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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 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course 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 European context.
- The student will describe the main lines of development in art history from 1500 to around 1900. - The student will identify developmental trends and differences. - The student will characterize the differences between various styles and periods in the history of European art. - Based on acquired cultural and social knowledge, the student will explain the transformations of individual stylistic forms. - The student will apply their knowledge of art history to analyze cultural monuments and European visual culture of the given period.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Test

The course will be finalized based on the final exam.
Recommended literature
  • Bažant, Jan. Pražský Belvedér a severská renesance, Praha 2006. Praha. 2007.
  • Blažíčková-Horová, Naděžda; Petrasová, Taťána,; Lorenzová, Helena. Dějiny českého výtvarného umění. III/2, 1780/1890. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2001. ISBN 80-200-0735-0.
  • Burke, Peter. Italská renesance: Kultura a společnost v Itálii.. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1996. ISBN 80-204-0589-5.
  • Hejný, Petr; Toma, Rolf (ed.). Baroko: architektura, plastika, malířství. Praha. 1999.
  • King, Margaret L. A short history of the renaissance in Europe. New York: University of Toronto Press, 2017. ISBN 978-1-4875-9309-4.
  • Macek, Petr; Biegel, Richard,; Bachtík, Jakub,; Uher, Vladimír,; Micka, Martin. Barokní architektura v Čechách. Vydání první. Praha : Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2015. ISBN 978-80-246-2736-6.
  • Petrasová, Taťána,; Lorenzová, Helena. Dějiny českého výtvarného umění. III/1, 1780/1890. Vyd. 1. Praha : Academia: Academia, 2001. ISBN 80-200-0735-0.
  • Petrasová, Taťána,; Prahl, Roman. Mnichov - Praha : výtvarné umění mezi tradicí a modernou = München - Prag : Kunst zwischen Tradition und Moderne. Praha: Academia, 2012. ISBN 978-80-200-1889-2.
  • Poche, Emanuel. Praha národního probuzení : čtvero knih o Praze : architektura, sochařství, malířství, užité umění. 1. vyd. Praha : Panorama: Panorama, 1980.
  • Prettejohn, Elizabeth (ed.). Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Avant-Garde. London. 2012.
  • Švácha, Rostislav; Petrasová, Taťána,; Benešovská, Klára,; Bregantová, Polana,; Bukovinská, Beket,; Bydžovská, Lenka,; Dobalová, Sylva,; Hlaváčková, Hana,; Hlobil, Ivo,; Hnídková, Vendula,; Chlíbec, Jan,; Konečný, Lubomír,; Kratochvíl, Petr,; Krummholz, Martin,; Kubínová, Kateřina,; Lahoda, Vojtěch,; Lencová, Jaroslava,; Mádl, Martin,; Machalíková, Pavla,; Merhautová, Anežka,; Muchka, Ivan,; Nešlehová, Mahulena,; Panochová, Ivana,; Panušková, Lenka; Prix, Dalibor,; Purš, Ivo,; Studničková, Milada,; Šroněk, Michal,; Trnková, Petra,; Vácha, Štěpán,; Valeš, Tomáš,; Všetečková, Zuzana,; Winter, Tomáš. Dějiny umění v českých zemích 800-2000. Vydání první. V Řevnicích : Arbor vitae societas ; v Praze : Ústav dějin umění Akademie věd České republiky, 2017. ISBN 978-80-88283-02-7.
  • Volavka, Vojtěch. České malířství a sochařství 19. století. Vyd. 1. Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1968.


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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE, date of update: 11.05.2026 23:50. Data created for academic year 2026/2027