FPF:UHVM0026 Introduction to Art History - Course Information

UHVM0026 Introduction to Art History

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Pavel Šopák, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Pavel Šopák, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 11 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The lecture introduces the problems of the theory of art history, thus affecting the relationship of art theory and history, the relationship of art history and aesthetics, issues of historiography of art history and understanding of the history of art as a science. Other lecture topics include auxiliary sciences of history of art - topography, collecting and connoisseurship, iconography, the basic concepts of the theory and history of art: art, artistic nature, architecture, painting, sculpture, applied et / free versus art, the relationship of art and culture, the status of the work of art as monuments, relationship artistic form and content of the work, questions of artistic life. Attention will also be paid to the organization of art history in the Czech lands (academies, universities, museums, galleries, heritage preservation, magazines, current status - personalities, large editorial projects, exhibitions, etc.)

Syllabus

• 1. The concept of art history, art history and theory of art, history and art criticism, art history and art history, art history and aesthetics
  2. Methods of Art History
  3. History of Art History - function historiographical studies
  4. Sources of the History of Art - written and visual, work as a source of
  5. Auxiliary Sciences of History of Art - topography, collecting, connoisseurship, iconography, iconology
  6. Description of art historical material - form and content (iconography, iconology, hermeneutics)
  7. Architecture - concept, terminology, history
  8. Sculpture - the concept, terminology, history
  9. Painting - the concept, terminology, history
  10. Arts and crafts as art - concept, terminology, history
  11. Personality artists, art clubs, training of artists, art revue, artistic life
  12. Art-work organizations, institutions, journals, celebrities field

Literature

recommended literature
• Henckmann, W. - Lotter, K. Estetický slovník. Praha 1995. info
• Belting, H. Konec dějin umění. Praha 2000. info
• Konečný, L. Mezi textem a obrazem. Úvod do literární emblematiky. Praha 2002. info
• Lamač, M. (ed.). Myšlenky moderních malířů. Do Cézanna po Dalího. Praha 1989. info
• Horová, A. (ed.). Nová encyklopedie českého výtvarného umění. Praha 1995; dodatky, Praha 2006. info
• Jiránek, M. O českém malířství moderním a jiné práce. Praha 1962. info
• Kramář, V. O obrazech a galeriích. Praha 1983. info
• Kolektiv. Proměny dějin umění. Akta druhého sjezdu historiků umění. Praha 2007. info
• Chalumeau, J.-L. Přehled teorií umění. Přehled filozofie a historie umění a kritiky. Praha 2003. info
• Lurker, M. Slovník symbolů. Praha 2005. info
• Birnbaum, V. Vývojové zákonitosti v umění. Praha 1987. info
• Baleka, J. Výtvarné umění - výkladový slovník. Praha, 1997. info

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

* Successful completion of the final test

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Cvičení	10
Konzultace	10
Ostatní studijní zátěž	10
Summary	30

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