| Course title | Art in the Czech Lands II/1: Early Modern |
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| Course code | DVU/B0C05 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 5 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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1. Introduction. Chronology. Terminology. Political situation in Europe around 1600 2. The Habsburgs. Rudolf II and his collections 3. The Thirty Years' War. The new Princes 4. Jesuits, pilgrimage sites and monasteries 5. Cavalry roads. Inspiration 6. Castles and palaces 7. Architectura recreationis 8. Baroque pomp and propaganda. New metropolises 9. Jean Baptiste Mathey 10. Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach 11. Architecture of the high Baroque in Bohemia and Moravia 12. Baroque sculpture. Matthias Bernhard Braun 13. Baroque stucco decorations
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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The course is designed as selected chapters from the art and architecture of the 17th and 18th centuries in the Czech lands. The individual lectures will introduce periodisation, stylistic background, key figures of contemporary artistic production, typology and important clients.
Orientation in the issues of artistic and architectural creation of the specific period in the Czech lands; knowledge of key artists and types of art commissions; developing skills of reception and interpretation of works of art. |
| Prerequisites |
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Interest in the specific topics; basic orientation in general European history
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Dialog
Oral colloquium in English to check the knowledge of topics discussed. Attending at least 80% of classes. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2023) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Art History and Heritage Conservation (2023) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2019) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |