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PRAGUE ART AND ARCHITECTURE - ART131/1 Spring 2024
Course
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Marek Cerveny
Lessons
Here is the course outline:
1. Introduction. Chronology
Feb 6, Classroom, Lesser Town
introduction. Assignments distributed. Chronology overview. |
2. Origins of Prague. History of the City. Orientation
Feb 13
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3. Romanesque and Gothic Prague
Feb 20, Prague Castle
Excursion to Prague Castle - examples of medieval architecture - Basilica of St. George, Cathedral of St. Vitus, Wladislas Hall. Short presentation |
4. Gothic Art, Devotional Art and the Bohemian Reformation + Introduction to Christian iconography
Feb 27, Old Town
Excursion to St. Agnes Convent (National Gallery) and Old Town Short presentation. |
5. Historicism: Classicism, Romanticism and the Czech National Revival (1780 - 1900)
Mar 5, Vyšehrad or National Museum, New Town
Excursion to Vyšehrad Castle, examples of Eclectic architecture, National Revial Short presentation. Written assignment 1 DUE! |
6. Introduction to modern iconography
Mar 12, New Town
HOMEWORK - Excursion to New Town Written assignment 1 DUE! |
7. Modernism 1: Early 20th-century architecture, Art nouveau, Cubism and Functionalism (1900 - 1948)
Mar 19, New Town
Excursion: architectural sites around the New Town, Municipal house Short presentation. |
8. Modernism 2: Early 20th century art: František Kupka and Czech Avant-garde, (1900 - 1948)
Apr 2
Excursion to National Gallery - Veletržni Palace Short presentation. |
9. Renaissance Prague; The art court of Rudolf II (1526 - 1620)
Apr 9, Prague Castle and Lesser Town
Excursion Prague Castle Gardens and Wallenstein Garden. Short presentations |
10. Baroque art and architecture I(1611 - 1790)
Apr 16, Hradčany, Lesser Town
Excursion to Strahov Monastery, Vrtba Garden, Our Lady Victorious, Charles Bridge Short presentation. |
11. Baroque art and architecture II(1620 - 1780)
Apr 23
Excursion to Troja Chateau Short presentation. |
12. Socialist-Realism and ‘unofficial art’ (1948-1989)
Apr 30, National Memorial Vitkov Hill, Žižkov, New Town
Excursion to National Memorial Vitkov Hill Short presentation. |
13. Class Excursion
May 7
Excursion to one of the historical sites near Prague - Karlštejn/ Kutná Hora |
14. Final session
May 14, Classroom
Final test and presentations. Written assignment 2 due. |