DU1221b The Baroque Sculpture in Central Europe

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Suchánek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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 16:40–18:15 B13
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 introduction to the baroque sculpture in central Europe. The course will give a comprehensive overview of the most important masters of the 17th and 18th century and their works, addressing problems of iconography, style, sculptural technique as well as contemporary art theory, art patronage and aspects of the social history of the artist in the early modern period. Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to identify and discuss within their historical framework: major artists and important works of art; recognise the differing expressions of baroque art and the role patrons played in the art and how they used it.
Syllabus
  • Baroque, rhetoric and counter-reformation (basic terms);
  • Profession, technology and materials of scuplture;
  • The center and the regions (Vienna and regions of Austria, Hungary, Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia);
  • Major sculptors (Giuliani, Mattielli, Donner, Moll, Braun, Brokof, Fontana, Fritsch, Schweigl);
  • The imperial court (Leopold I., Charles VI., Maria Theresa);
  • Patronage and patrons (courtiers and aristocracy, the church, cloisters, cities);
  • Important sculptures (in churches, cloisters, residence, gardens, fountains, plague columns);
  • Artistic innovations and forms;
  • Historiography and methodology
Literature
  • Blažíček, Oldřich J. Sochařství baroku v Čechách. Plastika 17. a 18. věku. Praha 1958
  • DaCosta Kaufmann, Thomas. Court, Cloister and City. The Art and Culture of Cenral Europe 1450-1800. London 1995
  • Karpowicz, Mariusz. Barock in Polen. Warszawa 1991
  • Krsek, Ivo Kudělka, Zdeněk Stehlík, Miloš Válka, Josef. Umění baroka na Moravě a ve Slezsku. Praha 1996
  • Georg Raphael Donner 1693-1741. Wien 1993
  • Rusina, Ivan (ed.), Dejiny slovenského výtvarného umenia. Barok. Bratislava 1998
  • Brucker, Günter (ed.). Die Kunst des Barock in Österreich. Salzburg-Wien 1994
  • Lorenz, Hellmut (ed.), Geschichte der bildenden Kunst in Österreich - Barock. München-London-New York 1999
  • Penny, Nicolas. The Material of Sculpture. New Haven London 1993
  • Volavka, Vojtěch. O soše. Úvod do historické technologie a teorie sochařství. Praha 1959
  • Baroko. Slovart Praha 1999
Assessment methods
Lectures, examination - written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
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