Art History 228 - Imperial Spain:Art and Architecture in Spain,Naples,and the Americas

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

Over a period of two centuries (1400-1600), an informal trade alliance in the Mediterranean, anchored by the House of Aragon, expanded into a worldwide empire. This course considers how architecture, art, and urban form responded to and shaped this extraordinary geopolitical phenomenon. The class addresses four principal questions: How did art and architecture serve as a vehicle for the dissemination of Catholicism in the early modern world? How did the expansion of the Spanish Empire allow for the geographic diffusion of architectural form? What happens to Renaissance art and architecture outside of Europe? What is the relationship between architecture and cultural identity in the Spanish world?

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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