DU1221a The Baroque Sculpture in Italy

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
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.
Supplier department: Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:50–12:25 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 introduction to the baroque sculpture in Italy. The course will give a comprehensive overview of the most important masters of the 17th century (Bernini, Algardi, Duquesnoy etc.) and their works, addressing problems of iconography, style, sculptural technique as well as contemporary art theory, art patronage and aspects of the social history of the artist in the early modern period. Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to identify and discuss within their historical framework: major artists and important works of art; understand how the baroque period in Rome influenced art in Europe; recognise the differing expressions of Baroque art and the role patrons played in the art and how they used it.
Syllabus
  • Baroque: origins of a term; baroque Rome and the counter-reformation; major sculptors (Bernini, Algardi, Duquesnoy, Mochi, Ferrata); important commisions (tombs, baldacchino, crossing and Cathedra Petri in St. Peter’s, S. Bibiana; Cornaro Chapel in S. Maria della Vittoria, fountains); patronage (cardinal Scipione Borghese, popes Urban VIII Barberini, Innocent X Pamphili, Alexander VII Chigi, church orders, court of Louis XIV); innovations and expressions of baroque sculpture in Rome; how Rome influenced art in Europe
Literature
    recommended literature
  • WITTKOWER, Rudolf. Art and architecture in Italy, 1600-1750. Edited by Joseph Connors - Jennifer Montagu. 6th ed., 1st publ. by Yale U. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999, 194 s. ISBN 0300079419. info
  • WITTKOWER, Rudolf. Art and architecture in Italy, 1600-1750. Edited by Joseph Connors - Jennifer Montagu. 6th ed., 1st publ. by Yale U. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999, xv, 114. ISBN 0300079397. info
  • WITTKOWER, Rudolf. Art and architecture in Italy, 1600-1750. Edited by Joseph Connors - Jennifer Montagu. 6th ed., 1st publ. by Yale U. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999, 198 s. ISBN 0300079400. info
  • Baroko :architektura, plastika, malířství. Edited by Rolf Toman, Photo by Achim Bednorz. 1. české vyd. V Praze: Slovart, 1999, 503 s. ISBN 80-7209-179-4. info
  • ANGELINI, Alessandro. Baroque sculpture in Rome. Milan: 5 continents, 2004, 167 s. ISBN 8874391188. info
    not specified
  • WITTKOWER, Rudolf. Bernini : the sculptor of the Roman Baroque. Photo by Pino Guidolotti. 4th ed., repr. in pbk. London: Phaidon, 2002, 320 s. ISBN 0714837156. info
  • Italian high Renaissance & baroque sculpture (Podřaz.) : An introduction to Italian sculpture. Volume III, Italian high Renaissance & baroque sculpture. info
  • MONTAGU, Jennifer. Roman baroque sculpture : the industry of art. 2nd print. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992, xi, 244. ISBN 0300053665. info
  • Montagu, Jennifer. Alessandro Algardi 1-2. New Haven-London 1985
  • BOUDON-MACHUEL, Marion. François du Quesnoy : 1597-1643. Edited by Jennifer Montagu. Paris: Arthena, 2005, 407 s. ISBN 2903239320. info
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods
Written examination consisting of 10 questions focusing on the basic facts and notions of the discipline.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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