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Lecturer(s)
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Krummholz Martin, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1 Introduction. Chronology. Terminology. Political situation in Europe around 1600 2 The House of Habsburg. Rudolph II. and his Collection 3 Thirty Years´ War. New Princes 4 Jesuits, pilgrims and monasteries 5 Grand Tours / Inspirations 6 Chateaux and Palaces 7 Architectura recreationis 8 Baroque Pomp and Propaganda. New Capitals 9 Jean Baptiste Mathey 10 Johann Bernhad Fischer von Erlach 11 High Baroque Architecture in Bohemia and Moravia 12 Baroque Sculpture. M. B. Braun 13 Baroque Stucco EXCURSION to Prague: Friday, October 16, 2026 Lectures CANCELED: October 15, October 29, and December 10, 2026 COLLOQUIUM: 17/12 2026
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture
- Attendace
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 3 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 13 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Selected lectures on the Czech art and architecture of the "long" 19th century. Periodization, style origins, personalities, typology, patrons
In-depth knowledge on local art and architecture of the modern period including important artists and types of artistic commissions.
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Prerequisites
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Basic knowledge of European and Bohemian history of the 18th. - 20th century
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam
Oral colloquium in English (17/12 2026) to check the knowledge of topics discussed. Attending at least 80% of classes.
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Recommended literature
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Adriana PRIMUSOVÁ ? Petr WITTLICH ? Kateřina KUTHANOVÁ - Martin KRUMMHOLZ ? Jakub ĎOUBAL. (2018). Šaloun. Dotek osudu. The Touch of the Fate. Kutná Hora.
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Jaroslav ANDĚL (ed.). (1989). Czech Modernism. 1900 - 1945. Houston.
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Naděžda BLAŽÍČKOVÁ HOROVÁ. (1998). Czech 19th Century Painting. Praha.
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Petr WITTLICH. (2002). Sculpture of Czech Art Nouveau. Praha.
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Sandra BABOROVSKÁ ? Petr WITTLICH (eds.). (2016). Neklidná figura. Exprese v českém sochařství 1880 ? 1914 / The Restless Figure. Expression in Czech Sculpture 1880 ? 1914,. Praha.
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Taťána PETRASOVÁ ? Rostislav ŠVÁCHA (eds.). (2017). Art in the Czech Lands 800 ? 2000. Praha.
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