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History of Spanish Art (Ancient and Medieval)
University of Barcelona (UB)
Barcelona, Spain
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Instruction in |
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Prerequisites |
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Art History
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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 general overview of the main artistic manifestations that have taken place in the Iberian Peninsula from Prehistoric to the Islamic period.
Syllabus
- The first artistic manifestations: cave/prehistoric art in the Iberian Peninsula.
- The art of the first colonizers: Phoenician, Greeks, Carthaginians.
- The art of the Iberian and Celts
- Roman art in Hispania.
- Visigothic Art
- Asturian Art
- Islamic Art: the Caliphate period, the period of the Taifas, the African period, Granada.
- Mozarabic Art
Reading List
BOZAL, V.,(1978), Historia del Arte en España I, Madrid, Istmo.
BORRÁS, G.M., La Alhambra y el Generalife, Madrid, Anaya Monografías.
POSADAS, J., (1985), La Alhambra y la contribución de la civilización árabe a la historia. La influencia de los árabes en el desarrollo histórico de España, Madrid Barcelona, Ciencia Cultura y Política
DL.YARZA, J., (1979), Arte y arquitectura en España 500-1250, 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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