Annotation
During the lectures we will concentrate on the Baroque epoch giving a general overview to the main figures of the Baroque art in the Bohemian Lands, with a particular attention to the influences between the different cultural environments, especially the ones which are connected with the countries that will be represented by the different nationalities of the students attending the course.
At the end, the students will be required to prepare a small presentation (individual or in groups) according to a topic preferably linked with their own country and the new information acquired during the lectures about the Czech art.
The course is particularly connected with the Seminar "Symbolism and Function of Artworks in their original place" consisting of excursions to different places in Prague which will be discussed during the Baroque course.
The lectures will have the aim to overpass the barrier between teacher and students, it will be open to the debate, the discussion and the participation. It will be in English language and it has been created specially for the Erasmus students, but the participation of the Czech students will be also appreciated.
The course will be taught by Ph.D. students of History of Christian art of the Catholic Theological Faculty.