Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - Barcelona

Studies of Area IV

• code 10101
• course 4
• term Semester 1
• type op
• credits 6

Module: Cultural analysis -identity and innovation-

Matter: Análisis sociopolítico y cultural de áreas

Main language of instruction: Catalan

Head instructor

Dra. Marta CRISPÍ - mcrispi@uic.es

Office hours

To be specified with the teacher

The subject of Catalan Art is an optional subject of 6 credits that is taught in the first semester of the 4th Humanities course. Belongs to the area of knowledge of History of Art.

Catalan art constitutes our closest artistic heritage. Knowing and framing it historically means achieving a diachronic knowledge of the history of art in general and, at the same time, a specific knowledge of the works carried out in Catalonia from the "work" itself, often visitable, but also of the documentary sources and the specialized bibliography. It is necessary to remember that the local patrimony helps to know the keys of our past, to interpret the present and, also, to open new perspectives for the future.

Throughout this course there will be a chronological tour of the most significant works of Catalan art from the Greek and Roman Empuries to contemporary art. Starting with a selection of masterpieces from each historical period, the piece will be analyzed from the stylistic, iconographic point of view, artistic technique or the construction process, as well as studying aspects related to the commission of the artwork, the promoter and the artist and, of course, the main documentary and bibliographic sources will be discussed. The study of each work will be related to the historical and artistic context of the moment, which will help to frame it in the coordinates of time and space that help to obtain a global and coherent knowledge of it.

To be a student of the Degree in Humanities. Have interest about the history of art and artistic heritage.

- Get a real knowledge of the history of Catalan art from the analysis of the most significant works.

- Know how to analyze and comment on works of art, such as buildings, sculptures, paintings, miniatures, goldsmithing or other unique pieces.

- Start the students in the research based on the use of specialized sources and bibliography.

• E02 - Ability to use methods and techniques specific to human sciences.
• E04 - Ability to recognise and interpret cultural manifestations.
• E12 - To acquire knowledge and understanding of imaginary, iconic and symbolic languages and their representation.
• E22 - To acquire knowledge of and the ability to use data collection instruments (biliographic catalogues, inventory archives, documentary sources, electronic sources, etc).
• E26 - Ability to read and write texts in one's own language and other languages, as well as transcribe, summarise and categorise pertinent information.
• G01 - To analyse and interpret social and cultural environments to identify need, opportunities, weaknesses and strenghts..
• G05 - To act responsibly and produce high-quality, rigorous and efficient work that benefits society.
• G08 - Ability to carry out research.
• E27 - Ability to work in multicultural contexts.
• E29 - Skills for mediating in conflicts involving intercultural factors.
• E30 - Ability to define cultural research topics which can contribute to the improvement and innovation of society.
• E33 - Ability to relate concepts of heritage, homeland and cultural identity.
• E34 - Ability to create educational resources in the Cultural sphere.

The student

1 Contextualizes cultural phenomena and relates them to their social and political dimension

5. Performs analysis and diagnostics of heritage issues / situations

6. Apply / transfer theoretical and / or abstract concepts to real situations

8. Know and select specific documentation about cultural experiences

12. Participate in cultural and heritage discussions

1. Introduction. The so-called “First Romanesque Architecture”: Sant Miquel de Cuixà, Santa Maria de Ripoll, Sant Vicenç de Cardona and Sant Pere de Roda

2. The Romanesque architecture of the s. XII and XIII. The so-called "Romanesque full".

3. Romanesque sculpture: the great historiated portal, Ripoll, Roda and the Master of Cabestany.

4. Romanesque painting. Visit to the MNAC.

5. The Catalan Gothic. Historical introduction Catalan Gothic architecture: the cathedral of Barcelona, the cathedral of Girona, Santa Maria del Mar. Visit to gothic Barcelona

6. The sculpture of the 1300

7. The painting of the 1300

8. The XVth Century: the International Gothic

9. The Flemish Gothic

10. The introduction of the Renaissance forms and the School of the Field of Tarragona

11. Renaissance sculpture: The Italian models (Bartolomé Ordóñez, Damià Forment and Díez de Liatzasolo, the Italian tomb model: tomb of Joan de Aragón, Bernat de Vilamarí and Ramon III Folch de Cardona). Renaissance painting.

12. The XVIIth century: Counter-reformist models and Fray José de la Concepción. The conception of the facade in Classicism. Military and civil architecture.

13. Architecture of the XVIII century: the search for new models: the palaces and the urban renewal in Barcelona.

14. Sculpture from the XVIII-XIX century: Salvador Gurri and Damià Campeny sculptures on horseback between two centuries.

15. The painting of the XVIIth century: Viladomat, Francesc Pla, the "vigatà". 

16. 19th century: Neoclassicism. Architecture

17. 19th century: Neoclassicism. Sculpture and painting.

18. 19th century: Romanticism and Renaixença: the Nazarenes, “el paisatgisme”.

19. 19th century: The Realism.

20. 19th century: The School of Olot and the School of Sitges.

