KLBcA13 Greek Art I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Věra Klontza, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Eliška Kazdová, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 10:50–12:25 U34
Prerequisites
KLBcA02 Ancient Egypt and Near East
BA, ev., MA study programme of Classical Archaeology
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
At the end of the course the students should be acquainted with: • the chronological articulation of the wide concept of “Early Greek Art” • the development in the depiction of human figure • the techniques of vase painting • the techniques of bronze • the meaning of the main types of statues (gods; kouroi; korai; horsemen) • the birth and development of monumental architecture in stone • the development of sculptural architectonical decoration (friezes and pedimental compositions) • the original polychromy of stone and marble reliefs, statues and buildings
Syllabus
  • Subjects of the lessons (ten 2-hour lessons): 1. Proto-Geometric and Geometric Art. The rebirth of Greek culture 2. 7th-century sculpture. Orientalizing style; Dedalic style; Materials: clay, stone, marble, bronze and its techniques (sphyrelata; solid lost-wax cast; hollow lost-wax cast by indirect method). The first korai and kouroi 3. Pottery as comparison: Shapes; Orientalizing; Corinthian 4. 6th-century sculpture. Part One. Free-standing figures: kouroi and other male figures 5. 6th-century sculpture. Part Two. Free-standing figures: korai and other female figures 6. Pottery as comparison: 6th-century Athens 7. A glance to architecture: the Doric and the Ionic temple. Architectonical sculpture. Part One. Pediments, 1: the Temple of Artemis at Corfu; The temples of the Athenian Acropolis; The Temple of Apollo at Delphi. 8. Architectonical sculpture. Part Two. Pediments, 2: The marble pediments of the Athenian Acropolis; The Temple of Athena Aphaia at Aegina 9. Architectonical sculpture. Part Three. The Doric frieze: The Sykionans’ treasury at Delphi; The temples at Selinunte; The Heraion at the mouth of the river Sele; The Athenians’ treasury at Delphi 10. Architectonical sculpture. Part Four. The Ionic style: Figured supports (Caryathids); The Ionic frieze: The Siphnians’ Treasury at Delphi
Literature
  • BOUZEK, Jan and Iva ONDŘEJOVÁ. Řecké umění. Praha: Akademie múzických umění, 2004, 124 pp. Studia Hercynia. Supplementum ; 8. info
  • BOL, Peter C. Die Geschichte der antiken Bildhauerkunst. Mainz: Philipp von Zabern, 2002. Schriften des Liebieghauses. ISBN 978-3-8053-2869-2. info
  • COLDSTREAM, Nicolas. Geometric Greek art. London, 2002. ISBN 978-0-19-866203-7. info
  • KRATOCHVÍL, Zdeněk and Jan BOUZEK. Proměny interpretací. V Praze: Herrmann & synové, 1996, 199 s. info
  • BOUZEK, J., I. ONDŘEJOVÁ and Musil J. Muzeum antického sochařství a architektury Litomyšl. Praha, 1995. info
  • BOUZEK, Jan and Zdeněk KRATOCHVÍL. Řeč umění a archaické filosofie. V Praze: Herrmann & synové, 1995, 255 s. info
  • ROLLEY, Claude. La sculpture grecque. Paris: Picard, 1994, 438 s. ISBN 2708404482. info
  • BOARDMAN, J. La sculpture grecque archaique. Paris, 1994. info
  • BOUZEK, Jan and Zdeněk KRATOCHVÍL. Od mýtu k logu [2-8649]. V Praze: Herrmann & synové, 1994. info
  • BERNHARD, Maria Ludwika. Sztuka grecka archaiczna. Warszawa: Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1989, 622 pp. Historia starozytnej sztuki greckiej, t. 1. ISBN 978-83-01-07227-8. info
  • MÜLLER-WIENER, W. Griechisches Bauwesen in der Antike. München, 1988. info
  • FUCHS, Werner and Josef FLOREN. Die griechische Plastik. Bd. 1, Die geometrische und archaische Plastik. Munchen: C.H. Beck, 1987, 482 pp. ISBN 978-3-406-31718-7. info
  • PARNICKI-PUDELKO, S. Architektura starozytnej Grecji. Warszawa, 1985. info
  • CHARBONNEAUX, J., R. MARTIN and Villard, F. Das archaische Griechenland. München, 1985. info
  • BOUZEK, J. Dějiny předoasijského a egejského umění. Praha, 1983. info
  • KNELL, H. Grundzüge der griechischen Architektur. Darmstadt, 1980. info
  • BOUZEK, J., M. ČTVRTNÍKOVÁ and Ondřejová, I. Galerie antického umění Hostinné nad Labem. Praha, 1978. info
  • DEVAMBEZ, P. Grecia. Verona, 1978. Storia della scultura nel mondo. info
  • BOARMAN, John. Greek sculpture: the archaic period. A handbook. New York: Oxford University Press, 1978, 252 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-520047-8. info
  • PAPAIOANNOU, K. Griechische Kunst. Freiburg, 1977. info
  • BOARDMAN, John. Řecké umění. Translated by Klement Benda. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1975, 249 s. URL info
  • BOARDMAN, J. Athenian Black-Figure Vases. 1974. info
  • HIGGINS, R. Egejské a mykénské umění. Praha, 1973. info
  • PELIKÁN, Oldřich. Dějiny antického umění. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1971, 143 s. info
  • PELIKÁN, Oldřich. Dějiny antického umění. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1971, 143 s. info
  • BOUZEK, Jan. Homerisches Griechenland. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1969, 230 pp. Acta Univ. Car. Philosophica et historica, 29. info
  • SCHUCHHARDT, W.-H. Griechische Kunst. Stuttgart, 1968. info
  • RICHTER, Marie Gisela Augusta. Korai: archaic Greek maidens; a study of the development of the Kore type in Greek sculpture. London: Phaidon, 1968, 327 pp. ISBN 978-0-7148-1328-8. info
  • SCHEFOLD, K. Die Griechen und die Nachbarn. In Propyläen Kunstgeschichte. Sv. 1. Berlin, 1967. info
  • BOARDMAN, J. and W. FUCHS. Die griechische Kunst. München, 1967. info
  • DEMARGNE, P. Die Geburt der griechischen Kunst. München, 1965. info
  • KÄHLER, H. Der griechische Tempel. Berlin, 1964. info
  • GINOUVES, R. L´art grec. Paris, 1964. info
  • LANGLOTZ, E. and M. HIRMER. Die Kunst der Westgriechen. München. 1963. info
  • RICHTER, Marie Gisela Augusta. The archaic gravestones of Attica. New York: Phaidon Publishers, 1961, 184 pp. info
  • RICHTER, Marie Gisela Augusta. Kouroi, archaic Greek youths; a study of the development of the kouros type in Greek sculpture. 2nd ed. London: Phaidon, 1960, 342 pp. info
  • RICHTER, G. A Handbook of Greek Art. London, New York, 1959. info
  • FREL, J. Řecké vázy. 1956. info
  • LIPPOLD, G. Griechische Plastik. In Handbuch der Archäologie. München, 1950. info
  • RICHTER, G. The Sculpture and Sculptors of the Greeks. London, 1950. info
Teaching methods
Lessons with PowerPoint presentations (in English)
Assessment methods
Oral examination. Questions and identification of pictures analyzed during the lessons
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 0.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2014, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/phil/autumn2014/KLBcA13