Course: Baroque Architecture in Europe 1

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Course title Baroque Architecture in Europe 1
Course code DVU/BAEB1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Krummholz Martin, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Europe in the 16th. century. Reformation and Counter-Reformation Michelangelo Roman architecture of the 2nd half of the 16th century Vignola. Giacomo della Porta Baroque urbanism Domenico Fontana Carlo Maderno G. L. Bernini F. Borromini Pietro da Cortona Carlo Rainaldi. Martino Longhi

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
Italian architecture of 16 - 18th century. Periodization, style origins, personalities, typology, patrons
In-depth knowledge on architecture of the Baroque period including important artists and types of artistic commissions
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of European history of early modern history period

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

80% attendance; pro-active participation in the discussions; at leat 67% success rate in the written exam
Recommended literature
  • Birnbaum, V. Barokní princip v dějinách architektury. Praha 1925..
  • Blažíček, O. J. - Kropáček, J. (1991). Slovník pojmů z dějin umění. Praha.
  • Blunt, A. Borromini. 1979..
  • Herout Jaroslav. (2001). Slabikář návštěvníků památek. Praha.
  • Meek, H. Guarino Guarini and His Architecture. 1990. .
  • Michael RAEBURN. (1993). Dějiny architektury. Praha.
  • Norberg-Schulz, C. Meaning in Western Architecture. London 1980..
  • Wittkower, R. Gothic versus Classic. 1974. .
  • Wittkower, R. Art and Architecture in Italy 1600-1750. London 1958..


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): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: -