpture, Visual Mythology, Ancient Art and its Interpreters, The City of Rome.

I am part of Q-Kolleg, a teaching collaboration with the Winckelmann Institut, Humboldt University Berlin, fostering research collaboration between UG students: http://www.exzellenz.hu-berlin.de/zukunftskonzept/nachwuchs/qprogramm.

I am currently supervising two PhD theses, on statuary representation in early imperial sanctuaries (Evans) and on Dionysian sarcophagi (Leveritt), an MPhil thesis on depictions of Bellerophon on Roman mosaics (Barton) and co-supervising a PhD thesis on female representation in Roman Asia Minor (Reeves).

I would be interested in supervising research in the area of Greek and Roman art and visual culture, and especially on Greek and Roman painting, mythological images and the meanings of style.

Podcast: What's the point of studying Pompeian painting?

I am also interested in the use of presentation technologies in classroom teaching, and in exhibition context. For some recent work, see: The Rhetoric of Multi-Display Learning Spaces.

Current Research

I am interested in the visual cultures of Greece and Rome, in particular in forms of visual narrative and spatial appropriation. A central aspect of my research is the critical engagement with methods of interpretation used across picture disciplines, with a focus on the emerging field of Digital Humanities. Current projects include:

  • Mythological Images and their Interpretation. Iconology, Semiotics and Image Studies in Ancient Art History. Under contract - Cambridge University Press (to be published 2011/12).
  • Digital Humanities Centre.
  • Image in Crisis. Classical archaeology and image studies - a bi-national perspective.
  • Nemi at Nottingham .

Podcast: What's the point of studying Pompeian painting?

Podcast: Showing Seeing Centre.

Past Research

Future Research

I am currently preparing a study on late-Classical Greek art.

  • LORENZ, K.G., 2013. The Casa del Menandro in Pompeii. Rhetoric and the Topology of Roman Wall-Painting. In: J. ELSNER and M. MEYER, eds., Rhetoric and Roman Art Cambridge University Press. (In Press.)
  • LORENZ, K.G., 2013. Der Grosse Fries des Pergamon-Altars. Das Stilmittel Metalepse und die Analyse von Erzählung in der Flächenkunst. In: U. EISEN and P. VON MÖLLENDORFF, eds., Metalepse in der Antike De Gruyter. (In Press.)
  • LORENZ, K.G., 2012. Roman painting. In: BORG, B., ed., Blackwell's Companion to Roman Art Wiley-Blackwell. (In Press.)
  • LORENZ, K.G., 2012. Neronian wall-painting. In: BUCKLEY, E. and DINTER, M., eds., Blackwell's Companion to Nero Wiley-Blackwell. (In Press.)
  • LORENZ, K.G., 2012. Otto Brendel (1901-1973). In: BRANDS, G. and MAISCHBERGER, M., eds., Lebensbilder I: Klassische Archäologen und der Nationalsozialismus Verlag Marie Leidorf. 193-206.
  • ELSNER, J. and LORENZ, K.G., 2012. The Genesis of Iconology Critical Inquiry. 38(3), 483-512
  • ELSNER, J. and LORENZ, K.G., 2012. On the Problem of Describing and Interpreting Works of the Visual Arts, by Erwin Panofsky: Translation Critical Inquiry. 38(3), 467-482
  • LORENZ, K.G., 2011. Image in Distress? The death of Meleager on Roman sarcophagi. In: HUSKINSON, J. and ELSNER, J., eds., Life, Death and Representation: Some New Work on Roman Sarcophagi De Gruyter. 305-332.
  • LORENZ, K.G., 2011. Ancient Laughter: Review: John Clarke, Looking at Laughter (2007) & Alexandre Mitchell, Greek Vase-Painting and the Origins of Visual Humour Art Bulletin. 93(2), 243-245.
  • LORENZ, K.G., 2010. Bilderkreise. Visuelles und religiöses Wissen im Kuppelsaal von Centcelles. In: FRATEANTONIO, C. and KRASSER, H., eds., Religion und Bildung: Medien und Funktionen religiösen Wissens in der Kaiserzeit Franz Steiner Verlag. 197-222
  • LORENZ, K.G., 2010. "Dialectics at a Standstill". Archaic kouroi-cum-epigram as I-box. In: PETROVIC, A, PETROVIC, I and BAUMBACH, M., eds., Archaic and Classical Greek Epigram Cambridge University Press. 131 -148.
  • LORENZ, K.G., 2010. Review: Dorothee Gall and Anja Wolkenhauer (ed.), Laokoon in Literatur und Kunst, Schriften des Symposions "Laokoon in Literatur und Kunst" vom 30.11.2006, Universität Bonn, Beiträge zur Altertumskunde Bd. 254 (Berlin – New York, 2009) Journal of Roman Studies. 79-80
  • LORENZ, K.G., 2008. Bilder machen Räume: Mythenbilder in pompeianischen Häusern De Gruyter.
  • ELSNER, J. and LORENZ, K.G., 2008. Erwin Panofsky, On art history and art theory: Translation and commentary Critical Inquiry. 35(1), 33-71
  • LORENZ, K.G., 2008. Review of: Jürgen Hodske, Bildthemen in den Häusern Pompejis American Journal of Archaeology. 777-778
  • LORENZ, K.G., 2008. Review of: K. Fittschen,Die Bildnisgalerie in Herrenhausen Journal of Hellenic Studies. 128, 295-296
  • LORENZ, K.G., 2007. The anatomy of metalepsis: visuality turns around on late fifth-century pots. In: OSBORNE, R., ed., Debating the Athenian cultural revolution: Art, Literature, Philosophy, and Politics 430–380 BC Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 116–143
  • LORENZ and K.G., 2007. Diana at Nottingham, or: how modern technology can breathe new life into ancient body parts IRIS.
  • LORENZ, K., PETROVIC, I. and VON MOELLENDORFF, P., 2006. Ikonotexte: Duale Mediensituationen Available at: <http://fb04prometheus8.geschichte.uni-giessen.de/fachbereiche/04-geschichts-und-kulturwissenschaften/institut-fuer-alter>
  • LORENZ, K.G., 2006. Review of Gebauer, J. (2003), Pompe und Thysia. Attische Tieropferdarstellungen auf schwarz- und rotfigurigen Vasen Journal of Hellenic Studies. 126, 196
  • LORENZ, K.G., 2006. Im Sog der Bilder. Bilddesign und Theaterdramaturgie im spaeten 5. Jahrhundert v.Chr.. In: MERSMANN, B., SCHULZ, M. and BEHRMANN, N., eds., Kulturen des Bildes Munich: Wilhelm Fink.
  • LORENZ, K.G., 2005. Ägypten in Pompeii. In: BECK, H., BOL, P. and BÜCKLING, M., eds., Ägypten Griechenland Rom. Abwehr und Berührung Tübingen: Ernst Wasmuth.
  • LORENZ, K.G., 2005. Die Quadratur des Sofabildes. Pompejanische Mythenbilder als Ausgangspunkt fuer eine Phaenomenologie antiker Wahrnehmung. In: NEUDECKER, R. and ZANKER, P., eds., Lebenswelten: Bilder und Räume in der römischen Stadt der Kaiserzeit Wiesbaden: Reichert. 205-221.
  • LORENZ, K.G., 2004. Review of Amery, C. - B. Curran Jr. (2002), The Lost World of Pompeii BMCR. Available at: <http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/2004/2004-01-19.html>
  • LORENZ, K.G., 2003. Picture This! The House of Meleager at Pompeii Omnibus (London). 45, 22-24

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