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Depiction and Meaning of Animals in Renaissance Portraiture: The Case of the Ermine
Marešová, Markéta ; Konečný, Lubomír (advisor) ; Zlatohlávek, Martin (referee)
This thesis deals with representation of animal and their meaning in european portrait painting of the period spanning from second half of 15th century till the beginning of 17th century and it sets to describe relationship between humans and animals occurring in the symptomatic space of portraiture as well as the renaissance culture in general. Among the art genres it is portrait where we can trace immediate interaction of humans and animals as the later are usually included in the painting on demand of the submitter of the artwork and are positioned there as a symbol though which the portrayed person communicates with viewer. The fundamental characteristic of animal symbolic is its ambivalence and multiplicity of meaning shaped over centuries as the renaissance iconography of animal have been dominantly formed by ancient manuscripts and medieval bestiaries. From the wide specter of animals represented in this period my thesis is focusing in detail on the case of ermine which was one of the less commonly represented animals. Symbolism of the ermine is further discussed in case study on two particular master pieces of renaissance art - Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci and Young Knight in a Landscape from venetian painter Vittore Carpaccio - where the appearance of the animal plays key role...
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National mythology of the world exhibition EXPO 2010 in Shanghai
Machoňová, Ivana ; Šoltys, Otakar (advisor) ; Dvořák, Tomáš (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the national presentation of the Czech Republic at EXPO 2010 in Shanghai in terms of mythology, symbols, signs and codes. It describes the history of the World Exhibitions, attempts to highlight Czechoslovak achievements and on the basis of that to define key points of successful communication for an international, predominately Chinese audience. By comparing information on traditional Chinese symbols and values with that of Czech explains correlations between Czech and Chinese culture. This can help visitors from China identify with the Czech Republic. A mythological analysis is executed examining the exterior of the Czech pavilion, the exhibition inside, and notes narrative structures of individual exhibits and how they work to provide the preferred interpretation. Part of the overall analysis includes an overview of supporting events, which also help to strengthen the perception of Czech Republic to visitors. The information gleaned is used to summarize learnings that could be useful for the upcoming EXPO in Milan in 2015.
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The historical symbolism in the education literature of Czechoslovak Legions
Purkert, Jan ; Vojtěchovský, Ondřej (advisor) ; Ira, Jaroslav (referee)
This bachelor's thesis contains an analysis of various modes of utilization of historical themes in educational literature, which was produced by Legionnaires, in the context of Legionnaire movement. The goal is to detect how and which motives are employed by Legionnaires for construction of their identity and explication of the context of their movement within the national history. The method of achieving this goal is to survey the distribution of historical themes among various types of titles. The results serve as a basis for setting the historical symbolism into the context of social life of legionnaires in the interwar period and for detection of factors, which determined its formulation with comparison of differences of usage between authors with different political convictions. The first section contains interpretation of the development of the Legionnaire movement in the wartime in relation to historical motives, the second in the interwar period in the context of production of legionnaire literature. The third section describes the content of historical symbolism.
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Avarian decorative motifs in Avar Khaganat Period and their transformation in Great Moravian epoch.
Nováková, Jana ; Profantová, Naděžda (advisor) ; Štefan, Ivo (referee)
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to systematically catalogue main avar decorative motifs, record their development during Great Moravian period and sketch their ties to near-eastern and mediterrean cultures. The basis of this work lies in a catalogue of 10 avar cemeteries, subsequently on the basis of their fund are figured out main categories and subtypes of decorative motifs on avar artifacts. These motifs are in the next part described in detail and compared with parallels belonging to the Great Moravian cultural background. Finally we will focus on symbolism of chosen motifs, try to interpret them and also suggest where the debated motifs originated from. Key words: Avars, Avar period, Great Moravian period, decorative motifs, symbolism, origin of motifs, transformation of motifs
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Images of Insects - aesthetics, vision and facticity
Nedvěd, Zdeněk ; Kafková, Helena (advisor) ; Kerhartová, Jana (referee)
Bachelor thesis maps showing insect and its evolution in history from antiquity to the present. It shows and explains the various aesthetic categories that can apply to insects and bind his paintings. It presents various types of illustrations and explains the main characteristics and aspects. Detailed attention is paid to their creators, both in the European context, and especially the Czech illustrators, described in a separate chapter. Where possible, accompany the interpretation of illustrative examples. The work complements overview of the most important reproductive techniques used to transfer illustrations of insects in literature. In the practical part the students in an art lesson dedicated to the intuitive design of the insect body by its older Czech terminology.
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Etymological analysis of colour names and related idioms
Hořejší, Anna ; Jančík, Jiří (advisor) ; Listíková, Renáta (referee)
TITLE: The etymological analysis of colour names and related idioms AUTHOR: Anna Hořejší DEPARTMENT: Department of the French language and literature SUPERVISOR: Mgr. Jiří Jančík ABSTRACT: This diploma thesis concerns the etymological analyses of colour names in the French language and related idioms. In the theoretical part we present the basic linguistic terminology necessary for the accomplishment of the etymological analyses; the practical part concerns the analyses itself. The objective of the thesis is to deeply analyze the six basic colours both from the etymological and symbolic point of view. Furthermore, the thesis concerns the etymological analyses of colours the names of which are to some extend specific and remarkable. We talk about colours like: fox tail, bonbon, the Berlin blue, tea, khaki, pearl or snow, divided into groups according to the word they contain (colours containing a name of an animal, food, liquid, material, the place of origin, etc.). These colours are examined not only etymologically; we are also interested in the reason for which they are called so. In the last part of the thesis we scrutinize also idioms containing a name of a colour; we talk about idioms like white night, yellow danger, to be bad like a red donkey, cordon bleu or green tongue. In this case, our goal is to...
