Course: Restoration: Theory and Practice

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Course title Restoration: Theory and Practice
Course code DVU/MRES
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Zapletalová Jana, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction to Restoration Theory and Its Origins in the 18th Century 2. Developments in Restoration Theory in 19th-Century Europe 3. Restoration Theory in Italy in the 20th Century 4. Cesare Brandi, Theory of Restoration - Text Interpretation 1 5. Cesare Brandi, Theory of Restoration - Text Interpretation 2 6. The Czech School of Conservation-Restoration: Foundations, Key Figures, Traditions, Debates, and Discussions 1 7. The Czech School of Conservation-Restoration: Foundations, Key Figures, Traditions, Debates, and Discussions 2 8. Conservation-Restoration in the Czech Republic after 1989: Legislation, Institutions, and Practice 9. The Conservator-Restorer in Professional Practice 10. Restoration Intent and Conservation-Restoration Concepts 11. The Use of Imaging Methods in the Examination of Works of Art 12. Case Study 1 13. Case Study 2 Course materials will be provided to students through Moodle.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide students with a comprehensive and as complete as possible overview of the theory and practice of restoration and conservation interventions. Students will acquire knowledge about the origins and history of European national restoration schools, theories of restoration, and the origins and history of the Czech restoration school in an international context. The course will also focus on examples of collaboration between art historians, restorers, and technologists in researching the artistic, historical, and technical specifics of works of art. Students will become familiar with key restoration procedures for the restoration of selected works of art. Practical examples will be used to analyze selected ongoing or recent restoration interventions and their conceptual foundations.
The graduate will possess advanced knowledge in the field of restoration theory and history.
Prerequisites
There are no special requirements for enrollment in the course.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Examination testing knowledge of the topics covered in the lectures and obligatory literatury; submission of a written paper on an assigned topic. Minimum attendance requirement: 80%. Obligatory Literature: Cesare Brandi, Teorie restaurování, Kutná Hora 2000. Helena Dáňová - Štěpánka Chlumská (eds.), Očím skryté. Průzkum podkreseb na deskových malbách 14.-16. století ze sbírek Národní galerie v Praze, Praha 2017. Ivo Hlobil, Na základech konzervativní teorie české památkové péče: výbor z textů, Olomouc 2008. Štěpánka Chlumská - Radka Ševců - Václava Antušková (eds.), V hloubce a po povrchu / In Depth and on the Surface, Praha 2022. Salvador Mu?oz Vi?as, Současná teorie konzervování = (Contemporary theory of conservation), Pardubice 2015. Minulost a přítomnost české restaurátorské školy, Bulletin UHS, 2014 s. 5-19. Bohuslav Slánský, Technika malby I, II, Praha 1953. Bohuslav Slánský, Technika v malířské tvorbě, Praha 1976. Joyce Hill Stoner - Rebecca Rushfield (edd.), Conservation of Easel Paintings, New York 2012. Radka Ševců (ed.), Analýza výtvarných materiálů. Vybrané instrumentální metody, Praha 2020. Václav Wagner, Umělecké dílo minulosti a jeho ochrana, Praha 2005. Recommended Literature: Milena Bartlová, Malířské vrstvy z pohledu historika umění středověku, Technologia Artis IV, 2006, č. 1, s. 69-71. Milena Bartlová, Mohou být materiálové analýzy pevnou oporou uměleckohistorického hodnocení?, Acta Artis Academica, 2014, s. 147-152. Zuzana Bauerová, Proti času: Konzervovanie-reštaurovanie v Československu 1918-1971, Praha 2015. Marco Ciatti, Appunti per un manuale di storia e di teoria del restauro, Firenze 2009. Cecilia Frosinini (ed.), Agnolo Gaddi and the Cappella Maggiore in Santa Croce in Florence. Studies after its Restoration, Cinisello Balsamo 2014. Janka Hradilová - David Hradil - Olga Trmalová - Jan Žemlička, Metodika pro vizualizaci vnitřní struktury malířského díla s využitím nových metod na bázi rentgenového záření, Praha 2015. Ivana Kopecká - Eva Svobodová, Metody průzkumu historických materiálů, Praha 2019. Vratislav Nejedlý, K vývoji retuše malířských děl v českých zemích ve druhé polovině 20. století, Zprávy památkové péče LXV, 2005, č. 6, s. 500-516. František Petr, O starých malbách a jejich restaurování, Praha 1953. Adam Pokorný - Petr Skalický, Středověké nástěnné malby Menší věže hradu Karlštejna. K realizaci restaurátorského průzkumu z let 2018 a 2019, Praha 2023. Elisabeth Ravaud, Radiography and Painting, I-II, Turnhout 2023. John Ruskin, The Seven Lamps of Architecture, London 1849. Joyce Hill Stoner - Rebecca Rushfield (edd.), Conservation of Easel Paintings, New York 2012. Arie Wallert - Erma Hermens - Marja Peek (edd.), Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice. University of Leiden, the Netherlands 26-29 June 1995, The Getty Conservation Institute, 1995.
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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): Theory and History of Art (2026) Category: Theory and history of arts 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theory and History of Art (2026) Category: Theory and history of arts 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theory and History of Art (2026) Category: Theory and history of arts 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theory and History of Art with the Specialization on Heritage Conservation (2026) Category: Theory and history of arts 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theory and History of Art (2026) Category: Theory and history of arts 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer