Syllabus
The syllabus will be set according to the selected papers.
Annotation
In the footsteps of the art of the time of Rudolf II.
In the summer semester, the seminar will focus on the art and architecture of the time of Rudolf II. Each student will assign one of the recommended topics at the beginning of the semester (they can also propose their own) and prepare it in the form of a paper, which they will present preferably in front of the architectural monument or work of art. The topics are chosen with regard to the possibility of an excursion with the seminar, i.e. Prague monuments (some are not commonly available - the question of the possibility of entry is currently under discussion), but also foreign ones: the Rudolphine drawing in the collections of the Kupferstichkabinett in Dresden and in the collections of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna
List of recommended topics:
Prague Castle
Collections of Rudolf II - excursion to the Picture Gallery of Prague Castle
Rudolf II Collection - excursion to the National Gallery, Prague
The Old Town
Church of St. Salvator (Protestant)
Vlašská Chapel
Strahov
Chapel of St. Roch
Premonstratensian Monastery - drawings by Giulio Romano from the collections of Rudolf II.
National Gallery, Prague, Collection of Prints and Drawings.
Excursion to Vienna: paintings from the Rudolphine collections
Excursion to Dresden: drawings by the Rudolphine masters
There is a plethora of possible topics and excursions, we will arrange them directly at the first seminar class, which will take place according to the schedule in the lecture room at the CTF.
It is possible to suggest your own relevant topic, especially if a student is preparing his/her thesis.
The students will prepare selected topics in the form of short papers (approx. 30 min.), which will complement and enrich each other.