Course detail

History of Art

FA-DEU-TAcad. year: 2023/2024

This cycle of lectures presents the fundamental questions from the history of art in terms of terminology, methods and problems that history of art poses, using the art history material to illustrate the theoretical problems of the discipline. Theoretical and practical aspects of the history of art are discussed with regard to the needs of architects working in heritage renovation, historic settlements and cultural landscape, as well as for architects solving current issues with their personal interest in the historical and theoretical background.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

1

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. PhDr. Pavel Šopák, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Theory (UT)

Aims

To identify the history of art as an independent discipline, anchored in the history and society, and which provides a valuable source of knowledge for a deeper theoretical and historical anchoring of architectural work in the context of (European) visual art.
Students will familiarize with the terminology of the history of art and with the problems of the discipline; will acquire the knowledge of artefacts that illustrate the general aspects of the history of art. Students will be able to connect the important terms (style, era, authorship, function of art) with particular examples of the works of art from history.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The knowledge is assessed via a written test that will be graded.
Students must attend at minimum 80 % of the classes.
In the case of a student's apology and with approval of the subject guarantor, personal attendance may be substituted with online attendance in the classes.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

KIDSON, Peter, Románské a gotické umění, Praha: Artia, 1973. (CS)
KITSON, Michael, Barok a rokoko, Praha: Artia, 1972. (CS)
LASSUS, Jean, Raně křesťanské a byzantské umění, Praha: Artia, 11971. (CS)
LOMMEL, Andreas, Pravěk a umění přírodních národů. Praha: Artia, 1970. (CS)
LYNTON, Norbert, Umění 19. a 20. století, Praha: Artia, 1981 (CS)
MARTINDALE, Andrew, Člověk a renesance, Praha: Artia, 1972. (CS)
MORAN, Henri de, Dějiny užitého umění od nejstarších dob po současnost. Praha: Odeon, 1983. (CS)

Recommended reading

BÁRTA, Miroslav, Příběh civilizace. Vzestup a pád stavitelů pyramid. Praha: Academia, 2017 (CS)
BOUZEK, Jan, Vznik Evropy. Praha: Triton, 2013 (CS)
GOMBRICH, Ernst Hans. Umění a iluze. Studie o psychologii obrazového znázorňování. Praha: Argo, 2019. (CS)
SCHAPIRO, Meyer. Dílo a styl. Praha: Argo, 2006. (CS)
SPUNAR, Pavel a kolektiv. Kultura středověku. Praha. Academia, 1995. (CS)
WITTLICH, Petr. České sochařství XX. století 1890–1945, Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1978 (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B_A+U Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme N_A+U Master's

    specialization --- (do 2022) , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
    1 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. PhDr. Pavel Šopák, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Fine art and the basic terminology; architecture, painting and sculpture - their points of overlap
2. The concept of style; style as a definition of era; its use to set the relative dating
3. The concept of evolution; ancient evolution cycle as a model for the concept of art evolution in the Middle Ages and modern era
4. The concept of tradition, convention, historicism; establishing of traditional elements in the history of art from the Middle Ages
5. The concept of avant garde; avant gardes of the 20th century
6. The history of art as a science: the concept of the history of art as an individual interpretation of a problem (E. H. Gombrich)
7. Space in art: specifics of paintings
8. Space in art: specifics of sculptures
9. Arts and crafts: techniques and materials of the prehistoric cultures, the Antiquity and the Middle Ages
10. Arts and crafts: techniques and materials in the modern era
11. Authorial subject, author´s style, individuality of the fine art work
12. Mimesis versus abstraction; the history of art as a history of depicting
13. Human figure and the changes of its representation from the prehistoric times to the 20th century