SPANISH ART Programme

Calendar: January 10 – April 11 2019

Course Duration: 45 h Number of Sessions: 30 Recommended Credits: 6 ECTS – 3 US credits Professor: Sol Enjuanes-Puyol Contact Data: [email protected]

Objectives: This is an introductory course to Spanish art. Its purpose is to present key figures and concepts of Spanish artistic culture and to provide a general overview of the different contexts in which they arose and developed. At the end of the course, students will have acquired conceptual tools to approach artistic works created during diverse historical periods and will be able to determine their characteristics and meaning. We’ll take a trip down memory lane as we study the painting, architecture and sculpture produced across the Spanish territory. We will study emblematic buildings, such as the Alhambra in Granada, and painters like El Greco, Velázquez, Goya and Picasso. We will take advantage of the opportunity that being in Barcelona affords to examine the legacy of Roman culture, Medieval art and Modernism, and to study the most emblematic figures of Catalan art, such as Gaudí and Miró. The main objectives of this course are: 1. To familiarize students with key concepts of Spanish art. 2. For students to acquire knowledge of Spanish artists and significant works of art produced in Spain. 3. To give students the necessary tools to analyze and contextualize works pertaining to different genres.

Requirements:  Oral and written Spanish Level B2.  Class attendance and participation.

Learning outcomes: 1. To identify key elements of Spanish art. 2. To be able to use vocabulary related to the history of European art properly. 3. To assimilate the connection between artistic phenomena and other cultural expressions as well as with politics, society, philosophy, religion and economy. 4. To develop strategies for autonomous learning. 5. To develop critical reasoning on artistic objects. 6. To communicate acquired knowledge effectively.

Timeline

Content Activity Course Presentation Digital tools to explore Spanish art. The city of Barcelona: a brief introduction to its artistic institutions. Let’s Talk about Art Video Art in Catalonia (dubbed into Spanish)

First Civilizations in the Iberian Peninsula Iberian culture The Greek legacy: architectural models and mythology Roman Hispania The Romanization of the Peninsula. Roman art and culture. The Treasures of the MAC Cultural visit

Islamic Art Muslim-Hispanic Art: the mosque in Córdoba and the Alhambra in Granada. Early Christian Art: The Romanesque Style A European architectonic model. Medieval Art: The Romanesque Style Romanesque painting and sculpture.

Medieval Art: The Cultural visit Gothic Style The Cathedral period. Catalan Gothic.

The Spanish Renaissance

El Greco: an Extravagant Painter?

Baroque Art: aesthetic approaches and historical constraints. Baroque Art: the Spanish Golden Age.

Neoclassicism Towards a universal architectonic model. Velázquez Cultural visit

Picasso: Velázquez Reinterpreted Cultural visit

Goya between Two Worlds Student presentations. Romanticism Cultural visit Barcelona and its Urban Transformation Student presentations

Modernism Student presentations Architecture and Urban Planning at the Poble Nou Cultural visit

Vanguard and Tradition in Spanish Art 1900- (test on Neoclassicism, Goya 1939 and Modernism) Student presentations Surrealism in Spain: Miró and Dalí Un chien andalou

Informalism and Pop Art Student presentations

Architecture: Modernity and Posmodernity Student presentations Conceptual Art and New Artistic Tendencies Student presentations Sculptures and Modernity (test on 20th century art)

Methodology of the course: - Theoretical classes with audiovisual support. - Analysis of images and texts. - Oral presentations. - Tutorials.

Evaluation: 5 Questionnaires (70%) During the course, the topics explained and worked on in class will be evaluated Individual Presentation (20%) Each student will have to choose and present a work of art taken from a list provided by the professor. The presentations will last a maximum of 10 minutes and will have to be accompanied by some sort of audiovisual support (Power Point, Prezi, etc). Attendance and Participation (10 %) Attendance and participation are valued positively.

RECOMMENDED WEBSITES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY www.museunacional.cat/es Glossary/vocabulary on art: www.museunacional.cat/es/abadia www.museodelprado.es Collection: www.museodelprado.es/coleccion www.museoreinasofia.es Collection: www.museoreinasofia.es/coleccion www.macba.cat/es/inicio List of artists: www.macba.cat/es/indice-artistas www.man.es Collection: www.man.es/man/coleccion/catalogo-cronologico/protohistoria.html www.alhambradegranada.org

 Barral i Altet, Xavier (Dir.), Historia del arte de España. Barcelona: Lundwerg, 1996.  Hughes, Robert, Barcelona. Barcelona: Anagrama, 1992. (Original edition in English)  Sureda, Joan (Dir.), Historia Universal del Arte. Barcelona: Planeta, 1989. (11 volumes)  Ramírez, Juan Antonio (Dir.), Historia del Arte. Madrid: Alianza, 1997. (4 volumes)