Abstrakt
The course is specifically designed for foreign students coming to Prague to learn more about Czech art and its historical, political and social context. However, the aim of the course is not simply to summarize the most important facts, artists and artworks but rather to introduce the students to a selection of interesting moments in the Czech art history with the help of a range of interdisciplinary approaches and new methodological tools.
As for the time period, the course will cover the period from Middle Ages to the twentieth century with a stronger focus on modern art. Petra Matějovičová: Lecture No. 1 (3 November 2020): Roles played by jewellery in painting, manuscript illumination, emblems etc.
Jewellery worn/manipulated by men/women. Jewellery as a variable object which can be touched, closely observed, opened.
Lecture No. 2 (20 November 2020): Historiated jewellery (figures and scenes represented in jewellery). Jewellery and senses.
Jewellery and space/light/time/vital forces. Illusionistic representation in jewellery.