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Lecturer(s)
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Čehovský Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Architecture during the reign of Wenceslas IV 2. Sculpture of the Beautiful Style 3. Painting of the Beautiful Style 4. Architecture in 1420-1471 5. Sculpture in 1420-1471 6. Painting in 1420-1471 7. Architecture of the Jagiellonian period 8. Sculpture of the Jagiellonian period 9. Wall painting of the Jagiellonian period 10. Early Renaissance art and architecture in Tovačov 11. Early Renaissance art and architecture in Moravská Třebová 12. Bishop Stanislav Thurzo - builder and patron of art 13. Architecture and art during the reign of Ferdinand I of Habsburg
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The course will introduce students to the main epochs of the development of architecture and art of the late Gothic and early Renaissance in the Czech lands. The introductory lectures will focus on the visual arts during the reign of Wenceslas IV. Attention will be paid to the phenomenon of the Beautiful Style in architecture, sculpture and painting around 1400. The following lectures will focus on Czech visual culture in the period between the outbreak of the Hussite Wars and the accession of Vladislav Jagiellon to the Czech throne and on the art of the Vladislav Gothic in the Czech lands. The final lectures will analyse the phenomenon of early Renaissance art in the Czech lands.
Orientation in the issues of artistic and architectural creation of the specific period in the Czech lands; knowledge of key works, artists and types of art commissions; developing skills of reception and interpretation of works of art
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Prerequisites
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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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unspecified
A written test in English to check the knowledge of lecture topics and of specialised literature. Attending at least 80% of classes.
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Recommended literature
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