DU2467 Seminar: Iconography and Iconology of the Early Modern Time Art

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Lubomír Slavíček, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Lubomír Slavíček, CSc.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Lubomír Slavíček, CSc.
Timetable
Wed 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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The seminary is focused on the iconography of the selected art works from the 17th to 19th centuries and on their iconological interpretation.
Syllabus
  • During this semester the main interest is focused on the oeuvre of the 17th Century Dutch painter Jan Vermeer (1632-1675).
  • Introduction to the life and work of Jan Vermeer (lecturer).
  • 1. Christ in the House of Martha amd Mary, 1654–1655. Edinburgh, The National Gallery of Scotland
  • 2.Saint Praxedis, 1655. Private Collection
  • 3. Diana and her Companions, 1655–1656. The Hague, Mauritshuis
  • 4. The Procuress, 1656. Dresden, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Gemäldegalerie
  • 5. A Girl asleep, 1657. New York, The Metropolitan Museum
  • 6. Girl reading a letter at the open window, asi 1657. Drážďany, Gemäldegalerie
  • 7. The Milkmaid, 1658–1660. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum
  • 8.The Girl with Wineglass, 1659–1660. Brunswick, Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum
  • 9. View of Delft, 1660–1661. The Hague, Mauritshuis
  • 10. A woman holding a Balance, 1662–1664. Washington, National Gallery of Art
  • 11. Woman with a Pearl Necklace, 1664. Berlin, Gemäldegalerie
  • 12. Young Woman with a Water Jug, 1664–1665. New York, The Metropolitan Museum
  • 13. A Lady writing, 1665–1666. Washington, National Gallery of Art
  • 14. Allegory of Painting, 1666–1667. Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum
  • 15. The Astronomer, 1668. Paris, The Louvre
  • 16. The Geographer, 1668–1669. Frankfurt, Städelschen Kunstinstitut
  • 17. The Love Letter, 1669–1670. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum
  • 18. Allegory of the Faith, 1671–1674. New York, The Metropolitan Museum
  • 19. A Lady standing ath the Virginals, 1673–1675. Londýn, National Gallery
  • 20. Young Girl with a Flute, 1666–1667. Washington, National Gallery of Art
Literature
  • WESTERMANN, Mariët. The art of the Dutch republic, 1585-1718. Repr. ed. London: Laurence King, 2004, 192 s. ISBN 1856694437. info
  • WHEELOCK, Arthur K. Jan Vermeer. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2004, 126 s. ISBN 0810992051. info
  • HUYGHE, René and Piero BIANCONI. Vermeer. Translated by František X. Halas - Dagmar Halasová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1981, 103 s. URL info
  • ADAMS, Ann Jensen. Leselust : Niederländische Malerei von Rembrandt bis Vermeer ; [Austellung vom 24. September 1993 bis 2. Januar 1994]. Edited by Sabine Schulze. Stuttgart: Gerd Hatje, 1993, 381 s. ISBN 3775704752. info
  • BLANKERT, Albert. Selected writings on Dutch painting : Rembrandt, Van Beke, Vermeer and others. Edited by John Walsh. Zwolle: Waanders, 2004, 352 s. ISBN 9040089329. info
  • Der Zauber des Alltäglichen : holländische Malerei von Adriaen Brouwer bis Johannes Vermeer. Edited by Jeroen Giltaij. Ostfildern-Ruit: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2005, 295 s. ISBN 377571569X. info
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Assessment methods
Lectures, class discussion, home works, reading, written essay presented during the seminary.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2011, Spring 2012.
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