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Bohemian Rome
Petiška, Eduard ; Czumalo, Vladimír (advisor) ; Půtová, Barbora (referee)
Cultural elements which originated from Rome, broke through into many cultures of the world. Their influence also affected cultures of central Europe - the Czech culture being one of them. The theme of this work is the analysis of the fundamental knots of the Czech culture and the culture presented by Rome. The main attention is paid to the more general and oldest themes mentioning the theoretical concesequences concerning culturology. The first part of this work is devoted to the oldest evidence of any relationship between the two locations. Following that, the chapter about Marobudov, which is the former citizen of Rome, who enriched his empire with elements of ancient culture. Cyril and Metoděj - a famous pair of Czech statehood establishers. This work is focused on the two brothers trip and stay in Rome, being a part of their missions success. Some of the famous Czech saints St. Václav and St. Vojtěch had a very warm relationship with Rome, which projected into their lives - the way of thinking and actions, which significantly affected the Czech culture. Two chapters are therefore dedicated to the mentioned figures, describing evidence of their relationship with the municipality. A considerable amount of attentions is paid to Charles the IVth, who undertook many trips to Rome and was fascinated...
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Textual interpretation of the Song of Roland
Kolářová, Monika ; Jančík, Jiří (advisor) ; Kalfiřtová, Eva (referee)
This MA thesis deals with the text analysis of the Song of Roland. The text analysis focuses in detail on the formal, content, narrative and symbolic aspects of the Song of Roland. All those features are in the context of the literary and historical frame. The Song of Roland is one of the oldest literary pieces of French literature. It is the most famous heroic song belonging to the "Chanson de geste" and it was created in the 11th century. The main characters of the heroic poem are Charles the great, his nephew Roland, loyal friend Olivier, traitor Galeon and pagan king Marsil. The Song of Roland explores not only the family and friend relations, but the important topics are also betrayal and desire for fortune and glory. The Song deals with the matter of faith being asserted in the way which is typical for the middle ages. The story, which takes part in Spain, where the French have been besieging the pagan fort of Zaragoza for seven years, is very interesting from the historical aspects, but were more interested in the narrative - textual aspects, in which we tried to explore the relationships between the narrators. We focused on individual speeches, who speaks to whom and in which way. We asked ourselves three questions, which we have gradually answered. For the need of an analysis of individual speech...
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Christian symbolism in the Novel of F.M. Dostoyevsky' Karamazov Brothers
Gaydamaka, Oleg ; Hříbková, Radka (advisor) ; Hlaváček, Antonín (referee)
1 TITLE: "Christian symbolism in Dostoyevsky's novel The Brothers Karamazov" AUTOR: Oleg Gaydamaka DEPARTMENT: The Department of the Russian Language SUPERVISER: PhDr. Radka Hříbková, CSc. ABSTRACT: The last novel of F. M Dostoyevsky The Brothers Karamazov completed in 1880 addresses profound questions such as religion and morality, human existence and the essence of life. The novel describes a life of the Karamazov family - the father Fyodor Pavlovich and his three sons Dmitri, Ivan and Alexei. In this masterpiece the author is trying to reveal the emotional intensity of these three people who are entirely different in their behavior and ideology. By means of his literary characters the author is trying to grasp many sides of a human soul with its passions, contradictions and the eternal struggle of good and evil in it. The author of the novel deals with different aspects of human existence which according to his vision is not possible without sacrificial love and the spiritual knowledge. This Bachelor thesis is dedicated to the analyses of the Christian symbolism and the author's religious perception which occupy an important place in the novel. KEYWORDS: Karamazov, religion, Christian, symbolism.
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Swan Symbolism in Finnish Poetry from Oral Tradition to Symbolist Movement
Švec, Michal ; Dlask, Jan (advisor) ; Parente Čapková, Viola (referee)
ENGLISH SUMMARY This master thesis focuses on swan symbolism in Finnish poetry, from the oldest folk poems of oral tradition to the first decades of the 20th century. Firstly a swan is described from the zoological and etymological point of view, and its position in the contemporary Finnish culture is clarified. The next chapter is dedicated to swan symbolism in European culture, from antiquity till presence, and it focuses on mythology, folk traditions and the most common motives in visual art, music and literature. The key part of the thesis describes the swan symbolism in Finnish oral tradition and especially in poetry of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. The thesis focuses in particular on Johan Ludvig Runeberg's, Aleksis Kivi's, Elias Lönnrot's, Juhani Aho's, Eino Leino's, Otto Manninen's and Aarni Kouta's poetry. A special chapter is devoted to the myth of the Swan of Tuonela. Following the swan symbolism throughout literature and culture history, I have been looking for connections to Finnish national as well as European traditions and intertextual relations.
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