Course: The Path to Art (Excursion - Education 1)

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Course title The Path to Art (Excursion - Education 1)
Course code KVK/CUEX1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kovaříková Lenka, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The aim of the excursion Art Tour I is to introduce students to the most significant domestic permanent exposition of the art of the Czech Middle Ages at the Monastery of St. Agnes of the National Gallery. The mission of the excursion is to acquaint students with the artworks studied in HU1 and HU2 and to deepen their knowledge of the subject through immediate experience of artwork. Another goal of equal important is to introduce students to contemporary ways of museum presentation of ancient art, including the current methodology of educational activities for children and the general public currently offered by the National Gallery Prague.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Attendance on a field trip (number of real hours - maximum 8h/day) - 7 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 2 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to characterize historical artistic trends and styles at basic level;
to name and describe basic art disciplines;
to describe artistic creation during the Middle Ages;
Skills
to apply professional terminology in the analysis of the work of art;
to recognize and place in time the most important artworks of the Czech medieval art.
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to manifest the knowledge of Czech medieval art;
to describe comtemporary approaches to the presentation of ancient art;
to be able to name and place in time the principal artworks presented at the Monastery of St. Agnes;
Skills
to apply professional terminology in the analysis of the work of art;
to recognize and characterize artworks seen at the exposition;
to explain the development of Czech medieval art through several works of art;
to name and characterize the developmental tendencies seen on the excursion.
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Internship
Field trip
Skills
Skills demonstration
Competences
Field trip
assessment methods
Knowledge
Skills demonstration during practicum
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • DÁŇOVÁ, H., CHLUMSKÁ, Š. (eds.). Klášter sv. Anežky České: průvodce areálem. V Praze: Národní galerie, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7035-625-8.
  • Kuthan, Jiří; Royt, Jan. Karel IV. : císař a český král - vizionář a zakladatel. Vydání první. 2016. ISBN 978-80-7422-460-7.
  • Myslivečková, Hana. Gotické umění v českých zemích. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2015. ISBN 978-80-244-4634-9.
  • Myslivečková, Hana. Románské umění v českých zemích. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2015. ISBN 978-80-244-4633-2.
  • Pešina, Jaroslav. Mistr Vyšebrodského cyklu. 1. vyd. Praha : Odeon, 1982.
  • PETRASOVÁ, T., ŠVÁCHA, R. (eds.). Dějiny umění v českých zemích 800-2000.. V Řevnicích: Arbor vitae societas, 2017. ISBN 978-80-88283-02-7.
  • ROYT, J. Středověké malířství v Čechách. 2002. ISBN 80-246-0265-2.
  • Royt, Jan; Pokorný, Adam. Mistr Třeboňského oltáře. Vyd. 1. Praha : Karolinum, 2013. ISBN 978-80-246-2262-0.
  • Soukupová, Helena. Svatá Anežka Česká : život a legenda. Vydání první. 2015. ISBN 978-80-7429-471-6.
  • WINZELER, M. jak porozumět starému umění. Brno : Books & Pipes, 2023. ISBN 978-80-7485-271-8.


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