KLBcA18 Seminar in Classical Archaeology II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Věra Klontza, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Anna Krčmářová (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 14:10–15:45 zrusena M25
Prerequisites
KLBcA17 Seminar in Class. Arch. I
Participation in the course Greek art II
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 main objective represents analysis of the most important masterpieces of Greek art of Classical and Hellenistic periods. Students have to write an essay on an assigned topic and to present an oral presentation to gain the credit.
Syllabus
  • Development and characteristics of the Greek art in the Classical and Helenistic periods - i. e. from 490/80 B. C. to 31. B.C.
  • Achievements of classical esthetic and ulterior innovations in the 4th century B.C. and Hellenistic period and their new expresionism and dynamics.
  • Late Hellenistic art and late Roman culture.
  • Transition of Archaic art into Early classic - achievements of anatomy and movement.
  • Ideal typology of human body and its aesthetic.
  • Athens in the 2nd half of the 5th century, Fidias, Polykleitos.
  • Manierism of the transition between the 5th and the 4th century.
  • 4th century: Skopas, Leochares, Bryaxis, Praxiteles and Lysippos and their personal styles.
  • Complexity of the Hellenistic expression.
  • Late Hellenistic classicism and the formation of Roman art.
Literature
  • ANDREAE, Bernard. Skulptur des Hellenismus. München: Hirmer Verlag, 2001, 253 s., 20. ISBN 3-7774-9200-0. info
  • ANDREAE, Bernard. Schönheit des Realismus :Auftraggeber, Schöpfer, Betrachter hellenistischer Plastik. Mainz/Rhein: Philipp von Zabern, 1998, 336 s. ISBN 3-8053-2348-4. info
  • ANDREAE, Bernard. Praetorium speluncae :Tiberius und Ovid in Sperlonga. Mainz: Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, 1994, 240 s. ISBN 3-515-06643-8. info
  • CHARBONNEAUX, J., R. MARTIN and Villard, F. Das archaische Griechenland. München, 1985. info
  • CHARBONNEAUX, J., R. MARTIN and Villard, F. Hellenistic Art. London, 1973. info
  • CHARBONNEAUX, J., R. MARTIN and Villard, F. Das klassische Griechenland. München, 1965. info
  • CHARBONNEAUX, J. La sculpture grecque classique. Paris, 1943. info
Teaching methods
seminars supplemented by explanation of the scientific opinions on these topics and explanation of the pertinent archaeological material from classical and hellenistic period (originals and copies), presentations of homeworks, class discussion
Assessment methods
Fullfilment Requirements for gaining the credits: - Basic orientation in the individual spheres of research in the branch - Knowledge of specialist literature, journals and outcomes of the work of significant researchers within the scope of the lecture and the assigned literature - Adequate participation in the work of the seminar - Presentation of the assigned papers Assignement of credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
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 Spring 2003, Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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