| Course title | Early Modern European Sculpture |
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| Course code | DVU/B2B13 |
| 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-optional |
| 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. Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries 2. Florence and Donatello 3. Michelangelo 4. Giovanni da Bologna 5. Western European sculpture 6. Habsburg burial grounds 7. Central European carving tradition 8. Bavaria and Saxony in the Mannerist era 9. Rudolphine Mannerism 10. Gian Lorenzo Bernini as a sculptor 11. Venetian Baroque sculpture 12. Baroque sculpture in Vienna 13. Saxon Baroque sculpture
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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The course is designed as a series of selected chapters covering a wide range of topics related to European sculpture of the 15th-18th century. The individual lectures will address issues of style and technique and introduce sculptural roles and major protagonists.
Orientation in European sculpture of the 15th-18th century; knowledge of key works, artists and types of artistic commissions. |
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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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Written exam
A written test to check the knowledge of topics discussed and of specialised literature. 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): Science of Arts (2024) | 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): Science of Arts (2019) | 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 |