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Spanish Art
Study in Barcelona Program
Barcelona, Spain
Dates: 5/21/25 - 6/21/25
Spanish Art
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: CEA CAPA Barcelona Center
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Art History
Instruction in: English
Course Code: ARH370
Transcript Source: University of New Haven
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
Prerequisites: None
DESCRIPTION
This course will examine the history of Spanish art from prehistoric times to the present day. You will carry out a study of the artwork of the great Spanish masters with the purpose of reaching a global understanding of the subject. Instruction will delve into art terminology in order to correctly deploy related definitions, identify characteristics common to a particular movement, individual and general styles. The personalities and opinions of the most representative artists will be studied.
Given the wide range of material, we will focus on artists and artistic movements that have had a significant impact throughout the history of Spanish art. Medieval Romanesque, Gothic and Islamic art, Renaissance and Baroque during the Spanish Golden Age, Modernism, Surrealism, Cubism and the latest tendencies will all be studied in depth. Field-studies will be an important part of the course as the city offers important examples of the different movements and styles studied in class.
Artistic movements and artists will be placed within their social and historical context, so that you will have a wider understanding of the themes studied, the artistic significance and the purpose and meaning of the works. A comparison between Spanish and European art will be made in order to give you a global view and the criteria necessary to better contextualize works of art.
Given the wide range of material, we will focus on artists and artistic movements that have had a significant impact throughout the history of Spanish art. Medieval Romanesque, Gothic and Islamic art, Renaissance and Baroque during the Spanish Golden Age, Modernism, Surrealism, Cubism and the latest tendencies will all be studied in depth. Field-studies will be an important part of the course as the city offers important examples of the different movements and styles studied in class.
Artistic movements and artists will be placed within their social and historical context, so that you will have a wider understanding of the themes studied, the artistic significance and the purpose and meaning of the works. A comparison between Spanish and European art will be made in order to give you a global view and the criteria necessary to better contextualize works of art.