Course: Renaissance in Italy and the North

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Course title Renaissance in Italy and the North
Course code DVU/B2B08
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
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)
  • Waisser Pavel, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Tuscan architecture of the 15th century 2. Italian painting of the 15th century I 3. Italian painting of the 15th century II 4. Italian sculpture of the 15th century 5. Michelangelo Buonarroti 6. Raffael Santi 7. Raffael's circle, the implications of Sacco di Roma, the Fontainebleau school 8. Italian architecture of the High and Late Renaissance 9. Florentine and Roman Mannerism 10. Venetian Mannerism 11. 15th and 16th century painting in Flanders region 12. Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach Sr., painting and sculpture of the Danube School 13. Selected decorative concepts of the first half of the 16th century in the North of the Alps (stuccos, murals)

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The lectures synthetically map the visual and artistic culture of the Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy and the North of the Alps in the 15th-16th century. In a chronological sequence, they present a basic overview of the history of the visual culture of the specific epoch in its cultural interrelations and historical outlines; key personalities and schools are presented in separate profiles.
Basic knowledge of the history of visual and artistic culture of the Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy and the North of the Alps in the 15th-16th century.
Prerequisites
Interest in the specific topics; basic orientation in general European history

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Continuous completion of assignments, a written test or an oral exam 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: Winter
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: Winter
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: Winter
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: Winter