Course detail

History of Art of 19th - 20th Century

FSI-YU4Acad. year: 2025/2026

Study of the development of art, architecture, arts and crafts in the 19th and 20th centuries - Neoclassicism, historical Romanticism, Arts and Crafts, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism, Art Nouveau, avant-garde, Dadaism, Surrealism, Bauhaus, Action Painting, Dramatic Arts, Architecture, Art Crafts and Design in the 19th and 20th Century, op-art, pop-art, conceptual art, postmodern. Attention is also paid to Czech modern art and the development of architecture and sculpture in the 20th century.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jiří Tauber, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Machine and Industrial Design (ÚK)

Entry knowledge

The knowledge of the development of fine art and arts crafts is assumed from the beginning until the end of the 18th century.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The exam examines the knowledge of the development of the visual arts of the period, the relationships and the connections with the previous development and continuity at present. The exam consists of: written test and verbal part. 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.
The attendance at lectures is recommended.

Aims

Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the course is to acquire knowledge of history and theory of art, arts and crafts and 19th and 20th century design. Orientation in art history belongs to the elementary education of industrial designer as a possible inspirational source for own work.
The output of the subject is an orientation in the history of fine art in the period of modern times and knowledge of fundaments, characterization and significant representatives of individual movements.

Study aids

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.
PIJOAN, José. Dějiny umění 8-12. Praha: Odeon/Euromedia, 1986/2004
VANĚK, Jiří. Dějiny umění ve výtvarné kultuře západní tradice. Praha: ARSCI, 2017. ISBN 978-80-7420-052-6.

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.
RILEY, Noël, ed. Dějiny užitého umění: vývoj užitého umění a stylistických prvků od renesance do postmoderní doby. Praha: Slovart, c2004. ISBN 80-7209-549-8.
SPARKE, Penny. A century of design: design pioneers of the 20th century. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's, 1998. ISBN 9780764151224.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-PDS-P Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
  • Programme B-VKP-P Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jiří Tauber, Ph.D.

Syllabus

- Art of the first half of the 19th century - neoclassicism, empire, romanticism and realism.
- Art of the first half of the 19th century - Czech art of the 19th century, distinctive personalities.
- Art of the second half of the 19th century - the Arts and Crafts movement, the official art, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, - Symbolism and Art Nouveau.
- Art of the first half of the 20th century - avant-garde orientations of the early 20th century (fauvism, expressionism, cubism, futurism and metaphysical painting, abstract art).
- Art of the first half of the 20th century - the interwar period (dadaism, surrealism, Bauhaus).
- Art after II. St. war (action painting, op-art, pop-art, conceptual art, postmodern).
- Development of architecture of the first half of the 20th century.
- Development of sculpture of the 20th century, photographs of the 20th century, the latest trends in fine arts and architecture.