Taught by Professor Marisa Campillo, the purpose of the course is to provide those participating with the tools necessary to describe and analyze Spanish-Muslim Nasrid art from all different eras, recognizing and identifying its main architectural works.The first session will be held on September 24, 2024. 

After the success of the prior editions, -”Approaching the art of Al-Andalus” (parts one and two), ”The Mudéjar Style in Spanish Architecture” (parts one, two and three )”, “The art of the North African Almoravid and Almohad Berber empires” and “Nasrid art”(parts one and two)-, Casa Árabe is giving this course intended for anyone who wishes to learn about Mudéjar art and analyze it in its different forms, regardless of their past academic training. The contents and corresponding guided tours (to be given by students interested in doing so) will be spread across 14 weeks from September 2024 to January 2025. 

At the same time as the European military conquests in Asia and Africa as of the turn of the nineteenth century, whether due to imperialism or colonialism, the visual representation of “Oriental” themes intensified. Scenes of colonial battles, landscapes and exotic characters abound, in both the sketches by romantic travelers (Alexandre Dumas and David Roberts), as well as the large format works by painters (Eugène Delacroix and Fortuny). Orientalist painting adapted to different styles: academicism, romanticism, realism, modernism, impressionism or fauvism. And it cultivated various genres: historical painting, nudes, landscapes... A distant and unknown world for Europeans eventually led to a movement which permeated the other arts: literature, music and textiles. 

OBJECTIVES 

- To provide participants with all of the knowledge they require for a greater awareness of the art and culture in their surrounding environment. 

- Starting out with the historical context, describing and analyzing Orientalist painting. 

- Using proper artistic language and the appropriate specific terminology. 

- Promoting social communication through interpersonal relationships.. 

METHODOLOGY 

This will be based upon: 

1.- Weekly sessions in person lasting an hour and a half. At these sessions, different teaching resources will be used, including PowerPoint presentations, videos, charts, maps, timelines, etc. 2.- Guided tours. 

GUIDED TOURS 

The guided tours will be given by students and will be held, by consensus, on different dates throughout the course. 

REGISTRATION 

You can complete your registration by clicking on the following link. Please, clearly enter your full name and an email address where we can contact you. Casa Árabe will contact those interested to confirm their registration and inform them of the method of payment.