Arts and Architecture

Art & Architecture of Spain/Barcelona: early period

Paleolithic and neolithic (Altamira, Almeria) cave art; Celtic, Phoenician and Iberian artifacts. The Roman occupation: Tarragona and Segovia; the Visigothic period and Islamic influences. The Early Christian Period: Asturian, Mozarabic, Romanesque; Gothic cathedrals; Modejar style; Spanish church illuminations.

Art & Architecture of Spain/Barcelona: modern period

Modern Spain: the "Golden Age" and the spread of Renaissance humanism from Italy. Foundations of Spanish art: El Greco and Velasquez; Goya, Zurbaran, Murillo, Valdes, Leal. Baroque architecture and scuplture. Goya; art nouveau and modernism (Gaudi, Jujol); the avant garde(Picasso); surrealism (Dali); Miro, Gris.

Modern Spanish Film and Literature

A survey of 20th-century Spanish literature: Latin American contributions to modernismo; Lorca and the Civil War generation; contemporary trends. Early film-making: political and social statements; film and television as a social norm: the Franco era. European "new wave" cinema; contemporary fims and film-makers in Spain.

All About Almodovar: the films of Pedro Almodovar

A critical look at contemporary and transitional Spanish (and European) society as presented in selected films by the acclaimed film-maker Pedro Almodovar.

Arts and Architecture links

• Barcelona.Architecture.Modernism