Course: Artistic Techniques in the Middle Ages

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Course title Artistic Techniques in the Middle Ages
Course code DVU/STVT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Michalčáková Jana, Mgr. Ph.D. et Ph.D.
Course content
The course is arranged into thirteen thematic areas: 1 Introduction to the study of medieval material. 2 Surviving ancient techniques, recycling of materials. 3 Medieval technology metalworking and jewelry. 4 Mosaic, its evolution and geographical differences. 5 Illuminator activity - the manufacturing processes of illuminated manuscripts. 6 Medieval building processes. 7 Stone processing technology in architecture. 8 Processing technology of stone sculpture and stonework. 9 Medieval glass processing. 10 Ancient knowledge in the service of medieval masters, medieval technical treatises. 11 Medieval mural. 12 Medieval frescoes. 13 Polychrome architecture.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
Course aim is to capture basic issues of the medieval art techniques within the European continent. The serie of lectures will emphasize the analysis of a work of art not only as a carrier of information content, but will be devoted also to informative value of the materials from which the work was created, techniques and processes and the development of his work. This skill is essential to gain the insight to the mechanisms of the creative artistic work leading to understanding the artist's confrontation with the material driven bythe purpose of its use, and subjection to the artistic expression needs. The future art historians will acquire information required for interaction with restorers and will be informed about new diagnostic techniques which are experiencing a new wave of development in these days and place higher demands on the knowledge in the field.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Participation in seminars. Seminary paper, comprising an analysis and evaluation of the materials and techniquesused within the selected works.
Recommended literature
  • Angiola Maria Romanini. (1991). Enciclopedia dell?Arte medievale. Roma.
  • Barbora Hřebíčková. (2006). Recepty starých mistrů. Brno.
  • Bohuslav Slánský. (1953). Technika malby I, II. Praha.
  • Bohuslav Slánský. (1976). Technika v malířské tvorbě. Praha.
  • Francesca Piqué, Dušan Stulík. (2005). Conservation of the Last Judgment mosaic, St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague. Los Angeles.
  • Gian Luca Poldi, Giovanni Carlo Federico Villa. (2004). Analisi non invasive per le opere d'arte. Casi esemplari e repertorio iconografico. Milano.
  • Jan Válek. (2015). Vápenné technologie historických staveb. Příprava specializovaných vápenných pojiv pro obnovu historických staveb. Praha.
  • Magdalena Urbanová. (2013). Smalty ve výtvarné tvorbě. Brno.
  • Miloš Drdácký, Zuzana Slížková, Jaroslav Valach. (2015). Příspěvek technických věd k záchraně a restaurování památek. Telč.


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 (2017) Category: Theory and history of arts 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: -