DU1216ak Architecture of the Renaissance

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jiří Kroupa, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Kroupa, CSc.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Jiří Kroupa, CSc.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course seeks to acquaint the art history student with the basic styles and architects, working in the Renaissance, i.e. in the 15th Century in Italy.
Syllabus
  • 1. The "Renaissance" in the architecture. & 2. The "capomaestro", "ingegnere", and the patron (the "collective architect" in Italy of the 15th Century. & 3. Leon Bat. Alberti and the birth of an architect. & 4. The Italian quattrocento and the shaping of the architectural space. & 5. Filippo Brunellesco - first modern architect? & 6. The architectural task in the italian Renaissance I: the memorial-burial chapel. & 7. Michelozzo di Bartolomeo and the decorative architecture. & 8. Alberti and classical architecture. & 9. The architectural task in the italian Renaissance II: the town palace. & 10. Theory of the human proportions and the Renaissance architecture. & 11. The architectural task in the italian Renaissance III: the "villa". & 12. The feast, utopia and the ephemeral architecture. & 13. Leonardo, Bramante and the northern Italian architecture (the visual effects). &
Literature
  • Toman, Rolf (ed.). Umění italské renesance. Praha 1996.
  • Heydenreich Ludwig H. Italienische Renaissance. Beginn und Entfaltung. München 1972.
  • Chastel, André. Italienische Renaissance. Die grossen Kunstzentren. München 1965.
  • Chastel, André. Italienische Renaissance. Die Ausdrucksformen der Künste. München 1966.
  • Heydenreich, Ludwig H.-Passavant, Günter. Italienische Renaissance. Die grossen Meister 1500-1540. München 1975.
  • Boucher, Bruce. Palladio. Der Architekt in seiner Zeit. München 1994.
Assessment methods
The course will be taught as a lecture; there will be exam in the form of the both written and visual test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007.
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