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Course: History of Painting

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Course title History of Painting
Course code KTD/ODMA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Švecová Barbora, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction to the issue 2. Painting and drawing as one of the first artistic expressions of man 3. Painting in ancient civilizations 4. Ancient Mediterranean and painting 5. Christianity and its concepts 6. The Middle Ages and its specifics 7. Renaissance 8. Baroque painting 9. 19th century classicism and academicism 10. Avant-garde experiments 11. Painting after the Second World War 12. Painting in contemporary art 13. Conclusion of the lecture series

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
acquire basic historical knowledge of painting, specify basic knowledge from supporting artistic disciplines, demonstrate basic knowledge of artistic and stylistic canons within the framework of the development of visual and applied arts
Skills
work systematically in relation to seminar work or own learning, show an interest in own theoretical learning in relation to issues that can be used in one's own practice, master the basic means of expression and the possibilities of painting.
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
basic types and genres of painting in individual historical periods, important areas and centers of painting production, important authors in individual stages of development, characteristic features of painting in individual stylistic stages.
Skills
classify works of painting chronologically according to the material and technique used, classify works of painting chronologically according to themes, list personalities in terms of the development of technology and style, zoom in on particular stylistic and program groupings from history, use examples to show the characteristic features of the painting style in the foci of its development, to comprehensively describe the historical development of painting in the Czech lands, formulate in your own words an opinion on the development of painting in the 20th century and on contemporary painting, trace the mutual influences between the historical centers of the development of painting, perform an analysis of the painting in terms of aesthetics and content, distinguish detailed stylistic elements on specific examples from history, compare the possibilities of painting in relation to technological knowledge in the historical period, to assess the basic contribution of significant figures in painting from the point of view of their contribution to historical and stylistic development.
Competences
N/A
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Multimedia supported teaching
Skills
Students' portfolio
Individual study
Competences
Discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills
Seminar work
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Foster, Hal. Umění po roce 1900 : modernismus, antimodernismus, postmodernismus. V Praze : Slovart, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7209-952-8.
  • Huyghe R. a kol. Encyklopedie umění středověku. Odeon, 1969.
  • Huyghe, René. Encyklopedie umění nové doby. Praha : Odeon, 1974.
  • Huyghe, René. Encyklopedie umění pravěku a starověku. Praha : Odeon, 1967.
  • Švácha, Rostislav; Petrasová, Taťána,; Benešovská, Klára,; Bregantová, Polana,; Bukovinská, Beket,; Bydžovská, Lenka,; Dobalová, Sylva,; Hlaváčková, Hana,; Hlobil, Ivo,; Hnídková, Vendula,; Chlíbec, Jan,; Konečný, Lubomír,; Kratochvíl, Petr,; Krummholz, Martin,; Kubínová, Kateřina,; Lahoda, Vojtěch,; Lencová, Jaroslava,; Mádl, Martin,; Machalíková, Pavla,; Merhautová, Anežka,; Muchka, Ivan,; Nešlehová, Mahulena,; Panochová, Ivana,; Panušková, Lenka; Prix, Dalibor,; Purš, Ivo,; Studničková, Milada,; Šroněk, Michal,; Valeš, Tomáš,; Všetečková, Zuzana,; Winter, Tomáš. Dějiny umění v českých zemích 800-2000. Vydání první. 2017. ISBN 978-80-88283-02-7.
  • Volavka, Vojtěch. České malířství a sochařství 19. století. Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1968.


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University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, date of update: 23.04.2025 23:52. Data created for academic year 2025/2026