DU2675am Architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger and the academic Baroque in Europe ca 1700

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
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.
Supplier department: Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 12:30–14:05 C11
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
This lecture shows by the example of prominent person of history of Swedish architecture, in which ways the Roman architectural academic style spread through European countries in 1700s. The aim of the course is to understand the stylistic tendencies in Europe in the period between Baroque and late Baroque style, between the 17th (i.e. seicento) and 18th centuries (i.e. settecento).
Syllabus
  • 1. An Introduction: The Accademia di San Luca in Rome and European architecture around 1700 &
  • 2. Roman Baroque architecture and rhetoric &
  • 3. Nicodemus Tessin the Elder - Father and the founder of the Swedish Baroque &
  • 4. Nicodemus Tessin the Junior - His basic biographical data &
  • 5. Nikodemus Tessin the Junior and his critical remarks from the architectural journeys &
  • 6. The Residence Projects by Tessin: Amalienborg, Stockholm, Louvre, Berlin &
  • 7. Treatise on interior decoration and on the gardens &
  • 8. The Town planning of Stockholm &
  • 9. Saint Petersbourg - a memorial church for Peter the Great in the context of construction of the new capital city &
  • 10. Nicodemus Tessin, Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach and the beginnings of the history of art &
  • 11. Conclusion: residence and residential cathedrals in Europe of the Baroque
Literature
  • Marten Snickare (ed.): Nicodemus Tessin the Younger. Royal Architect and Visionary. Stockholm 2002
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Assessment methods
The final written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018.
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