Superior

Prior to enrolling in courses at this language level, students must have completed or tested out of a minimum of 2 upper-division college-level Spanish courses at their home university in the U.S.

The objective of this course is to study the evolution and characteristics of Seventeenth century paintings paying special attention to the different sections dedicated to the iconography (genres), clientele, sponsorship, and collections. This course studies as well the sociological aspects of the artists and their epoch. The artists covered include: Ribera, Velázquez, Zurbarán, Alonso Cano, Murillo, and Valdés Leal.