A review of the world of art in one of art's world capitals. Introduction to the historical development of artistic forms and styles through the ages, and to theoretical concepts for understanding art. Emphasis on painting and its relationship to sculpture, architecture and the performing arts. Supplementary visits to the Prado and Reina Sofía museums.
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Curriculum: Fulfills fine arts requirement for A and S, Business, Engineering and Nursing; IAS Certificate elective.
The main objective of the course is to learn to appreciate Art as itself.
To learn to look at a work of Art and to see it alone or in relation to other works
To help integrate your knowledge of the Western world and to see how Art is related to the period in which it was created.
Through the analysis and discussion of a number of masterpieces, the course will provide the students with a broad perspective on the discipline of Art History and will introduce them to the use of a set of critical artistic tools.
The course is specially focused in Western European and Spanish Art and will be taught by a combination of lectures with slides, power point presentations and visits to the main museums in Madrid.
2 visits to Prado Museum.
Reina Sofía Museum.
II. Course Outline:
1. The Nature of the Work of Art:
Purpose
Iconography
Vocabulary
Chronological Frame
2. Art before writing:
Prehistoric Art
3. The Ancient World:
Classic Art
Greek and Roman Art
4. The Middle Ages:
Islamic Art in Spain: Cordoba, Sevilla and Granada
Romanesque Art: the first international style in Europe
Gothic Art: Cathedrals in Spain
5. The Modern Age:
Early Rennaissance in Flanders and Italy: Bosch and Fra Angelico.
Renaissance in Italy, the cradle of the new dawn of individualism in Art: Titian, Leonardo
Mannerism: Michelangelo in Rome, El Greco in Toledo
Baroque Art: Painting
Spanish School: Velázquez: tradition and innovation.
Flemish School: Rubens
The XVIII Century: Neoclassicism
Goya: Court Painter, Historical Paintings and Black Paintings
6. The Contemporary Age:
The isms movements
Impressionism: the art of pure vision, Sorolla
Cubism and Abstract Art: Gris and Picasso, “The Guernica”
Surrealism: Dalí, Miró
Modernism and the European Avant-Garde: Gaudí in Barcelona.
