Course detail

History of Art of 15th - 18th Century

FSI-YU2Acad. year: 2015/2016

The course is concerned with the development of fine art, architecture and arts and crafts and in Modern times. Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo styles (from the 15th century to the 18th century).

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. PhDr. Jan Sedlák, CSc.

Department

Institute of Machine and Industrial Design (ÚK)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Basic information about the history of visual art in Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of development of arts and crafts from the beginning till 14th century.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The exam verifies global orientation and knowledge of the development in visual art of given period and relationship to the previous development and to the present. The exam is combined: written test and an oral exam. According to the article No. 13 of Study and Examination Rules of Brno University of Technology ECTS evaluation degree scale is used. The course is evaluated with the following grades: ECTS EVALUATION DEGREES / PTS. RATING / NUMERIC RATING: A / 100 - 90 / 1 / Excellent; B /89 - 80 / 1,5 / Very good; C / 79 - 70 / 2 / Good; D / 69 - 60 / Satisfactory; E / 59 - 50 / Sufficient; F / 49 - 0 / 4 / Failed.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Orientation in history and theory of visual art from the 15th to the 18th century.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The attendance at lectures is recommended.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

GOMBRICH, E.H. The story of art. 16. ed. London: Phaidon, 1995. ISBN 9780714832470.
HUYGHE, René. Larousse, Umění a lidstvo. Praha: Odeon, 1974. ISBN AS93001.

Recommended reading

BEARD, Lee. The art book. New ed.; 2nd ed. rev., expanded and updated. New York: Phaidon Press, 2012. ISBN 0714864676.
LUCIE-SMITH, Edward. Artoday. London: Phaidon, 1995. ISBN 978-0714832012.
MALIVA, Josef. Doteky s uměním a časem. Brno: Vysoké učení technické, 1996. ISBN 80-214-0822-7.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B3901-3 Bachelor's

    branch B-PDS , 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Michal Trávníček

Syllabus

Early Renaissance - architecture, sculpture, painting and arts and crafts in Italy;
Renaissance - architecture, sculpture, painting and arts and crafts in Italy;
Mannerism - architecture, sculpture, painting and arts and crafts in Italy;
Early Renaissance, Renaissance and Mannerism in other European countries 1;
Early Renaissance, Renaissance and Mannerism in other European countries 2;
Renaissance in Bohemia and Moravia;
Baroque - architecture, sculpture, painting and crafts and design in radical baroque and Baroque classicism 1;
Baroque 2;
Baroque 3;
Baroque 4;
Baroque 5;
Baroque realism in painting;
Rococo - painting and arts and crafts.