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Symbolic notation in selected 16th century arithmetic books from Czech environment: an example of George Goerl
Fantová, Anna ; Zdichynec, Jan (advisor) ; Kvasz, Ladislav (referee)
A primary objective of this bachelor thesis is to characterize mathematical symbolism (the use of substitute signs of usually fixed meaning for a description of objects and processes) in arithmetic books from the 16th century written in the Czech language with a primary focus on the foundations of arithmetic. Firstly, I categorize the period notation based on its form and purpose by analysing the historical sources. Then, I compare the symbolism described in the individual arithmetic books and connect the discovered differences in time. The analysis focuses on an arithmetic book by George Goerl from approximately the second third of the monitored period. Futhermore, I elaborate on an earlier arithmetic book by Andreas Klatovský and a different one by Benes Optát. In general, I arrange the arithmetic books chronologically. Another aim of this paper is to evaluate the above-mentioned arithmetic books from a formal point of view. Therefore, I touch on the contents of each of them, ordering, and literary and pictorial paratexts. I am also interested in particular exercises and examples as sources of knowledge of the everydayness in the age of the authors. I evaluate the suitability of their way of notation and problem solving in some exercises in comparison with today's approach. Throughout the whole...
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What I Want to See
Šavarová, Veronika ; Helia De Felice, Jennifer (referee) ; Fexová, Patricie (advisor)
What I want to see is the culmination of a five-year creation that consisted of several projects. The content varied, but the core remained the same – the creation of a beautiful, perfect world and the associated escapism from the real world. Elements of mystery, surrealism, various kinds of symbols, or feeling of distress have always been present in this previous work, and this is no different in the current project. What I want to see from this years of work draws and borrows its narrative. The work is closely related to my personal experiences. Its name therefore derives from the need for the presence of a particular ideal and utopian place.
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Citrus in still life (theoretical-practical thesis)
DRÁBKOVÁ, Veronika
Citrus in still life This bachelor´s thesis deals with the images of citruses in a still-life. The theoretical part of the thesis is focused on the treatise of the still-life phenomenon and the analyzing the symbolic importance of citruses at different time period. Also studies and compares interpretations of fruit still-life paintings of selected authors. This thesis presents painters like Girolamo dai Libri, Caravaggio, Willem Kalf, Pieter Claesz, Gustav Courbet, Paul Cézanne, Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh and more. There are introduced contemporary creations of domestic painters such as Jan Mikulka or Hynek Martinec. The practical part mainly includes the preparatory sketches, paintings and two final large-format paintings.
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František Bílek´s work in České Budějovice - art historical characteristics
FILOUS, Štěpán
This bachelor thesis will focus on the work of the sculptor František Bílek (1872-1941) in České Budějovice. Bílek created two monumental sculptural works right in the city - a stone monument to the writer Otakar Mokrý (1919) in today's Na Sadech park and several pieces of sculpture decoration in the interior of the Husův sbor church (1924) on today's Palacký square. Preparatory drawings and sculptures for both works have been preserved in the collections of Aleš South Bohemian Gallery in Hluboká. The aim of the thesis will be primarily a thorough iconographic analysis of Bílek's monumental realizations and also their art-historical analysis, while the author will use the just-mentioned related works in AJG. The author will also focus on the ordering context of the creation of the monument and the church decoration, or the position of both works in Bílek's related work. If it is possible and appropriate, the author will include references to other works in the AJG, which illustrate the iconographic and material breadth of Bílek's work.
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The symbolism in Michelangelo's The Last Judgement
LAZÁRKOVÁ, Simona
This bachelor thesis named "The Symbolism in Michelangelo's The Last Judgement" is compiled as a theoretically-practical thesis. The theoretical part is based on a description of Michelangelo's most important work and it deals with an analysis of individual parts of the fresco and an interpretation of Dante's Divine Comedy in greater depth. The practical part of the thesis is an authorial realisation of illustrations for a text of Dante's Divine Comedy and draws on sources of inspiration from authorial work of foreign and Czech artists. The resulting art artefact consists of a set of sketch material and 6 final illustrations processed using the drawing-graphic technique of a wash ink drawing. The thesis is also enriched by attached pictures of individual details of scenes of the work The Last Judgement by Michelangelo Buonarroti and also work of artists who illustrated Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri.
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Edvard Munch- more that creator of "The Scream"
RAFF, Alisa
The bachelor's work named "Edvard Munch - more, than the creator of "The Scream"cosists of the theoretical and the practical parts. The theoretical part explores life and art of one of the most important Norwegian artists - Edvard Munch. The important part is, where some of artist's selected works are being analysed, especially the painting "The Scream". In the practical part, the knowledge of the artist's techniques is being applied, and using that basis the final sketches and the acrylic painting are made.
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The symbolism of the tree in the profane architecture around 1500
FIALOVÁ, Tereza
This master's thesis, entitled Symbol of the Tree in Profane Architecture around 1500, is based on the bachelor's thesis by Tereza Fialová. The bachelor thesis dealt with the so-called tree chamber in Bechně Castle and focused on unique naturalistic decorations. This thesis follows on from the previous research and takes an in-depth look at the phenomenon of astwerk and attempts to understand the preference for dissimilarity that it evokes. The thesis explains the theme of tree symbolism and the appearance of plant forms in profane architecture. The considerable of the text focuses on finding connections between the natural forms and classical architectural treatises. The these sis concluded with the list of monuments of Central European architecture around 1500 that used a naturalistically rendered tree with branches in various forms.
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Katherine Mansfield: a lyrical analyst of mind
MRKVIČKOVÁ, Lucie
The main aim of this diploma thesis is a thematic and textual analysis of Katherine Mansfield´s short stories, which are divided into three groups considered as typical. Though the first and the last of her collections are examined separately, since they fail to fit into any established pattern. Attention is given to Mansfield´s personal life and relationships, from which she derived much of her inspiration as well as to the contemporary literary influences. Special consideration has deserved Mansfield´s poetry, which put the finishing touches to her literary soul. The close study is supplemented by a contrastive analysis of Mansfield´s and Chekhov´s approach to similar literary themes.
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The motif of death in art in the years 1890-1918
Heřmánková, Klára ; Pech, Milan (advisor) ; Bendová, Eva (referee)
The aim of the bachelor's thesis is to deal with the motive of death in the visual arts at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The work introduces and analyzes various motives related to death and dying and their changes over the course of twenty years. It follows the content shift of these motives, such as the frequency of their occurrence, their connection with the development of society etc. Last but not least, the work introduces the topic from a sociological point of view, and therefore touches on statistical data on mortality and common causes of death in the years 1890 to 1910, etc.
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