Course: Art in the Czech Lands 1780-1914

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Course title Art in the Czech Lands 1780-1914
Course code DVU/BAC17
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
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)
  • Krummholz Martin, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
April 10-30, 2023, there will be no lectures (department excursion, Erasmus internship) The substitue is a full-day excursion to Prague on Friday, May 5, 2023 1 Introduction. Chronology. Terminology. Political situation in Europe at the end of the 18th century 2 Rococo 3 Enlightenment. Classicism 4 Landscaped gardens 5 Romantism / Historism 6 Industrial Revolution. Realism 7 National Mythos, Heroes, Monuments 8 Mánes Artistic Group 9 Czech Sculpture around 1900 10 Stanislav Sucharda 11 František Bílek 12 Modern styles of the early 20th century. Czech Cubism

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Homework for Teaching - 13 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 3 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
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.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of European and Bohemian history of the 18th. - 20th century

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

80% attendance; pro-active participation in the discussions; oral interview (colloquium).
Recommended literature
  • Adriana PRIMUSOVÁ ? Petr WITTLICH ? Kateřina KUTHANOVÁ - Martin KRUMMHOLZ ? Jakub ĎOUBAL. (2018). Šaloun. Dotek osudu. The Touch of the Fate. Kutná Hora.
  • Jaroslav ANDĚL (ed.). (1989). Czech Modernism. 1900 - 1945. Houston.
  • Naděžda BLAŽÍČKOVÁ HOROVÁ. (1998). Czech 19th Century Painting. Praha.
  • Petr WITTLICH. (2002). Sculpture of Czech Art Nouveau. Praha.
  • Sandra BABOROVSKÁ ? Petr WITTLICH (eds.). (2016). Neklidná figura. Exprese v českém sochařství 1880 ? 1914 / The Restless Figure. Expression in Czech Sculpture 1880 ? 1914,. Praha.
  • Taťána PETRASOVÁ ? Rostislav ŠVÁCHA (eds.). (2017). Art in the Czech Lands 800 ? 2000. Praha.


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 - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2017) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer