UHVM0042 History of collecting I.

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Ing. Jaromír Olšovský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Ing. Jaromír Olšovský, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
the knowledge of basic terms from art history and collecting.
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
Course objectives
The first block of lectures in the winter semester the students familiarize with the phenomenon of collecting in the context of Central Europe from the Middle Ages, with its emphasis on treasury and religious function, to the birth of Mannerist Kunstkammer, cabinets of curiosities and other phenomena of Mannerist collecting. The phenomenon of aristocratic collecting will be observed on the example of the Czech and Moravian nobility (Černíns, Nostics, Lobkovics, Liechtensteins, Dietrichsteins and so on) including the role of cultural factors that determined the form of aristocratic image collections (as cavalier ways and forms of education of aristocratic collectors). The lectures will outline the characteristics of individual collectors and their aristocratic patrons and their representational strategies. The role of the Olomouc Bishop Charles of Lichtenstein-Castelcorn as the founder of the baroque collecting phenomenon in Moravia would be also emphasized. The interpretation will be carried through to the late 18th century, when it began to appear the first forms of institutional collecting (Society of Patriotic Friends of the Arts in Prague).
Syllabus
  • 1. Medieval treasuries, the temple treasuries, important monastic treasuries and collections (such as St Vitus treasure, treasure of Loretta at Prague Castle, the Strahov treasure, collection of Litoměřice Diocese).
    2. Collecting in the Renaissance and Mannerism, Baldassare Castiglione and his courtiers in the context of building art collections, Renaissance and Mannerist collections, collections of Rudolf II. in Prague as an example of mannerist Theatre mundi.
    3. The Birth of aristocratic collections in Bohemia and Moravia, the forms of education of aristocratic collectors, chivalrous journeys, the strategies of aristocratic patronage and representation.
    4. Basic mechanisms and strategies for building aristocratic image collections, contemporary writings and treatises about museums, such as the Neickelius or Samuel van Quicchelberg (Quiccheberg).
    5. Černíns and their collecting and patron activities.
    6. The beginnings of the Baroque collecting in Moravia, Olomouc Bishop Charles of Lichtenstein-Castelcorn and his picture gallery.
    7. Baroque collecting in Moravia II. Karl Eusebius of Liechtensten and Liechtenstein´s collecting activity in Moravia.
    8. Art collections of Baroque artists.
    9. The art collecting of Kaunitzs, Salms and their collections in Rájec nad Svitavou.
    10. The origins of institutional collecting, the Society of Patriotic Friends of the Arts in Prague and its collecting activities.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Lubomír Slavíček (ed.),. Artis Pictoriae Amatores. Evropa v zrcadle pražského barokního sběratelství. NG v Praze, 1993. info
  • Dana Stehlíková. Encyklopedie českého zlatnictví, stříbrnictví a klenotnictví. Praha 2003 (jednotlivá hesla o vybraných sbírkách). info
  • Pavel Preiss. Panoráma manýrismu. Kapitoly o umění a kultuře 16. století. Praha 1974. info
  • Lubomír Slavíček. Sobě, umění, přátelům. Kapitoly z dějin sběratelství v Čechách a na Moravě 1650-1939. Brno 2008. info
  • Eliška Fučíková - Beket Bukovinská - Ivan Muchka. Umění na dvoře Rudolfa II. Praha 1988. info
  • Nová encyklopedie českého výtvarného umění I-II. Praha, 1995. info
Assessment methods
Grade
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 credit
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022.
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