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Art - History of Spanish Art (Modern and Contemporary)
University of Barcelona (UB)
Barcelona, Spain
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Instruction in |
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Prerequisites |
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Art
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200, 300, 400
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Spanish
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1
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20
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Spanish 200 or equivalent
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A broad overview of Spanish art from the end of the 15th to the 18th century.
Syllabus
The architecture from the end of the 15th century: the Catholic Monarchs.
- The early Renaissance: the plateresco style.
- The architecture of Herrera.
- Renaissance sculpture
- Renaissance painting
- The Golden Age of Spanish art: architecture and baroque imagery.
- The great painters: Ribera, Zurbarán, Velázquez, Murillo, Alonso Cano, Valdes Leal.
- Eighteenth-century art architecture, sculpture and painting.
Reading List
AYALA MALLORY, N., (1991), Del Greco a Murillo, la pintura española del siglo de Oro, Madrid, Alianza Forma.
BONET CORREA, A., (1985), Arquitectura barroca en España, Madrid, Manuales Arte Cátedra.
BOZAL, V., (1978), Historia del Arte en España I y II, Madrid, Editorial Istmo.
BROWN, J., (1988), Imágenes e ideas en la pintura española del siglo XVII, Madrid, Alianza Forma.
CHECA, F., (1983), Pintura y escultura del Renacimiento en España 1450-1600, Madrid, Manuales Arte Cátedra.
MARTÍN GONZÁLEZ, J.J., (1998), Escultura barroca en España 1600-1770, Madrid, Manuales Arte Cátedra.
NIETO ALCAIDE-MORALES-CHECA, (1989), Arquitectura del Renacimiento en España, Madrid, Manuales Arte Cátedra.
PÉREZ SÁNCHEZ, A., (1992), Pintura barroca en España 1600-1750, Madrid, Manuales Arte Cátedra.
Assessment
At the end of the term, there will be a written test in which students write an essay from a choice of two titles.
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