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Course: History of European Art until the End of 18th Century II

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Course title History of European Art until the End of 18th Century II
Course code KHVFR/DUE2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Waisserová Anna, Mgr.
Course content
Ancient Greece and Rome Revived. Giotto. Early renaissance in Italy. Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Donatello. Italian high renaissance: Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael. Transalpine renaissance. Mannierism and baroque painting in Italy. Italian baroque sculpture and architecture. Bernini. Survey of transalpine baroque art. Dutch and Flemish baroque painting. Rococo. Origins and aspects of neoclassicism.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
Subject objectives consist in gaining essential knowledge of History of European art considered inevitable for activity of an art restorer / conserver.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

Oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • Freedman, Luba. Classical myths in Italian Renaissance painting. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. ISBN 978-1-107-00119-0.
  • Gombrich, Ernst Hans. Příběh umění. Praha, 1997.
  • Huyghe, René (ed.). Umění a lidstvo - Umění renesance a baroku, Larousse. Praha, 1970.
  • MÖSENEDER, Karl - Michael Thimann - Adolf Hofstetter (eds). Barocke Kunst und Kultur im Donauraum I, II.. Petersberg: Michael Imhof Verlag, 2014.
  • PIJOAN, José. Dějiny umění 5-8.. Praha: Knižní klub - Balios, 1999.
  • POPE-HENNESSY, John Wyndham. Italian Renaissance Sculpture. London: Phaidon, 1996.
  • TOMAN, Rolf. (ed.). Baroko. Theatrum mundi - svět jako umělecké dílo.. Praha: Slovnaft, 2013.
  • TOMAN, Rolf (red.). Italská renesance: Architektura, sochařství, malířství, kresba.. Praha: Slovart, 2000.
  • Vacková, Jarmila. Van Eyck. Praha: Academia, 2005. ISBN 80-200-1259-1.
  • Vasari, Giorgio. Životy nejvýznačnějších malířů, sochařů a architektů I-II. Praha, 1976.
  • Wittkower, Rudolf. Art and Architecture in Italy 1600 to 1750. Londýn, 1958.
  • Wittkower, Rudolf. Bernini. New York, 2006.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
University of Pardubice, date of update: 15.03.2026 23:50. Data created for academic year 2025/2026