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Zahrada přelomu 19. a 20. století
Sajvaldová, Zuzana
This Bachelor thesis focuses on garden architecture of 19th and 20th centuries. It generally characterizes this period from political, cultural and social perspective. In more details it concentrates on evaluation of architectural and artistic trends that influenced landscape architects and their work. Nevertheless this work centres on characterizing of gardens nascent at the turn of the 19th and 20th century. It focuses mainly on the end of 19th century until the establishment of First Czechoslovak Republic. The park “Na Vinici” in Pardubice by landscape architect František was chosen as a model object. The park was analyzed in detail both from its historical development but also its current state. The principles of restoration of historical buildings were applied in the park that has not been explored in detail so far, by using available methodologies for restoration of historical gardens. Methodologies used while creating studies were customized according to available archived resources and current state of the chosen object. Based on relevant methodologies and studies, the thesis formulates possible principles that should be followed in the current adaptations of gardens and park created at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Prague sculpture exhibitions 1898 - 1916. A contribution to the theme of gallery sculpture presentation
Cermanová, Jana ; Štaif, Jiří (advisor) ; Blümlová, Dagmar (referee) ; Lenderová, Milena (referee)
Jana Cermanová Prague sculpture exhibitions 1898 - 1916 A contribution to the theme of gallery sculpture presentation Dissertation synopsis Sculpture as an artistic discipline experienced a dynamic rise in the Czech lands at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. This followed the much admired example of France, where Charles Morice, referencing Rodin and his pupils, asserted the dominance of modern sculpture over painting in 1910. Thanks in large part to major art world figure and educator J. V. Myslbek, the Czech lands also saw the development of a highly ambitious group of sculptors poised to address a growing social demand for monumental works (particularly memorials) that recaptured the city's public space. Sculptors worked on architectural commissions for decorative sculptures and on orders for funerary objects, which guaranteed them an income and enabled them to pursue their own creative work. However, it was chiefly this "flood of monuments" that attracted public attention to sculptors and garnered them social prestige. Sculptors became more deeply involved in art events and played a major role in addressing contemporary art world issues. The public boom enjoyed by sculpture carried over into exhibition halls, where ...
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Social Tendencies and Vladimír Astl's Work
Knapová, Martina ; Wittlich, Petr (advisor) ; Prahl, Roman (referee)
One of the main objectives of this thesis is not only to map the life of Czech sculptor Vladimir Astl, but also explore various inspirational sources he might have used when creating social oriented pieces. Those are critical in is work. Typical avatars of plastics with social context are Žízeň (Thirst), Smutek (Sadness) or Stará žena (Old Woman), all of them from the period of 1905 - 1910. The initial chapter shortly discusses social problem which existed during the verge of 19th and 20th century and immediately influenced increasing use of social topics in art. Next chapter elaborates on these topics in more detail and focuses on changes of French society which were closely tied to the occurence of ambitious ideas to build monuments celebrating work of men. This chapter also discusses sculpture in France in more depth with focus on labor-oriented pieces from August Rodin, Jules Dalou and Henri Bouchard. The work of mentioned sculptors was dedicated to monuments celebrating labour. These formed a common inspiration source for social related themes in Czech sculpture of the turn of the 19th and 20th century. Next chapter continues to describe the foreign social tendencies and introduces a Belgian sculptor Constantin Meunier who made a significant impact on Czech lands with his pieces being...
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Selected models of re-education in institutional care for an at-risk child from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries in the context of contemporary Czech etopedic practice: historical-pedagogical inquiry
Hessová, Lenka ; Bendl, Stanislav (advisor) ; Syřiště, Ivo (referee) ; Kraus, Blahoslav (referee)
The dissertation, in the form of qualitative historical research, follows the development of institutional care for at-risk children. The focus is on a detailed description of eight innovative projects created at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. It stresses the inspirational overlapping of the described projects in the context of contemporary Czech etopedic practice. This historical period was chosen as it was a time of all kinds of experiments. Looking back and describing successful solutions to care issues in the past can contribute to the current discussion on the effective form of institutional care in Czechia. The dissertation focuses on Junior Republic (USA), Ford Republic (USA), Little Commonwealth (UK), Baumgarten (Austria), Boys Town (USA), House of Orphans (Poland), Gorky Colony (Soviet Union), and Summerhill (Great Britain) - as these models are only briefly described in Czech scholarly literature. To achieve its goals the research relies on the combination of a direct method and a multiple case study. For triangulation, various primary data sources are used. Topics that have emerged in the past relate to the present situation via Standards of Quality of Care (2015), with 17 inspection reports from residential institutions caring for at-risk children, and 17 annual educational...
