Universität Wien

080107 PS Case Study I: "Altars without God" - Triptychs of the 19th and 20th Century (2019S)

10.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 8 - Kunstgeschichte und Europäische Ethnologie
Continuous assessment of course work
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Details

max. 22 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The accompanying tutorial will take place on Wednesdays from 14:45 to 16:15 under the direction of Gregor Prigie. Participation is compulsory.

  • Wednesday 06.03. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Wednesday 13.03. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Wednesday 20.03. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Wednesday 27.03. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Wednesday 03.04. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Wednesday 10.04. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Wednesday 08.05. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Wednesday 15.05. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Wednesday 22.05. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Wednesday 29.05. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Wednesday 05.06. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Wednesday 12.06. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Wednesday 19.06. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20
  • Wednesday 26.06. 16:30 - 18:00 Seminarraum 2 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-20

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The pictorial form "triptych" had its heyday from the 15th to the 17th century and subsequently lost its importance in painting. In the 19th century, however, many artists rediscovered the three-panel painting as a form of composition and used it increasingly for profane content. The tripartite division as a constituent element of these "Altars without God" (Lankheit 1959) and its effect on composition and pictorial narrative is the subject of the case study.
In the first part of the case study, the students learn about medieval triptychs and analyse and discuss their structure, function and narrative form with the help of compulsory reading. In the second part, the students will describe selected triptychs of the 19th and 20th centuries (by Félix Vallotton, Hans von Marées, Käthe Kollwitz, Giacomo Balla, Edvard Munch, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Otto Dix and Max Beckmann, among others) and analyse the respective relationship between form and content.

Assessment and permitted materials

The overall grade of seminar is composed of the following achievements of the students: Punctual and regular attendance, active participation in discussions, preparation of compulsory reading, oral presentation/lecture (15 min), and written seminar paper (12 pages) as well as participation in the corresponding tutorial (no absence possible).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

For a positive grade, all assignments must be completed. A negative grade in the seminar paper results in a negative overall grade

Examination topics

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Reading list

Marion Ackermann (Hg.), Drei. Das Triptychon in der Moderne, Stuttgart-Ostfildern 2009.

Ulrike Bestgen: „Ältere ohne Gott“? Studien zum Triptychonformat in der deutschen Kunst seit der Jahrhundertwende, Münster 1992.

Klaus Lankheit, Das Triptychon als Pathosformel, Heidelberg 1959.

Caterina Limentani Virdis, Mari Piertrogiovanna, Flügelaltäre. Bemalte Polyptychen der Gotik und der Renaissance, München 2002.

Antje Maria Neuner, Das Triptychon in der frühen altniederländischen Malerei. Bildsprache und Aussagekraft einer Kompositionsform, Frankfurt 1995.

Reinhard Spieler, Max Beckmann. Bild und Weltbild in den Triptychen, Köln 1998.

Mandatory reading will be announced in the course of the semester.

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