KLBcB39 Overview of the History of Greek Art

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Marie Pardyová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Eliška Kazdová, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: PhDr. Marie Pardyová, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 17:30–19:05 C11
Prerequisites
Interest in visual arts of the main civilisations of the ancient world, basic visual memory. The lecture is opened for all students, and is especially recommended for the students of cultural and historical disciplines (art history, history of religions, classical philology and cultural anthropology).
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 lecture's aim is to present a clear and vivid introduction to the Greek art and civilisation, from the Minoan-Mycenean era to the end of Hellenism. The student will better understand the constitution of the Greek formal criteria which were important till the end of Antiquity, and they will distinguish more important artists and their works. At the end od this course, students should be able to understand the principles of greek art and the most important monuments (architectural, sculptural, painted).
Syllabus
  • - explanation of the historical and demographic situation of the Dark Ages and beginnings of new Greek life and culture in the 1st millenium B.C.
  • - the rise of specific qualities of Greek vision of the world, and their difference from the existing oriental civilizations. This contributes to special expression in the arts - architecture, painting and sculpture.
  • - Abstraction, anthropomorphism and reflection of the Nature in ideal status are the most important components on the way to the Greek miracle accomplished in the 5th century in the Classical era and the idea of the kalokagathia.
  • - Hellenism introduced artistic theory to different aesthetic aims and brought many new variations to the structure of the Greek art.
Literature
  • BOARDMAN, J. Řecké umění. Praha, 1973. info
  • PELIKÁN, Oldřich. Dějiny antického umění. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1971, 143 s. info
  • BOARDMAN, J. and W. FUCHS. Die griechische Kunst. München, 1967. info
  • SCHUCHHARDT, W.-H. Griechische Kunst. Stuttgart, 1968. info
  • Reclams Geschichte der antiken Kunst. Edited by John Boardman. Stuttgart: Philipp Reclam jun., 1997, 411 s., [2. ISBN 3-15-010432-7. info
  • PAPAIOANNOU, K. Griechische Kunst. Freiburg, 1977. info
  • MARSA, Jiří, Marie DUFKOVÁ and Jan BOUZEK. Řecké umění z jižní Itálie : [vázy, terakoty a bronzy z řeckých měst v jižní Itálii : Národní muzeum v Praze 1974]. V Praze: Národní muzeum, 1974, 24 s. info
Teaching methods
lectures with explanations and discussions about the several topics
Assessment methods
Conditions for granting the credit: participation in the lectures (75%), oral colloquium or written test in the final lecture
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009.
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