Course: Art in Czech Lands from 1300 to 1420 2

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Course title Art in Czech Lands from 1300 to 1420 2
Course code DVU/DU6H2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Čehovský Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Hlobil Ivo, prof. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
1. Czech panel painting around the mid-14th century, Master of Vyšší Brod altar and his circle. 2. St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague - architecture of Matthias of Arras, the influence of contemporary French cathedrals - Narbonne, Toulouse, Rodez etc. 3. St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague - Architecture of Peter Parler. 4. St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague - sculptural decoration - Petr Parler, Master Hermann, Henry of Gmünd ad. 5. St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague - painted decoration of St. Wenceslas Chapel, the Last Judgment mosaic on the south facade of the cathedral. 6. Architecture and painting decoration of the castle Karlštejn in the time of Charles IV. 7. Slavonic monastery in Prague - paintings in the cloister of the benedictine monastery. 8. Book ilumination in the Czech lands during the reign of Charles IV. and Wenceslas IV. 9. Art of the time of Charles IV. in neighboring countries of the Bohemian Crown - Silesia and Upper Lusatia. 10. Master of Třeboň Altar and the beginnings of a beautiful style in Czech panel painting. 11. Art of the beautiful style in the Czech lands - sculpture and painting. 12. Development of the Czech architecture between 1380-1420. 13. Artistic crafts during the reign of Charles IV. and Wenceslas IV in the Czech Lands

Learning activities and teaching methods
Demonstration
  • Preparation for the Exam - 3 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 13 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the development of art and architecture in Bohemia and Moravia during the reign of Charles IV. of Luxembourg and Wenceslas IV. of Luxembourg. Emphasis is put on the development of the principal arts - painting, sculpture, crafts and architecture. Attention is paid to the importance of Czech art in the European context, when during the reign of the Luxembourg dynasty Prague and Bohemia became an important European centres, from where the artistic impulses spread to the neighboring countries.
Students acquire a very good knowledge of the development of art and architecture in Bohemia and Moravia in the period 1346-1420.
Prerequisites
Subject is designated for students of Bachelor study of History of Fine Arts.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Very good knowledge of topics duscussed in the lectures and of basic literature.
Recommended literature
  • Benešovská Klára (ed.). (2011). Královský sňatek. Eliška Přemyslovna a Jan Lucemburský 1310. Praha.
  • Fajt Jiří (ed.). (2006). Karel IV., císař z Boží mulosti. Kultura a umění za vlády Lucemburků. Praha.
  • Hlobil Ivo. (1994). Gotické sochařství, in: Klára Benešovská et al., Katedrála sv. Víta v Praze. K 650 výročí založení, s. 66 - 95. Praha.
  • Kapustka Mateusz et al. (2007). Slezsko, perla v České koruně. Historie, kultura, umění. Praha.
  • Majer David (ed.). (2011). Král, který létal. Moravsko-slezské pomezí v kontextu středoevropského prostoru doby Jana Lucemburského. Ostrava.


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