Syllabus
Topics:
The period of the Enlightenment and the emergence of the foundations for the field of art history
The period of Romanticism and the literature on the art history
-Positivisme and the literature on art history
-Specialization of art history and development of methods to WWI
- Development of methods of art history between 1918-1945
- Postwar development of art history to the present day
Annotation
This series of lectures will provide students with orientation in the historical transformations of art history, from the beginnings of art history to the present. The course will focus on key methodological approaches, their genesis, evolution and their major contribution to the cultural and historical context.. At the same time the modifications of application of the methods will be studied, as well as the historical contribution of individual representatives of the method. Special emphasis will be placed on linking the Czech art history with the development of the field abroad.
We will also monitor the place of art history in the hierarchy of historical sciences and their role in exploring the cultural riches of our civilization.