DU1237 19th Century Sculpture

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 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.
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:35 B12
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 history of sculpture of the 19th century. Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to identify and discuss within their historical framework: major movements; important sculptures; major sculptors.
Syllabus
  • The course will treat sculpture as part of the larger process of modernization of the Europe, e.g. place of sculpture in the formation of national identities and the articulation of national histories (nationalism and historism; role of the modern monuments and memorials, portraiture etc.)
  • The sculpture of the classicist period - Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828), Antonio Canova (1757-1822), Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), Gottfried Schadow (1764-1850), the spread of classicism
  • Sculpture in the days of romanticism and realism - Francois Rude (1784-1855), Barye, Daumier, Dantan and others
  • Sculpture in the third quarter of the 19th century - Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-75), the spread of naturalism
  • The return to form - Auguste Rodin (1840-1917).
Literature
  • Novotny, Fritz. Painting and Sculpture in Europe, 1780-1880, New Haven-London 1995
  • Janson, H. W. 19th Century Sculpture, New York 1985
  • Janson (ed.), H. W. Aspects of 19th Century Sculpture, Cleveland 1975
  • BLAŽÍČKOVÁ-HOROVÁ, Naděžda. Dějiny českého výtvarného umění. Edited by Taťána Petrasová - Helena Lorenzová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2001, 407 s. ISBN 8020006303. info
  • ZEITLER, Rudolf. Die Kunst des 19. Jahrhunderts. Berlin: Propyläen-Verlag, 1966. info
Assessment methods
Lectures, examination - written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010.
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