Course: History of Art in Antiquity 1

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Course title History of Art in Antiquity 1
Course code DVU/BDAU1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
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)
  • Horníčková Kateřina, PhDr.
Course content
The two-semester lecture series presents the historical development of ancient art and the problems of its reception in the cultural context of the time. It includes the artistic milieu of Bronze Age cultures in the Mediterranean (Aegean art), the architecture and art of the Etruscans, ancient Greece, Rome, and Christian antiquity. The classical narrative of the formation of European art will be confronted with more recent findings from archaeology, and cultural anthropology. Lectures will also focus on ancient traditions in the development of European art from a chronological and cultural-historical perspective. Content: BDAU 1: 1. Introduction - literature, history of research, orientation in terminology and chronology. 2. Aegean Minoan art - Cyclades, Crete. 3. Aegean art - mainland Greece in the Bronze Age (including Mycenaean culture). 4. Ancient Greece - geometric and orientalizing period. 5. Ancient Greece - archaic period. 6. Development of vase painting 7-8 Ancient Greece - Classical and Late Classical periods. 9-10 Ancient Greece - Hellenism. Architecture, urban planning, sculpture and painting. 11. Marginal areas of the ancient world. from antiquity.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Projection (static, dynamic), Group work
Learning outcomes
Two semester course presents a historical development of ancient art, problems of its reception and interpretation in a period cultural context.
Student acquires substantial knowledge from the development, reception and tradition of ancient art.
Prerequisites
Student should be interested in ancient art.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Written exam, Written exam

The two-semester course ends with an exam (it is also possible in the form of a written test) in both the winter and summer semesters. For both attestations, the student demonstrates knowledge of terminology, characteristics of individual periods and selected works of architecture, sculpture and painting. During the course, own work and self-study will also be assigned (via moodle), especially watching videos and 3D reconstructions. Students are also expected to reflect on the material themselves. Attending 75 %.
Recommended literature
  • Donald Preziosi, Louise A. Hitchcock. (1999). Aegean art and Architecture.
  • Gombrich, E. H., & Gregorová, M. (1992). Příběh umění. Praha: Odeon.
  • J. Bouzek. (2003). Etruskové-jiní než všechny ostatní národy.
  • John Boardman. (1993). The Oxford History of Classical Ar.
  • John Boardmann. (1975). Řecké umění.
  • Mary Beard, Jonh Henderson. (2001). Classical Art ? From Greece to Rome.
  • Nigel Spivey. (1997). Etruscan Art.
  • Reynold Higgins. (1973). Minojské a mykénské umění.


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 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter