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Course: Essentials of the History of Arts II

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Course title Essentials of the History of Arts II
Course code UUK/7ZDU2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Lexová Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Art of the early Renaissance in Italy I: architecture 2. Art of the early Renaissance in Italy II: sculpture and painting 3. Art of the High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy I: Architecture 4. Art of the High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy II: sculpture and painting 5. Renaissance and Mannerist art in Zaalpí: France, Germany, Poland, Hungary 6. Renaissance and Mannerist art in the Czech lands 7. Baroque art I: genesis and key examples in Italy 8. Baroque art in Zaalpí: France, Germany, England, Poland, Sweden, Russia 9. Baroque art in Bohemia 10. From Baroque to Classicism 11. Art of the long 19th century I: between historicizing architecture and modernism 12. Art of the long 19th century II: painting and sculpture between academic tradition and classical modern

Learning activities and teaching methods
Individual preparation for exam
Learning outcomes
The course acquaints students with an overview of art history from the end of the Middle Ages to the beginning of the 20th century. Emphasis is placed on the history of Renaissance, Mannerist and Baroque art in Italy and its influence on art in the rest of Europe. Art of the 19th century will not be neglected. The prerequisites for the emergence of modern art will be discussed in detail. The development of art in the Czech lands will be discussed in a pan-European context.
Attendance at lectures, study of literature.
Prerequisites
No special prerequisites.

Assessment methods and criteria
Test

The student takes the exam.
Recommended literature
  • Barringer, T. J. et al. Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Avant-Garde, London 2012..
  • Bažant, J. Pražský Belvedér a severská renesance, Praha 2006..
  • Belting, H. Florenz und Bagdad: eine westöstliche Geschichte des Blicks, München 2009..
  • Burke, P. Italská renesance: kultura a společnost v Itálii, Praha 1996..
  • Einstein, C. Die Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts (Propyläen Kunstgeschichte, sv. 16), Berlin 1996..
  • Hubala, E. ed. Die Kunst des 17. Jahrhunderts (Propyläen Kunstgeschichte, 9), Berlin 1970..
  • Kalina, P. Benedikt Ried a počátky zaalpské renesance, Praha 2009..
  • King, M. L. A short history of the Renaissance in Europe, North York, Ontario, Canada 2017..
  • Lahoda, V. Nešlehová, M. ed. Dějiny českého výtvarného umění IV 1890-1938 (2 sv.), Praha 1998..
  • Macek, P.; Biegel, R.; Bachtík, J. eds. Barokní architektura v Čechách, Praha 2015..
  • Möseneder, K.; Thimann, M.; Hofstetter, A. eds. Barocke Kunst und Kultur im Donauraum I-II, Petersberg 2014..
  • Petrasová, T.; Lorenzová, H. ed. Dějiny českého výtvarného umění III 1780-1890 (2 sv.), Praha 2001..
  • Petrasová, T.; Prahl, R. eds. Mnichov - Praha: výtvarné umění mezi tradicí a modernou, Praha 2012..
  • Toman, R. ed. Baroko. Architektura, plastika, malířství, Praha 1999..
  • Toman, R. ed. Baroko: theatrum mundi: svět jako umělecké dílo, Praha 2013..
  • Uličný, P. a kol. Architektura Albrechta z Valdštejna I-II, Praha 2017..


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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE, date of update: 15.12.2025 23:50. Data created for academic year 2025/2026