FF:US_45 Chapters from Art History I. - Course Information

US_45 Chapters from Art History I.

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Aleš Filip, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Dagmar Koudelková (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Dagmar Koudelková
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Karafiát
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 14:00–15:40 N51

Prerequisites (in Czech)

NOW( US_45cv Chapters from Art History I. )

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 190 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/190, only registered: 0/190, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/190

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Lectures are oriented to the visual art in Europe from its beginnings to the first decades of the 16th century. The main objectives of the course are the following: acquainting students with the basic terms and categories of history of art, as well as with methodology of work of the art historian. An essay has to be written, interpreting a selected oeuvre or set of works.

Syllabus

• Subject and methods of history of art.
• Basic terminology: architecture, sculpture, painting.
• Canon of beauty and aesthetic geometry.
• Iconoclasm and iconoduly, religion and art.
• Periodization of art and its interpretation on selected examples.
• The ancient art
• Arts and crafts of the middle ages

Literature

required literature
• Dějiny krásy. Edited by Umberto Eco, Translated by Gabriela Chalupská. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2005, 439 s. ISBN 8072036777. info
• Dějiny umění : malířství, sochařství, architektura. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 1998, 319 s. ISBN 8072030760. info
• GOMBRICH, E. H. Příběh umění. Translated by Miroslava Gregorová. Vyd. v češtině 2. (rev.),. Praha: Argo, 1997, 683 s. ISBN 8072031430. info
• GOMBRICH, E. H. Příběh umění. Translated by Miroslava Gregorová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1992, 558 s. ISBN 8020704167. info
• MALIVA, Josef. Hodiny s výtvarným uměním českých zemí : nárys dějin umění od pravěku do poloviny 20. století. První vydání. V Olomouci: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2001, 249 stran. ISBN 8024403382. info

recommended literature
• PARDYOVÁ, Marie, Marie DUFKOVÁ and Jana ČIŽMÁŘOVÁ. Antické umění v moravských sbírkách a nálezech. (průvodce výstavou) (Classical Art in Moravian Collections and Finds (A Guide to an Exhibition).). 1st ed. Brno: Moravské zemské muzeum, 1997, 19 pp. MZM. ISBN 80-7028-102-2. info
• BOUZEK, Jan and Marie DUFKOVÁ. Umělecké řemeslo archaického Řecka : výstava Národního muzea v Praze. Praha: Národní muzeum, 1985, 4 s. info
• JANÁČEK, Josef. Praha středověká (čtvero knih o Praze) : architektura, sochařství, malířství, umělecké řemeslo. Edited by Emanuel Poche. 1. vyd. Praha: Panorama, 1983, 780 s., ob. info
• Antické umění v československých sbírkách : Národní galerie v Praze, [srpen-listopad 1979. Edited by Jiří Kotalík. V Praze: Národní galerie, 1979, 135 s. URL info
• STRONG, Donald Emrys. Antické umění. Translated by Jan Bouzek - Radislav Hošek. Praha: Artia, 1970, 187 s. URL info

Teaching methods

Lectures and class discussions.

Assessment methods

Written essay, two written tests and other tests during the semester.
1) Written essay - analyse of a work of art
2) Two tests of knowlegde (0-20 points each)

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• US_46 Chapters from Art History II.

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

http://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf/

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