This thesis focuses on observation of the art expression development in children at the turn from preschool to elementary school. Its theoretical part describes general development of children at preschool and young school age with the emphasise put on the development of drawing. The practical part contains a detailed analysis of human figure drawings and house drawings obtained during two consequent sessions in relevant school institutions. The drawings were analysed using a set of predetermined criteria and by a follow-up assessment. The differences between the developmental progress in girls and boys are also examined.

This thesis deals with artworks of early school-age children attending primary schools at present. It is focused on ontogenetic model of art expression according to Victor Lowenfeld and artwork of early school-age children. The work is divided into theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part is dedicated to ontogenesis of children's artistic expression according to C. Brunt, G. H. Luquet and especially V. Lowenfeld. There are also findings about development of related parts of personality (cognitive, emotional, social) with particular focus on early school age. The practical part deals with formal artwork analysis of pupils from the first to the sixth grade of primary school. This artistic creation is compared with ontogenetic model by V. Lowenfeld and the aim of this work is to find out whether the artistic expression of younger pupils corresponds with ontogenetic model described by V. Lowenfeld.

This diploma thesis is composed of two parts. The practical part consists of complex 6 drawings A3 and 6 graphics A4 (drypoint) and preparatory sketches. Works are connected by theme of details of nature and show my own view and grasp of the topic. In the theoretical section discusses the importance of nature to man and the important role played by knowledge in its focus on detail. It compares the actual processing of selected Czech artists of the 20th century that dealt with the topic details or nature. It includes brief biographies and examples of works that served as a source of inspiration for this thesis. It also offers some suggestions on how to use the diploma thesis in educational practice, both the theme and selected techniques.

The thesis is aimed at children?s drawing and its development between the first and the second grade of elementary school. The theoretical part describes individual stages of development of younger school age children and older school age children - pubes-cence. The work also includes general information about children?s art expression and its stages of development and also about a human figure drawing. The research study follows children?s human figure drawing and its transformation within the period be-tween the first and the second grade of elementary school. The findings were studied according to certain criteria.

In the theoretical part of the thesis it is explained the requirements of teaching aids. These tools are designed for children in grammar art schools and high schools of art. The work deals with the methods of teaching that are closely connected with teaching aids, e. g. senses of perception, description and examples of tools, mediation curriculum, teaching lessons a logical construction, etc. The result is a set of variable methodological tools following learned.

Diploma thesis is focused on younger school age children´s drawings. Theoretic part gives information about the stages of younger school age, describes the art development of children and it deals in more detail with the concept of creativity. The thesis gives a characteristic of art taught at a primary school and fine art at an art school in its last part. Practical part of this diploma thesis analyzes a set of 64 drawings of children aged 8-9 years. Its aim is to compare the drawing expression and to find differences in drawings on the given, theme between two groups of children, children from a common elementary school and children from an art school who visit fine arts lessons.

This thesis focuses on the artistic production of the children in the preschool period. The theoretical part is devoted to the development of art expression of children with special reference to the pre-school period and the period of primary school age. On the basis of scholarly literature and avaiable research findings there is development characterized in other areas (cognitive, emotional, social, etc.). Research of my practical part analyzes the art expression of selected children from kindergarten to the first classes of primary school. It observes the development of visual rendering (particularly its formal aspects) in connection with the start of compulsory school attendance.

The diploma thesis is concerned with the relationships between children and seniors. The work is focused on perception of seniors by the primary children. The theoretical part of the thesis describes a characterization of primary school children and relationships between them. In this part is also described the theme of seniors and their conditions in society. Next part is concentrated on relationships between seniors and children, mainly grandparents and grandchildren. An integral part of the thesis is children´s drawing. Children express their relationships to the old people in the practical part by drawing. It´s the main reason children´s drawing was included in the last chapter of the theoretical part. In the practical part is researched how primary children at the age of 10 ? 12 perceive seniors. There is evaluated which attributes and character are predicated to the old people by the children. It was done by drawings and questionnaires.

The master's dissertation work is focused on one of the psychological diagnostics methods {--} the test of an enchanted family drawing. The theoretical part of the diploma work generally describes child's family background, relationship between members of the family and character of an incomplete family. The attention is also paid to the specificity of child's creative development and drawing psychological diagnostics methods. The practical part analyses the collection of 56 children{\crq}s drawings with a view to express the most common tendencies in enchantment and adumbrate projections of family members characteristics and family aspects into the enchanted family drawing.

Subject of this diploma thesis are historical doors as an indivisible part of architecture. The main focus is on gradual discovering of their underrated artistic value and historical authenticity of these elements. The paper is divided into two parts, theoretical and practical part. The opening of the theoretical part introduces a debate on the ambivalent term ``door{\crqq} and its meaning in people{\crq}s life. I look closely at the terminology and particular basic structural types of historical door wings from the late medieval time to the end of the 19th century. All types are presented with several examples of extant doors in urban conservation area of the towns of České Budějovice and Třeboň between 1760-1900, using author drawing studies and photo documentation. In the practical part of the paper I deal with creative design of the parterre in the historical house no. 91 in the square of the town of Třeboň, which is directly linked to the prior theoretical findings. Drafts and an architectural study came out of the preliminary builder historical connections, elaborations and debates. At the same time I include an insight into parterre executions in the past years.