Spanish Art Masters in Madrid Museums Course Overview
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Art History
Other Subject Area: Cultural Studies
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 776
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
DESCRIPTION
1. Course presentation. 2. The origins of the Spanish nation around 1500. Spain and Europe. 3. The Renaissance: origins, characteristics and main European artists. Renaissance and Mannerism in Spain. El Greco. 4. The Baroque period: origins, characteristics and main European artists. Baroque art in Spain. Ribera, Zurbarán, Velázquez and Murillo. 5. The 18th century: Neoclassicism and Romanticism in Europa and Spain. Goya. 6. The origins of Modern Art. Spain in the 19th century. Sorolla. 7. The 20th century. The Avant-garde: cubism, abstract art and surrealism. Picasso, Gris, González, Dalí and Miró. Art and ideology in Spain. 8. The 20th century. Art after 1945: informalism, pop and conceptual art. Spain: arts and politics. Tàpies, Saura and Chillida. 9. Art and culture in contemporary Spain.