Course: Early Modern Architecture and Sculpture

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Course title Early Modern Architecture and Sculpture
Course code DVU/B2B14
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Krummholz Martin, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. The Rudolphine period 2. Wallenstein Palace. The New Nobility 3. Noble residences 4. Jesuits, Carlo Lurago, Francesco Carratti 5. Filiberto Luchese, Giovanni Pietro Tencalla 6. Antonio Porta, Jean Baptiste Mathey 7. The Liechtenstein dynasty 8. Giovanni Battista Alliprandi 9. The Dientzenhofer dynasty 10. Jan Blažej Santini 11. Early Baroque sculpture. Jan Jiří Bendl 12. Matthias Bernhard Braun, Ferdinand Maxmilián Brokoff 13. Baroque plasterers

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course is designed as a series of selected chapters covering a wide range of topics related to architecture and sculpture of the 16th-18th century in the Czech lands. The individual lectures will present periodisation, stylistic background, key personalities, typology and important clients.
Orientation in the issues of artistic and architectural creation of the specified 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
Interest in the specific topics; basic orientation in general European history

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
A written test to check the knowledge of lecture topics and of specialised literature. Attending at least 80% of classes.
Recommended literature


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
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: Summer
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: Summer
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: Summer
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: Summer