Course: Art in the Czech Lands 1350-1600

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Course title Art in the Czech Lands 1350-1600
Course code DVU/BAC13
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Čehovský Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Architecture in the Czech lands during the reign of Wenceslas IV. 2. Stone and wooden sculpture of beautiful style in Bohemia and Moravia. 3. Panel painting and book illumination of beautiful style in Bohemia and Moravia. 4. Iconography of Hussite art. 5. Architecture in the Czech lands between 1420-1471. 6. Sculpture in the Czech lands between 1420-1471. 7. Painting in the Czech lands between 1420-1471, influences of Netherlandish realism in the Czech painting. 8. Architecture of Jagellonian time in Bohemia and Moravia (Benedikt Ried, Hans Spiess from Frankfurt, Matthew Rejsek from Prostějov etc.). 9. Sculpture of Jagellonian time in Bohemia and Moravia (Anton Pilgram, sculptures in the castle Křivoklát, Master of Zwettl Altar etc.). 10. Painting of Jagellonian time in Bohemia and Moravia (Master of Litoměřice altar, Master of Rakovník altar etc.). 11. Early Renaissance art and architecture during the reign of Ferdinand I of Habsburg (1526-1564). 12. High Renaissance Art in Bohemia and Moravia (1550-1600) - architecture, sculpture and painting.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Demonstration
  • Homework for Teaching - 13 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 3 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim is to acquaint students with the developmental stages of Czech art in the late Luxembourg era during the reign of Wenceslas IV. of Luxembourg and Sigismund of Luxembourg. The attention will be paied to the art of the Czech Hussite era with an emphasis on iconographic aspects. Elaborately will be discussed art of the Jagellonian era in the Czech lands (1471-1526), Czech Renaissance and Mannerist art of the 16th century.
Students of the subject obtain the basic knowledge of Czech art between 1350-1600.
Prerequisites
Subject is designated for students of Bachelor and Master study of History of Fine Arts.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Very good knowledge of the topics, that are discussed in the lectures, good knowledge of the recommended literature.
Recommended literature
  • Benešovská Klára et al. (2001). Architecture of the gothic. Prague.
  • Hlobil Ivo (ed.). (2000). The last flowers of the middle ages. From the gothic to the renaissance in Moravia and Silesia. Olomouc.
  • Hloil Ivo, Petrů Eduard. (1999). Humanism and the early Renaissance in Moravia. Olomouc.
  • Muchka Ivan Prokop. (2001). Architecture of the renaissance. Prague.


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 (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2024) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer