DU2505 Seminar: Applied Art in Early Modern Europe

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Suchánek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Suchánek, Ph.D.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Suchánek, Ph.D.
Timetable
Tue 18:20–19:55 B13
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course presents luxury artifacts of the Renaissance in Baroque. Today we associate the art with painting, sculpture and architecture, yet luxury works of so-called applied art (like gold-work, splendid tapestries and textiles, ephemeral multimedia spectacles, ceremonial carriages and other opulent creations) were consistently more distinguished and celebrated by contemporaries. The exquisite craftmanship and the precious materials of these creations were signs of their owners rand and privilege. By contrast, the modest materials of painting and sculptures relegated them to lower status.
The aim of the seminar is to closely examine the objects themselves and their uses in their day, to analyse how sumptuous creations constructed the world and taste of Renaissance and Baroque patrons.
Syllabus
  • Examples of topics: Iconographic program of the golden lavabo by W. Jamnitzer; Sumptuous tapestries and the Emperor Charles V s expedition to Tunisia; Rosary - the artifact and the emblem; Ceremonial carriages of the Tzars of Russia; Weapons collection of the Liechtenstein; Gold-works and jewels from the treasury of August II. of Saxony; Applied art and the Schoenborn prelates; Artifact of the guilds of Wroclaw
Literature
  • Irmscher, G. Amor und Aeternitas, Wien 1999
  • Dirk Syndram, Die Schatzkammer Augusts des Starken, Leipzig 1999
  • Der Kriegszug Kaiser Karls V. gegen Tunis, Wien 2000
  • Döberl, M. „Ein paar schöne wägen nach der Wiennerischen neuesten façon“, in: Jahrbuch des Kunsthistorischen Museums Wien 4/5, 2004, s. 296-331
  • [kat.] Liechtenstein – The Princely Collections, New York 1985
  • Der Rosenkrantz. Andacht – Geschichte – Kunst, Bern 2003
Assessment methods
Seminar - colloquium; requirements: attendance and participation in class discussion; research paper
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
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