DU2668 Luxury arts in early modern Europe

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Suchánek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Suchánek, Ph.D.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Suchánek, Ph.D.
Timetable
Tue 13:20–14:55 K31
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course presents luxury artifacts of the Renaissance in Baroque. Today we associate the art with painting, sculpture and architecture, yet luxury works of so-called applied art (like gold-work, splendid tapestries and textiles, ephemeral multimedia spectacles, ceremonial carriages and other opulent creations) were consistently more distinguished and celebrated by contemporaries. The exquisite craftmanship and the precious materials of these creations were signs of their owners rand and privilege. By contrast, the modest materials of painting and sculptures relegated them to lower status. The aim of lectures is to closely examine and interpret the objects themselves and their uses in their day, to analyse how sumptuous creations constructed the world and taste of Renaissance and Baroque patrons.
Syllabus
  • Perception of luxury artifacts at renaissance and baroque courts
  • Uses of luxury artifacts during ceremonial and ritual events
  • Great patrons
  • Important artists and artisans
  • Different kinds of artifacts (jewellry, furniture, tapestries, carriages, collections etc.)
Literature
  • Kaiser Karl V. (1500-1558) : Macht und Ohnmacht Europas. Edited by Wilfried Seipel. Wien: Kunsthistorisches Museum, 2000, xv, 390. ISBN 3854970110. info
  • Tapestry in the Baroque : threads of splendor. Edited by Thomas P. Campbell - Pascal-François Bertrand - Jeri Bapasola, Photo. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2007, x, 563. ISBN 9780300124071. info
  • Brassat Wolfgang, Tapisserien und Politik : Funktionen, Kontexte und Rezeption eines repräsentativen Mediums, Berlin 1992
  • Furnishing the eighteenth century : what furniture can tell us about the European and American past. Edited by Dena Goodman - Kathryn Norberg. New York: Routledge, 2007, x, 245. ISBN 041594953X. info
  • Wittelsbach State and Ceremonial Carriages :coaches, sledges and sedan chairs in the Marstallmuseum Schloß Nymphenburg. Edited by Rudolf H. Wackernagel - Axel Gelbhaar. Stuttgart: Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2002, 327 s. ISBN 3925369856. info
Teaching methods
lectures, reading
Assessment methods
essay, case study
Language of instruction
Czech
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