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FRENCH PAINTERS SINCE THE MIDDLE AGES UNTIL THE END OF THE XVIIth CENTURY

 The course will be devoted to the life and work of the following painters: the de Limbourg brothers,  J. Fouquet, le Primatice,  the two Clouet (father and son), Georges de la Tour, the Le Nain brothers, N. Poussin, C. Lorrain,  Ph. de Champaigne, Ch. Le Brun, P. Mignard, A. Watteau, F. Boucher, J.B.S. Chardin, J.-B. Greuze, and J.H. Fragonard.

Credit: assiduity, speech, dissertation.

Selected bibliography:

Francastel P. (1955), Histoire de la peinture française, I vol., Bruxelles-Paris.

 and monographies, such as

Thuillier J. (1973), Toute l`oeuvre peinte de Georges de la Tour, Paris.

FRENCH TOWNS SINCE THE MIDDLE AGES UNTIL THE END OF THE XVIIth CENTURY

The ancient French towns shown through  their plans, their architecture, their authorities, their inhabitants, their everyday's life, their economy and culture, on the example of Arras in the XIIIth century , Paris in the XVth, Lyon in the XVIth and Rouen in the XVIIth. 

Credit: assiduity, speech, composition.

Selected bibliography:

Duby G. (ed.) (1980-85), Histoire de la France urbaine, Seuil;

and monographies, such as:  

Gascon R. (1971), Grand commerce et la vie urbaine au XVIe siècle. Lyon et ses marchands, Paris.

FRENCH TOWNS SINCE THE XVIIth CENTURY UNTIL NOW

The arise of the modern towns shown through  their plan, their architecture, their authorities, their inhabitants, their everyday's life, their economy and culture, on the example of Bordeaux in the  XVIIIth century, Toulouse in the  XIXth,  Strasbourg in the XXth. and the newly built cities in Ile-de-France.

 Credit: assiduity, speech, composition.

Selected bibliography:

Duby G. (dir.), 1980-85, Histoire de la France urbaine,  Seuil;

Pernoud R.,  1960-62, Histoire de la bourgeoisie en France, Seuil;  

and monographies, e.g.

Butel P.  et Poussou J.-P. , 1980, La vie quotidienne à Bordeaux au XVIIIe siècle, Paris

MAIN CURRENTS IN FRENCH PAINTING OF THE XIXth AND OF THE XXth CENTURIES.

The course will introduce students to   neo-classicism, romantism, realism, eclectism, impressionnism, post- and neo-impressionism, cubism, fauvism.

Credit:   assiduity, speech, composition.

Selected bibliography:

Francastel P., 1955 Histoire de la peinture française, vol. II, Bruxelles-Paris,

+ monographies, p.ex.

Muller J.E. , 1970, Le fauvisme, Paris.



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Courses: EKO, FIL, GK, GO, GO-FON, HF, HLF, JH, LEKT-DJ, LIC, ŁAC, MAG, MBJ, MBL, MET, MONO, NPJ, NPL, PED, PNJF, PNJF-ATL, PNJF-LABO, PP, PROS, PSY, PU, SOC, TEM, TLD, TnF, TnP, TP, UF, WF, WJ, WL, WoKF, ZHJ