Course: Early Modern Architectural Forms and Commissions

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Course title Early Modern Architectural Forms and Commissions
Course code DVU/MAUF
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester 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)
  • Jakubec Ondřej, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Context of early modern architecture 2. Early modern architecture - methods and approaches, theory 3. Sacred buildings I (parish and monastery church) 4. Sacred buildings II (pilgrimage church, chapel of religious fraternities) 5. Sacred buildings III (memorial and funerary buildings) 6. Profane buildings I (town hall) 7. Profane Buildings II (city palace) 8. Profane buildings III (Chateau I) 9. Profane buildings IV (Chateau II) 10. Profane buildings V (villa) 11. Profane buildings VI (public infrastructure)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Using model examples, the course presents diverse approaches to the analysis and interpretation of early modern architecture in a Czech and global context. It focuses on examples of profane and sacral, private, public, memorial and sepulchral buildings, exemplifying the typological variety of architecture from the 15th to the 18th century. At the same time, the case studies are presented as special "building tasks" that allow us to understand the specifics of early modern building practice in the coordinates of social, political, cultural and religious relations, in which buildings appear not as passive artifacts, but as active media. Materials and sources for the analysis are discussed as well.
The student understands the character of early modern architecture and familiarizes him/herself with the analytical tools of its interpretation.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of history of architecture.

Assessment methods and criteria
Dialog

Active participation in the course, verified by controlled work with study materials. Final presentation in ppt format in the form of a "conference talk".
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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 (2020) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2020) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art with the Specialization in Heritage Conservation (2022) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2022) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -