The Art of Spain

5 weekly sessions, on Fridays at 2 -4pm, starting from Friday 23 January.

Overview

Spanish Artists’ works are perhaps some of the familiar and recognisable, from the mastery of Velasquez and El Greco to the strange, fantastical surrealism of Dali, these works continue to intrigue and beguile us. This 5 week course focuses on the work of a different artist each week, considering his practice alongside his contemporaries and the broader sociological, political and economic environment in which he worked.

This course aims at introducing you to some of the greatest works undertaken by Spanish artists and to also give you an appreciation of the wider context in which these masters worked. This course is aimed anyone with an interest in Spanish Art, no prior knowledge is expected only a curiosity to learn more.

Syllabus

• El Greco
• Velasquez
• Goya
• Picasso
• Dali

Course lecturer

Ed Williams is an Art Historian who studied under Prof. Janina Ramirez at Oxford. He works at TATE Liverpool, he is a regular contributor to on-line publications, writing in the field of art history and art critique. His work involves regularly leading groups through exhibitions and giving public lectures, he previously taught undergraduate and postgraduate students at a number of Universities including the Department of Continuing Education at the University of Liverpool.

Course fee

• Standard fee: £80
• Concession fee: £40