Program Overview

Spanish Culture Course: Art in Spain

The aim of this course is to provide an overview of the main expressions of art in the Iberian Peninsula, from its origins to the present day. We will study major monuments such as Romanesque churches, gothic cathedrals or modernista buildings, as well as the main painters and sculptors, including El Greco, Velázquez, Murillo, Goya, Picasso or Dalí.

Methodology

Each session will include a presentation of the topic based on a power point. Students will be expected to participate actively. The class will be complemented by visits to the city's main monuments and museums.

Assessment System

• Examination: 40%
• Course work: 40%
• Class attendance: 20%

Syllabus

• Francisco de Goya, the first modern painter.
• Neoclassicism: architecture, sculpture and painting.
• Romanticism.
• Historical painting.
• Impressionism in Spain.
• Modernisme: Gaudí, Domènech i Montaner, Puig i Cadafalch.
• Pablo Ruiz Picasso.
• Salvador Dalí: Surrealism
• Joan Miró.

Bibliography

• AYALA MALLORY, N. (1991): Del Greco a Murillo, la pintura española del siglo de Oro , Madrid, Alianza Forma.
• AZCÁRATE, J.M. (1990): Arte gótico en España, Madrid, Manuales Arte Cátedra.
• BASSEGODA, J. (1976): El modernismo en Cataluña , Barcelona, Nuevo Arte Thor.
• BONET CORREA, A. (1985): Arquitectura barroca en España , Madrid, Manuales Arte Cátedra.
• BORRÁS, G.M, (1983): La Alhambra y el Generalife , Madrid, Anaya Monografías.
• BOZAL, V. (1978): Historia del Arte en España I y II , Madrid, Editorial Istmo.
• BOZAL, V. (1994): Goya y el gusto moderno , Madrid, Alianza Forma.
• BRIHUEGA, J. (1993 ): Miró y Dalí: los grandes surrealistas , Madrid, Anaya Monografías.
• CHECA, F. (1983), _Pintura y escultura del Renacimiento en España _ , Madrid, Manuales Arte Cátedra.
• HERNANDO, J. (1989): _Arquitectura en España _ , Madrid, Manuales Arte Cátedra.
• LAMBERT, E. (1982 ): El arte gótico en España en los siglos XII y XIII , Madrid, Editorial Cátedra.
• MARTÍN GONZÁLEZ, J. J. (1998): _Escultura barroca en España _ , Madrid, Manuales Arte Cátedra.
• NIETO A.-MORALES-CHECA (1989): Arquitectura del Renacimiento en España , Madrid, Manuales Arte Cátedra.
• PÉREZ SÁNCHEZ, A. (1990): , Barcelona, Planeta
• PÉREZ SÁNCHEZ, A. (1992): _Pintura barroca en España _ , Madrid, Manuales Arte Cátedra.
• REYERO, C.-FREIXA, M. (1995): _Pintura y escultura en España _ , Madrid, Manuales Arte Cátedra.
• SCHUMETZLER, R. (1982): El modernismo , Madrid, Alianza Forma.
• SUREDA, J. (1989 ): La pintura románica en Cataluña , Madrid, Alianza Forma.
• URRUTIA, Á. (1997): Arquitectura española siglo XX , Madrid, Manuales Arte Cátedra.
• YARZA, J. (1979): _Arte y arquitectura en España _ , Madrid, Manuales Arte Cátedra.

Course Details

• Language: Spanish
• Type: Culture
• Duration: 45 hours
• Credits: 6 ECTS credits
• Format: Face-to-face

Minimum Level of Spanish Language Required

Intermediate

Course Price

• General price: 546,00€
• Reduced price: 491,40€

Group and Enrollment

• BCN - City Center: Tue, Thurs | 17:00-18:30 | 19/01//04/2026
• Group: 10

Information of Interest

• Courses in Spanish culture
• Diploma in Hispanic Studies
• Certificate in Hispanic Studies
• Cancellation and course changes
• Cancellation of enrolment

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