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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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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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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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The animals in the cathedral. Architectonical sculpture of animals and fantastical creatures by parlerian lodge in the St. Vitus Cathedral, their symbols and iconography.
Urbanová, Karolína ; Royt, Jan (advisor) ; Sojka, Jaroslav (referee)
This Master Thesis "The animals in the cathedral. Architectural sculpture of animals and fantastical creatures by parlerian lodge in the St. Vitus Cathedral, their symbols and iconography" looks into the architectural sculpture of animal's motifs and motifs of fantastical Creatures. The goal of this work is to summarize recent aspects of research about this theme, explain in more detail individually motifs of animal's and their Iconography and their meaning for Cathedral of St. Vitus. Also this thesis want to explain how could this special animal's motifs fit into the places, where are they have been situated. Their Iconography is taken with larger perspective, by literature's reception from antique over czech medieval age. Concerning animals and fantastic Creatures in the southern vestibule - pelican and phoenix; an owl in the Crown Chamber; gryphon and fight between cat and dog in the inner triforium; an eagle, an unicorn, a horse with bird's legs, a phoenix, a pelican, a stag, a lion, a gryphon, a lioness, a bear, a "cat" and three chimera in the outer triforium; a lion, a dog, a dragon and an eagle in buttresses and at least a dragon and a goat on the Big Tower. Keywords Cathedral st. Vitus, animal's motifs, symbols, iconography, architektonical sculpture, sculptures, console, relief, gothic...
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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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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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Phenomenon of tattooing - the body as a sociocultural document
Haltmarová, Petra ; Šmíd, Jan (advisor) ; Bakšteinová, Marie (referee)
TITLE: The Phenomenon of Tattooing - The Body As a Sociocultural Document ABSTRACT: The work deals with the phenomenon of tattooing and its historical and current presentation through the means of contenporary visual culture. It describes the reasons for the occurances of this phenomenon in past culture, ritual and socio-cultural aspects of tattooing, with emphasis on their aesthetic and artistic fiction. In the technical terminology the text disserts with the techniques of tattooing and the principles of depiction, including themes, motifs and symbolism. In the local research probe presents a collection of samples and motivations for tattooing. KEY WORDS: tattooing, tattoo artist, motif, symbolism, ritual, principles of depiction
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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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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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