DU1381 Theory of the Italian Renaissance: Alberti, Serlio, Vignola, Palladio

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Ondřej Jakubec, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Ondřej Jakubec, Ph.D.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. Mgr. Ondřej Jakubec, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Wednesday 10:50–14:05 K31
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 aim of the course is to provide a survey of architectural theory of Renaissance in Italy, but moreover at the end of the courtse should demonstrate their capability to cope with authentic sources related to the topic.
Syllabus
  • L. B. Alberti - theory of Humanism Francesco di Giorgio Martini - practice and speculation Serlio and Vignola aand the beginnings of dogmatic theory A. Palladio - various aspects
Literature
  • Thinking about architecturean introduction to architectural theory. Edited by Colin Davies. London: Laurence King Pub., 2011, 160 p. ISBN 9781780670911. info
  • Architectural theory : from the renaissance to the present : 89 essays on 117 treatises. Edited by Bernd Evers - Christof Thoenes. Köln: Taschen, 2003, 845 s. ISBN 382281699X. info
  • KANERVA, Liisa. Defining the architect in fifteenth-century Italy : exemplary architects in L.B. Alberti's De Re aedificatoria. Helsinki: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, 1998, 165 s. ISBN 9514108450. info
Teaching methods
class dicsussions
Assessment methods
colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
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