| Course title | Historiography of Art History 1 |
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| Course code | DVU/B2A10 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 5 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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1. Introduction: the meaning of historiography 2. Historiography and art history approaches 3. Antiquity and the origins of art history as art historical reflection 4. Pliny and Vitruvius: the origins of art theory and architecture 5. The Middle Ages I: travelogues, the tradition of ekphrasis, pilgrim handbooks 6. The Middle Ages II: technology and practitioners (recipe books, architects) 7. Renaissance I: New concept of art and artist 8. Renaissance II: Artistic biography as a genre: Giorgio Vasari 9. Between the Renaissance and the Baroque 10. Baroque reflection on art 11. Academic conception and the "idea" of art 12. The Enlightenment and the birth of a new concept of art 13. The beginnings of the institutionalisation of art history in the early 19th century
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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The lectures provide a basic insight into the historiography of art history in Europe, starting with Antiquity until around 1800. The aim is to present the basic forms of reflection on visual culture up to the time when the field was constituted as an institutionalised scientific discipline. The purpose of the course is a propaedeutic introduction to the historical roots and basic themes of art history.
Orientation in the basic changes and reflection of art from Antiquity to the 19th century. |
| 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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unspecified
A comprehensive exam combining a written test and an oral exam to check the knowledge of lecture topics and of specialised litearature. 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 | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2023) | Category: Theory and history of arts | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2023) | Category: Theory and history of arts | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2023) | Category: Theory and history of arts | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Art History and Heritage Conservation (2023) | Category: Theory and history of arts | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |