Course: Art in the Middle Ages

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Course title Art in the Middle Ages
Course code DVU/PDUC1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
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.
Course content
1. Insular art. 2. Carolingian art. 3. Artistic crafts and architecture of Great Moravia. 4. Ottonian art. 5. European Romanesque architecture. 6. European Romanesque sculpture. 7. European Romanesque painting. 8. Art and architecture during the reign Přemyslid princes in Bohemia and Moravia (9th-12th century) 9. Art and architecture in Bohemia and Moravia during the reign of the last Přemyslid rulers - Přemysl Ottokar I., Wenceslas I., Přemysl Ottokar II. and Wenceslas II.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Demonstration
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 13 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim is to acquaint the students with the main stages of development of architecture, sculpture, painting and artistic crafts in the period of early and high Middle Ages in Europe and in the Czech lands. Emphasis will be put on insular art, Carolingian and Ottonian art, foreign Romanesque art and architecture (especially in France, Italy and Germany) and Gothic art and architecture (especially in France, England and Germany). Special attention will be paid to the development of art and architecture in the Czech lands - in the period of Great Moravia, during the reign of Přemyslid princes (9th-12th century) and the last Přemyslid rulers in the 13th century.
Students of the subject obtain the basic knowledge of Czech and European art between 600-1300.
Prerequisites
Subject is designated for students of Bachelor study of Art science studies.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Written exam

Very good knowledge of the topics, that are discussed in the lectures, good knowledge of the recommended literature.
Recommended literature
  • Koch Wilfried. (1998). Evropská architektura. Encyklopedie evropské architektury od antiky po současnost, s. 62-212. Praha.
  • Lorenzová Helena et al. (1984). Dějiny českého výtvarného umění I/1, 2. Od počátků do konce středověku. Praha.
  • Merhautová Anežka, Třeštík Dušan. (1984). Románské umění v Čechách a na Moravě. Praha.
  • Royt Jan. (2006). Slovník biblické ikonografie. Praha.
  • Toman Rolf (ed.). (2005). Gotika. Architektura, sochařství, malířství. Praha.


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