21. 19th century: Santiago Rusiñol and Ramon Casas.

22. 19th century: "The second generation": Nonell, Mir i Anglada-Camarasa.

23. The birth of the modern art market: Visit the Pares Galery

The classes will combine the theoretical contents with the analysis and the commentary of texts and the visits in situ to museums, cities and cultural institutions that conserve important works of the Catalan artistic patrimony. The theoretical part will always be accompanied by images and visual contents. The practical part will be readings of appropriate texts, sources of the history of art, research articles, visits to museums and itineraries around the city. In addition, the student must do a research work on an artistic work. There will be individual corrections with the teacher about the work.

The evaluation will be made from

• A research work on a work of art that will be proposed on the first day of class 30%
• Two partial exams (35% each) that eliminate matter.

To pass the subject, you must pass the exam and both exams. It will not be half with notes lower than 5.

To pass the course, all the papers must be submitted on the agreed date and approved by all. In order to score the works the following criteria will be taken into account

• Formal presentation of the work
• The documentary and bibliographical research carried out
• Critical analysis and personal evaluation
• Writing and spelling

The work consists in the analysis and study of a work of Catalan art that each student must choose; The work must be accessible for the visit, either in situ or in a museum, that is, the student should be able to see it firsthand. The purpose of the work is for the student to enter in the history of art research through the analysis of sources, bibliography and the study of works.

The structure of the work that is suggested is: state of the question, methodology, analysis and commentary of the work, conclusions and bibliography. The work must contain a critical device (footnotes or end). Extension: 15/20 sheets. It will be presented on the day of the exam. There will be a personalized follow-up of the work and must meet the deadlines established on the first day of class

To keep in mind:

1. In this subject, it is very important to make a correct use of the language in written tests, oral presentations and works, both from the point of view of grammar and spelling as well as punctuation and writing. Likewise, the proper use of specific terms of the discipline is of particular relevance.

The criterion that will be followed in front of any of these errors is the following one: it will lower 0.25 for lack of spelling or serious barbarism in works and exams.

2. Plagiarism consists in taking ideas written by another person and presenting them as if they were their own ideas, without mentioning the author. Plagiarism (term that comes from the Latin word for 'kidnapping') is deceptive and dishonest.

These are examples of plagiarism: copy, paraphrase or summarize the words of someone else without properly citing the source or using the quotation marks that are necessary when quoting what someone else has said.

To avoid plagiarism, you need to quote the source whenever the ideas written by another person are used and even if the quotation is not literal and is a paraphrase or a summary of the ideas of others. In the literal or direct quotations you must use quotes and quote the source. In an academic work, it is not enough to record the bibliography used generically, but it is necessary to mention the source explicitly where the ideas written by another person are collected.

Plagiarism in the written works of this subject is unacceptable, and therefore all work in which plagiarism is committed will be evaluated with a zero.

Medieval

Barral i Altet, Xavier (1981 ). L'Art pre-romànic a Catalunya : S. IX-X . Barcelona: Edicions 62.

Barral i Altet, Xavier (2009 ). L'Art romànic català a debat. Barcelona: Edicions 62.  

Castiñeiras, M., & Camps i Sòria, J. (2008). El Romànic i la Mediterrània : Catalunya, Toulouse i Pisa, 1120-1180 : Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, 29 febrer-18 maig 2008. Barcelona : Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya.

Español, Francesca (2007 ). El Romànic català. Barcelona: Angle.  

Español, Francesca (2001 ). Els Escenaris del rei: art i monarquia a la corona d'Aragó . Manresa: Angle :Caixa de Manresa.

Español, F., & Manent, R. (2002). El gòtic català. Manresa: Angle Editorial.

Pladevall i Font, Antoni (2002- ). L'Art gòtic a Catalunya. Barcelona: Enciclopèdia Catalana.

Terés i Tomàs, M. R., & Cornudella i Carré, R. (2016). Catalunya i l’Europa septentrional a l’entorn de 1400 : circulació de mestres, obres i models artistics. Roma : Viella.

Yarza, Joaquín (1997 ). Arte y arquitectura en España 500-1250 (8ª ed.). Madrid: Cátedra.

Yarza, Joaquín Fité i Llevot, Francesc, 1948- (1999). L'Artista-artesà medieval a la Corona d'Aragó : actes : Lleida, 14, 15 i 16 de gener de 1998. [Lleida]: Universitat de Lleida [etc.].

Yarza, Joaquín (cop. 2003 ). Claustros románicos hispanos . León: Edilesa.

Enciclopèdies

Art de Catalunya. Ars Cataloniae (1997-2002). Barcelona: L’Izard. 16 vols.

L’Art gòtic a Catalunya (2004-2009), ed. A. Pladevall. Barcelona: Enciclopèdia Catalana. 10 vols

Catalunya Romànica (1984-1998), ed. A. Pladevall. Barcelona: Enciclopèdia Catalana. 27 vols

Història de l’Art Català (1984-1986). Barcelona: Edicions 62. 11 vols.