UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE
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Course: European and Czech Art of Early Modern Times: 1500-1800

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Course title European and Czech Art of Early Modern Times: 1500-1800
Course code UUK/7ECUN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Šroněk Michal, doc. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
1. Early Renaissance in Italy. 2. High Renaissance in Italy. 3. Late Renaissance in Italy. 4. 16th century Zaalpian art I. 5. 16th century Zaalpian art II. 6. Baroque art of Italy and Spain. 7. Baroque art in the Netherlands and Flanders I. 8. Baroque art in the Netherlands and Flanders II. 9. 18th century Zaalpian art. 10. Art of the 16th century in the Czech lands. 11. Art in the court of Rudolf II. 12. Art of the 17th century in the Czech lands. 13. Art of the 18th century in the Czech lands I. 14. Art of the 18th century in the Czech lands II.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
The lectures focus on European and Czech fine art and the architecture of the Renaissance and Baroque. Students will be acquainted with the transformation of European art, with the basic developmental tendencies, problems and personalities of this epoch in the main cultural centers: Italy, Germany, Flanders, the Netherlands, Spain and also in the Czech lands.
Active participation in lessons.
Prerequisites
No special prerequisites.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance assessment

Paper in seminar.
Recommended literature
  • Dějiny českého výtvarného umění. II/1-2. Praha: Academia, 1989..
  • HASKELL, Francis. Patrons and Painters: A Study in the Relations Between Italian Art and Society in the Age of the Baroque. Yale University Press, 1980..
  • HUBALA, Erich (ed.). Die Kunst des 17. Jahrhunderts (Propyläen Kunstgeschichte, 9). Frankfurt am Main: Propyläen Verlag, 1984..
  • HUYGHE, René. Umění a lidstvo. Larousse. Umění renesance a baroku. Praha: Odeon, 1970.
  • JANSON, H. W. History of Art. The Western Tradition. New Jersey, opakovaná vydání.
  • KELLER, Harald (ed.). Die Kunst des 18. Jahrhunderts (Propyläen Kunstgeschichte, 10). Berlin: Propyläen Verlag, Berlin, 1990..
  • PIJOAN, José. Dějiny umění. I-X, Praha: Euromedia Group, 1998-2000..
  • SEIBT, Ferdinand (ed.). Renaissance in Böhmen. München 1978..
  • TOMAN, Rolf. Baroko: architektura, sochařství, malířství. Praha: Slovart, 2007..
  • TOMAN, Rolf. Umění italské renesance: architektura, sochařství, malířství, kresba. Praha: Slovart, 2000..
  • WITTKOWER, Rudolf. Art and Architecture in Italy 1600-1750. New Haven - London 1999..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE, date of update: 15.12.2025 23:50. Data created for academic year 2025/2026