Course: History of Material Culture III

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Course title History of Material Culture III
Course code KDT/FU065
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Polanecký Jaroslav, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Hejný Kryštof, Mgr.
Course content
1. Islam - development, basic periodization, classical style and architecture, three late empires, changes in Islamic art. 2. Romance period. Jewelery, metal work, ceramics, ivory work, book painting, glassmaking, illumination. 3. Art of the early Gothic period. Residential interior, furniture - typology, decoration techniques. Monastery and craft workshops. 4. Medieval society and guilds. Glassmaking in Western and Central Europe, technology, shapes, decorative techniques. Architecture. 5. Renaissance. Transformation of the interior, furniture, Venetian glassmaking. Architecture, murals, ceramics, goldsmithing. 6. Mannerism with regard to the Czech lands - reuse of carving in glass finishing, the influence of Italian majolica. 7. Applied art of the 17th century - transition from Mannerism to Baroque. Furniture, Czech glassmaking, faience. 8. Triumph of the Baroque 1700-1740. Changes in the interior and furniture, textiles, Czech cut glass - its roots. 9. From baroque to rococo. The pinnacle of glassmaking, development of new technologies in ceramics - European porcelain; soft earthenware. 10. Classicism - artistic expression in applied art. Ornaments, the concept of color - the development from classicism to empire. 11. Empire - the influence of the empire and Napoleonic campaigns - the Empire interior and its ornamentation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
Course History of Material Culture III. it focuses on the genesis of material culture, especially arts and crafts and applied arts. The basis is a thematic art history set in a cultural-historical framework, which aims to provide an overview of the development of material culture in the context of cultural history of Europe with emphasis on Central Europe and the development of art historical styles, illuminate the links between art and craft categories, on the functions of fine arts, symbolism. Special emphasis is placed on an interdisciplinary approach to the issue. Students will gain a basic overview of art history as well as history. Emphasis is then placed on the acquisition of safe knowledge of basic concepts and professional terminology, development directions of arts and crafts, applied and fine arts and art techniques of their application in their own artistic or curatorial practice.

Prerequisites
Successful completion of the previous study

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Attendance
Recommended literature
  • ADLEROVÁ, Alena; NEŠLEHOVÁ, Mahulena a Vojtěch LAHODA, ed. Dějiny českého výtvarného umění. (IV/1), (IV/2),,1890/1938. Praha: Academia, 1998.
  • BÁRTL, Lukáš; TRNKOVÁ, Petra. Fotografie především. Barrister a Principal, 2018.
  • JANSON, Horst Woldemar; DAVIES, Penelope J. E.; FOX HOFRICHTER, Frima; JACOBS, Joseph F.; SIMON, David L.; ROBERTS, Ann S. Janson's History of Art: The Western Tradition Reissued Edition (8th Edition).. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, 2011.
  • Morant De, Henry. Dějiny užitého umění. Od nejstarších dob po současnost. Odeon, Praha, 1983.
  • Mrázek, Ivan. Drahé kameny od renesance po secesi. Masarykova univerzita, 2017.
  • PETRASOVÁ, Taťana; LORENZOVÁ, Helena (edd.). Dějiny českého výtvarného umění III/1-2. Academia, Praha, 2001.
  • PETRASOVÁ, Taťana; ŠVÁCHA, Rostislav. Dějiny umění v Českých zemích 800-2000. Artefactum, Praha, 2017. ISBN 978-80-904534-8-7.
  • Švácha, Rostislav. Od moderny k funkcionalismu: proměny pražské architektury první poloviny dvacátého století. Odeon, Praha, 1985.
  • VONDRÁČEK, Radim. Biedermaier. Umění a kultura v Českých zemích 1814-1848. Praha, 2008.


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