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Lecturer(s)
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Waisser Pavel, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Prague Renaissance Palaces (Hradčany, Lesser Town), Bonifác Wohlmut 2. The Lobkowitz family, Florian Gryspek of Gryspach, the Smiřický family of Smiřice: patronage and visual culture 3. The Prague Belvedere 4. The Hvězda Summer Palace and the personality of Ferdinand of Tyrol 5. The Lords of Hradec - patronage and visual culture 6. The Pernštejn family - patronage and visual culture 7. The Žerotín family - patronage and visual culture, Moravian arcaded castles 8. Bishops of Olomouc - patronage and visual culture 9. Jan Šembera Černohorský of Boskovice and the castle in Bučovice 10. Nobility in the second half of the 16th century in Moravia and Silesia - patronage and visual culture 11. The Šlik family, the Salhausens, the Lords of Bünau, the Fitztums, the Štampachs - patronage and visual culture 12. The Rederns - patronage and visual culture 13. Visual and artistic culture in royal and subject towns
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
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The lectures synthetically map the visual and artistic culture of the Renaissance and Mannerism in the Czech lands from the accession of the ruler Ferdinand I of Habsburg to the Battle of White Mountain (1527-1620). In addition to the Prague royal court, the visual scenery of the Prague and rural residences of the Bohemian nobility is comprehensively presented (architecture, sculpture, painting, etc.). The syllabus also reflects confessional aspects and the culture of the urban elites in royal and subject towns. Everything is put into a general cultural and historical context.
Basic knowledge of the history of visual and artistic culture of the Renaissance and Mannerism in the Czech lands.
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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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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.
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Recommended literature
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