Academy of Technical and
Art Applied Studies Belgrade

History of Art Course code: ISU 114009 | 7 ECTS credits

Basic information
Level of Studies: Undergraduate applied studies
Year of Study: 1
Semester: 1
Requirements: Basic knowledge of world and national history of art
Goal: Introducing the students to the teaching contents, theories, terminology and methodology of studying the history of art; introducing them to the visual art of painting, its basic characteristics and the media of its presentation; understanding the stages of development of the history of art, style characteristics, leading movements and art works since prehistoric times to this day.
Outcome: After passing the exam, the students will be able to describe and explain the development of world and national art in different stages, styles and movements; to understand and describe the complexity and ontological values of art in all its layers and structures; to apply the gained knowledge in their chosen profession.
Contents of the course
Theoretical instruction:
  1. Prehistoric art in Europe and the central Balkans.
  2. Art of the Middle East: Mesopotamia, Sumer, Assyria, Persia, Ancient Egypt.
  3. Archaic (Aegean, Cretan and Mycenean) and Ancient Greek (classical, hellenistic) art.
  4. Etruscan and Ancient Roman art.
  5. Early Christian and Byzantine art.
  6. Islamic, Carolingian and Ottonian art.
  7. Romanesque and Gothic art.
  8. Medieval Serbian art (Raška, Serbian-Byzantine and Moravian art).
  9. Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe
  10. Mannerism.
  11. Baroque art, baroque in Serbian art.
  12. Classicism, romanticism, realism in European and Serbian art.
  13. Modern art.
Practical instruction (Problem solving sessions/Lab work/Practical training):
Textbooks and References
  1. B. Vujović, Istorija umetnosti, self-published, Beograd, 2005.
  2. H.W. Janson, Istorija umetnosti, Prosveta, Beograd, 1982.
  3. S. Raičević, Slikarstvo Crne Gore u novom vijeku, CANU, Podgorica, 1996.
  4. A. Deroko, Monumentalna i dekorativna arhitektura u srednjovekovnoj Srbiji, Naučna knjiga, Beograd, 1953.
  5. M. Jovanović, Srpsko crkveno graditeljstvo i slikarstvo novijeg doba, Kalenić – Eparhija Šumadijska, Beograd-Kragujevac, 1997.
  6. V. Đurić, Vizantijske freske u Jugoslaviji, Eparhija Šumadijska, Beograd, 1975.
Number of active classes (weekly)
Lectures: 4
Practical classes: 0
Other types of classes: 0
Grading (maximum number of points: 100)
Pre-exam obligations
Points
activities during lectures
10
activities on practial excersises
0
seminary work
0
colloquium
30
Final exam
Points
Written exam
60
Oral exam
0