Note: A placement exam will be required when you arrive on site.

Advanced

This course is designed for students who have completed or tested out of a minimum of four semesters (or six quarters) of college-level Spanish. However, students must take a placement exam to determine the course level into which they will be able to enroll.

Superior

This course is designed for students who have completed or tested out of a minimum of 2 upper-division college-level Spanish courses. However, students must take a placement exam to determine the course level into which they will be able to enroll.

OBJECTIVE
This course, which consists of both theoretical and practical components, attempts to explore Spanish culture through art, taking into consideration three of the most significant figures in Spanish painting: El Greco, Velázquez, and Goya. The study of these three great Spanish painters whose art can be found in the Prado will analyze social and historical aspects of their works while examining artistic characteristics such as composition, style, etc.

CONTENT

1. Introduction
General concepts of painting vocabulary

2. Renaissance Art
El Greco
Religious paintings
Portraits

3. Barroque Art
Official portraits
Mythological and folklorical paintings
Historical works
Paintings of the hunt

4. Barroque Religious Art
Murillo
Ribera
Ribalta
Zurbarán

5. Goya
Madrid themes
Portraits of the royal family and nobility
Historical works
Black paintings

EVALUATION
33% Assistance and participation
33% Daily coursework
34% Exams

IMPORTANT
Attendance is mandatory. Unjustified absences will have negative results on the final grade.