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Lecturer(s)
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Kovaříková Lenka, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Bláha Jaroslav, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Word and Image: How do we interpret works of art? Individual approaches to the interpretation of the work of art (analysis - interpretation - evaluation) 2. Interpretative approaches and historical conditionality of the interpretation of art over the centuries. Formal, content, structural, psychological approaches etc. Introduction to the subject. 3. Mind in the Cave: Art as a part of religion. Contemporary interpretative approaches to the earliest artistic expression of humankind (D. Lewis-Williams) 4. The beginnings of the theoretical reflection of artistic creation in the Antiquity (Plato, Aristotle, Plinius and the notion of "mimesis") 5. Symbolic-allegorical concept of the world in medieval art (U. Eco) 6. Iconographical and Iconological Interpretation of Artwork: Artwork as a Mediator of Idea (E. Panofsky) 7. The role of medieval image: possibilities of interpretation from the perspective of contemporary art theories (M. Bartlová) 8. Change of visual code in the Renaissance period: sociological interpretation of art (P. Francastel) 9. The art of Renaissance in the view of cultural-historical interpretation (J. Burckhardt) 10. Vienna School I. - comparative and formal approaches (A. Riegr) 11. Viennese School II. - artistic work in the context of period culture (M. Dvořák) 12. Baroque principle: interpretation of art through developmental rules of styles (V. Birnbaum) 13. Final summary: period approaches and possibilities of interpretation of art from the Antiquity to the 19th Century.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 20 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 35 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| to characterize historical artistic trends and styles at basic level; |
| to name and describe basic art disciplines. |
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| to apply professional terminology in the analysis of the work of art; |
| to reflect the work of art in a wider socio-historical and philosophical context. |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to explain the typology and periodization of the development of art from prehistory to the 19th century in a broader historical context; |
| to characterize the artistic expression of individual periods of art history; |
| to explain selected interpretative approaches to artworks; |
| to analyze the typical features of each period in the historical-philosophical context. |
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| to apply different analytical methods in analyzing an artwork; |
| to situate an artwork in time on the basis of formal analysis; |
| to apply selected interpretative approaches to artworks; |
| to characterize in more detail and to situate the works of selected artists in time. |
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| Seminar |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Discussion |
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| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
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| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
| assessment methods |
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| Oral exam |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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| Formative evaluation |
| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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BALDRIGA, I.; RUFFINI, M. Politics of the Arts and Collective Memory: A Critical Approach to ?Cancel Culture.?. Firenze: Edifir edizioni Firenze, 2025. ISBN 9788892802476.
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BAXANDALL, M. Inteligence obrazu a jazyk dějin umění : výbor z textů; výbor uspořádala a úvodní studii napsala Milena Bartlová. Praha: Vysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová, 2019. ISBN 978-80-87989-37-1.
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BERGER, J.; BLOMBERG, S.; FOX, Ch.; DIBB, M.; HOLLIS, R. Způsoby vidění. Praha: Labyrint, 2016. ISBN 978-80-87260-78-4.
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DE BOER, W.; GÖTTLER, C. The Eschatological Imagination: Space, Time, and Experience (1300-1800). Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2025. ISBN 978-90-04-68824-7.
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DUNGEL, J. Biologie umění. Praha: Academia, 2021. ISBN 978-3-96848-004-6.
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Dytrtová, K. Metafora & médium. Ústí nad Labem: Fakulta umění a designu Univerzity Jana Evangelisty Purkyně, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7561-176-5.
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FEND, M.; GERMANN, J.; HYDE, M. Thinking Women and Art in the Long Eighteenth Century: Strategic Reinterpretations.. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2025. ISBN 9789048558827.
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GALETA, J., JAKUBEC, O., NOKKALA MILTOVÁ R., VALEŠ T. Od dějin umění k uměleckému dílu : cesty k porozumění vizuální kultuře. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2021. ISBN 978-80-210-9993-7.
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GOMBRICH, E. H. Umění a iluze: studie o psychologii obrazového znázorňování. Praha: Argo, 2019. ISBN 978-80-257-3031-7.
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KIRSCHENMANN, J. SCHULZ, F. (Hg). Aspekte ? Impulse und Beispiele zur Vermittlung historischer Kunst. München: kopaed, 2021. ISBN 978-3-96848-004-6.
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