DU1219ak Architecture in the 17th century

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
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.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course seeks to acquaint the art history student with the basic styles and architects, working in the 17th Century in Italy and France. In this epoch the classical systems of the baroque architecture were created.
Syllabus
  • 1. What is the baroque in the architecture?: definition and historiography of the baroque. & 2. The sources of the baroque architecture in Rome: a) Michelangelos pupils and followers; b) From Vignola to early baroque. & 3. Carlo Maderno (1556-1629): the creator of the baroque architecture. & 4. Pietro Berrettini da Cortona (1596-1669): the "classic" of the baroque architecture. & 5. Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680): "bel composto" in the visual arts. & 6. Francesco Borromini (Castelli, 1599-1667): the "radical" baroque architecture. & 7. Guarino Guarini (1624-1683): the geometry of the elements of space. & 8. The architecture in Rome and in North Italy in the 2nd half of the 17th century. & 9. The definition and history of the french classic architecture in the 17th century. & 10. The builders of cardinals: Jacques Lemercier and Louis Le Vau. & 11. François Mansart 1598-1666: the ideal of french classic? & 12. Louis XIV., Louvre and Versailles. & 13. Jules Hardouin – Mansart 1646-1708: or synthesis of french architecture of the 17th century. &
Literature
  • BAZIN, Germain. Baroque and rococo. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1964. info
  • KITSON, Michael. Barok a rokoko. Praha: Artia, 1972, 184 s. URL info
  • TAPIÉ, Victor Lucien. Barok. Translated by Ivan Gavora. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Pallas, 1971, 180 s. info
  • Millon, Henry A. The Triumph of the baroque. Architecture in Europe1600-1750. London 1999
Assessment methods
The course will be taught as a lecture; there will be exam in the form of the both written and visual test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008.
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