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The Beginnings and the Image of Propaganda Through Chosen American Literary Works and Newspapers at the turn of the 19th Century
Bílková, Monika ; Malý, Radek (advisor) ; Čeňková, Jana (referee)
This bachelor thesis observes selected American literary works written at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries from a bit different angle. While we usually associate the term "propaganda" with totalitarian and authoritarian regimes, fiction presents a way of entertainment. However, every literary work, whether consciously or subconsciously, still reflects the particular period. Especially the second half of the 19th century was a very turbulent era full of different changes and paradoxes. How have then the generally acknowledged notions and beliefs, as well as the harmful and challenging social norms, which have been ironically emerging even in the democratic "land of infinite possibilities" and values such as freedom and equality, been reflected in works that are respected and read to this day? Have the authors and the heroes of their stories managed to confront, and eventually escape the merciless social dictate or have they succumbed to it under the ambient pressure? The theoretical part of this thesis will introduce the definitions of propaganda as well as the general historical context. The practical part will then characterize and analyze the individual literary works. What do they say about the society at that time, and to what extent do they oppose or support it?
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Provincial Mental Health Hospital Prague-Bohnice. Architecture and History
Krušina, Jan ; Biegel, Richard (advisor) ; Macek, Petr (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the architecture and history of the large area of today's Psychiatric Hospital in Bohnice, which was built in several stages between 1905-1925, considering the personality of architect Václav Roštlapil (1856-1930), who as a prominent figure participated in some representative buildings. The introduction focuses on the outset of a new field of psychiatry in the environment of the General Hospital in the New Town in Prague and especially the origin of a new typology in architecture, which then gradually spread to wider areas of Bohemia. The thesis clarifies the circumstances of the establishment of the Mental Health Hospital in Bohnice and is based on the study of archival materials, literature and tries to analyze the sources of its appearance, looking for sources of inspiration to put the Bohnice into historical context. In this thesis the hospital in Bohnice is seen as an exceptionally well-preserved example of this typology not only in the scale of individual buildings, but especially in the scale of the entire urban arrangement with the unmistakable Genius Loci. Keywords Architecture, turn of 19th and 20th century, art noveau, historicism, mental health hospitals, Václav Roštlapil, Mental Health Hospital Bohnice
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Typology of the Characters and Their Interpersonal Relationships in A. P. Chekhov's "Cherry Orchardˮ
Hovorková, Karolína ; Hlaváček, Antonín (advisor) ; Vasilyeva, Elena (referee)
The bachelor thesis is focused on the typology of characters and their interpersonal relationships in the last Anton Chekhov's drama "Cherry Orchard". The types of characters and their relationships are compared to characters and relationships in other Chekhov's dramas. Furthermore, the work takes into account Chekhov's contribution to the drama in general and it shows how the author perceived space and time which were also represented by the characters themselves. The analysis, compilation and comparison will be used in the processing, the knowledge will be demonstrated on practical examples, which become a part of the theoretical part of the thesis. The work will be based on foreign and Czech publications on typology of characters and their relationships in Chekhov's dramas. KEYWORDS: typology of the characters, interpersonal relationships, A. Chekhov, Cherry Orchard
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Changes in the structure of the population of Čimelice in the period before the First World War and after the establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic
PROCHÁZKA, Filip
The bachelor thesis is devoted to the description and evaluation of population changes in the South Bohemian village of Čimelice between 1890 and 1921. These changes have been described on the basis of a set of four population censuses which were taken during the above-mentioned period. The first aim of the thesis is to describe the village population from the point of view of historical demography and to compare it with general development in the Czech lands. The second aim of the thesis is to survey the population, divided according to their occupation or, more precisely, according to their socioeconomic status, through the microhistorical approach. Subsequently, the thesis examines the influence of the First World War on the population of Čimelice in terms of the fallen and of the men serving in the Czechoslovak Legion. In the last chapter of the thesis, the main aspects of the changes in the rural population in the perspective of the examined village have been summarised, and the possibilities for further scientific research have been mentioned.
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František Mikš and his sacral architectonic works
Kovářová, Lenka ; Macek, Petr (advisor) ; Biegel, Richard (referee)
The aim of my diploma thesis was to deal with person Frantisek Miks and to define, identify, get to know and make art-historical critique of his sacral architectonical work. This person wasn't study in detail never before, so I had to do research in archives: Prague City Archives, National Archives, Regional Archives in Prague, Kolin and Beroun, Archive of Prague Institute of Planning and Development, Monument of National Literature, Podlipanske Museum in Cesky Brod, etc. I found interesting information and iconography materials in periodicals: Architektonicky obzor, Technicky obzor, Stavitelske listy, Zlata Praha, etc. I discovered considerable amount of documents and architectonical plans of Miks's projects. Text of this diploma thesis is divided in twelve chapters including the introduction and the conclusion. After the introduction there is biographical chapter and nine chapters about nine sacral architectonical monuments, which are connected with F. Miks. They include brief history, details of genesis buildings and analysis of Miks's architectonical plans with their art-historical critiques. In the conclusion there are presented new and still not published knowledges and opinions on person Frantisek Miks and his sacral architectonical work, which was deduce from information and analysis...
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