Undergraduate Course: Velazquez and the Court of Spain (HIAR10017)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Arts, Culture and Environment |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
History of Art |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/fineart |
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| Course description |
It is intended that this course provide a close focus on the career of Velazquez as a painter, courtier and art adviser to Philip IV. Close scrutiny of the oeuvre as a whole, set in the context of Golden Age Spain, will however be balanced by a consideration of how artists and critics have responded to the painter in his lifetime and up until the death of Francis Bacon. The nature of Velazquez as a painter of still-life in Seville (bodegones) will then be succeeded by a consideration of his work as court portraitist in Madrid; culminating in the creation of Las Meninas. The genre of portraiture, and the contribution which Velazquez made to mythological painting, demands a comparison between his pictures and those of Titian and Rubens. The course will then broaden out chronologically and the final sessions will consider Velazquez in relation to French 19th century painting and the impact the artist made on the art of the 20th century with particular reference to Picasso. In addition we shall examine Velazquez' technique as painter; something of abiding concern to the many artists who have been influenced by his work over the centuries. |
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| My 4th year seminar on Velazquez is more specialised. Therefore the learning outcomes may be expected to be different. First the intention is that students will gain a very clear grasp of how the career of the artist, in all its aspects, developed c.1620-1660. It should be possible for students to be confident about dating pictures. In addition students should also have achieved an awareness of the nature of cultural life in Spain during the Golden Age. There will too need to be a clear comprehension of issues to be considered in relation to the dialogue between an artist and his patrons in early modern Europe. Finally students should be fully acquainted on the literature relating to Velazquez's technique and the controversies these technical aspects have given rise to. |
Assessment Information
| 1 two hour examination paper (50%) and 1 extended essay (50%) |
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Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr David Howarth
Tel: (0131 6)50 4111
Email: D.J.Howarth@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Sue Cavanagh
Tel: (0131 6)51 1460
Email: Sue.Cavanagh@ed.ac.uk |
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