The purpose of this study is to present the development of the trumpet from the primitive lip-vibrated instruments of ancient cultures to the baroque trumpet on which were performed the astounding parts composed by the culminating figures of that period, Bach and Handel.

This thesis looks at the transverse flute as an instrument as well as flute music in the baroque period.

This thesis investigates the development of the biography of the Baroque portrait painter, Mary Beale (1633-1699), through historiography. The conventional gendered construction of Mary, primarily as a wife and mother, and secondarily as an artist, will be traced and examined, from the earliest art historical references to her, to the most recent. / Graduate

(in English): The goal of this dissertation is to demonstrate that the novel Where Tigers Are at Home from the French author Jean-Marie Blas de Roblès belongs to baroque aesthetics. The main terms are explained in the first part and also the formal side of the novel is described there. In the second part then is briefly mentioned the life of the author Jean-Marie Blas de Roblès and the plot of the novel. Chapters concerning the individual baroque characteristics are found in the third part. At the beginning we can find the chapter treating the typification of the characters, following are the chapters about inconstancy, theatre of the world, women in the novel, morbidity and brutality, baroque blending of passion and faith, chapters discussing intertextuality and symbolism and at the end is the chapter dealing with the blending of the author with the novels characters. A specific feature that is found in baroque literature is treated in each chapter and then applied on the text of the novel. After considering all of these baroque features I clearly proved with this dissertation that the novel shows such an amount of baroque features that it belongs to the baroque aesthetics.

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The Diploma thesis "Silesian Baroque Cut Glass in the collection of Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague" deals with the collection of Silesian Baroque cut glass at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague spanning from the last quarter of the 17th century to the third quarter of the 18th century. The thesis describes the technique of glass cutting and its history. It also deals with the beginnings of glass cutting in Silesia, which are associated with the Schaffgotsch family in the Hirschberger Valley. Worth mentioning is also the renowned glass cutter Friedrich Winter, who along with his glass workshop substantially influenced Silesian glass cutting in the following decades. The thesis also mentiones other well-known glass cutters, particularly Christian Gottfried Schneider. The chapters dealing with the development of the shape and ornament of Silesian Baroque cut glass are important for correct classification by periods and localities. A catalogue of selected objects from the collection of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague follows the first part of the thesis which comprises the text. Most of the catalogue's objects have not been published thus far or were often never presented in detail if they appeared in literature.

At the end of nineteenth century, as a result of the revival of the early music, harpsichord, the most important instrument in the Baroque period, was emphasized again and back to the stage. However, without any recordings been made and left, the scores and the documents became the significant references for the interpretation. This study will discuss about the performance practice issues in French composer François Couperin¡¦s treatise ¡§L¡¦art de toucher le clavecin¡¨. The representative of Couperin¡¦s work is his four harpsichord books. In his 1716¡¦s treatise ¡§L¡¦art de toucher le clavecin¡¨, he explained the performance practice issues of his harpsichord music. The discussion includes the body gesture, articulation, tempo, characteristic of the instrument, ornamentation, fingering, notes inégales and the tradition of prelude. Moreover, he composed eight preludes and put them at the end of the treatise for practicing. Although the treatise was not the only one which discussed about harpsichord at that time, it is rare that composers wrote instruction for other musician in order to interpret his own music. This study includes three parts. First, the development of the harpsichord music in baroque period and François Couperin¡¦s life are introduced. The second part explicate the historical background of the François Couperin¡¦s four harpsichord collections, eight preludes and ¡§L¡¦art de toucher le clavecin¡¨. The third part focuses on discussion of the performance practice. Finally, the conclusion will be made.

This thesis deals with the Italian books preserved in the Eggenberg Library in the Český Krumlov Castle, particulary with the Italian book collection of the princess Maria Ernestina of Eggenberg, born Schwarzenberg, which is seen as the "mirror" of intellectual interests and lifestyle of the noblewoman of the baroque period and as an image of reception of Italian literature in the 17th century Czech lands from the side of literate and cosmopolitan aristocracy.

Univerzita Karlova v Praze Filozofická fakulta Ústav pro dějiny umění Obecná teorie a dějiny umění a kultury - Dějiny výtvarného umění Daniela Štěrbová České vlivy v Bavorsku Pole za polem - cesta z jihu do Čech a zpět (Příspěvek k poznání výuky architektury v barokní době na příkladu tzv. Dientzenhoferovského skicáře) Böhmen in Bayern Joch für Joch - der Weg vom Süden nach Böhmen und zurück (Forschungsbeitrag zur Architekturlehre in der Barockzeit anhand des sog. Dientzenhofer-Skizzenbuches) Abstrakt vedoucí práce: Ing. Petr Macek, PhD. 2015 Abstrakt Der vorliegende Text befasst sich mit einer Plangruppe aus dem sog. Dientzenhofer- Skizzenbuch und ihrer didaktischen Funktion im Rahmen der barocken Architekturlehre. Anhand von halbierten Kirchengrundrissen wurden architektonische Prinzipien und Themen geübt, deren Variieren darauf abzielte, verschiedene raumgliedernde Motive auszuprägen. Dies stellte ein praktisches Pendant zur herkömmlichen Traktat-Literatur dar. Schlüsselwörte Dientzenhofer-Skizzenbuch, Architekturlehre, Architekturtheorie, Didaktik, Barock, Raumgliederung, Wandpfeilerraum Abstrakt Následující příspěvek se zabývá vybranou skupinou plánů z tzv. Dientzenhoferovského skicáře a její didaktickou funkcí v rámci výuky architektury v barokní době. Pomocí půlených půdorysů kostelních staveb byly...

This is a short study on the iconographic theme of above mentioned painting. The thesis deals with a topic that has not yet been comprehensively processed. Here, the interest of the author given limited period only slightly extends into the next generation (after Savery) in order to show the iconographic context. Based on the new findings, identifies work as the ruler's order, and that puts the painting in new semantic relationships. In conclusion reflects on the circumstances of the work and the possible way of petting into Prague's collections.