2017/18
28210 - American art: pre-Columbian period and Hispanic
Compulsory
5.3. Syllabus
1. Cultural context
2. Pre-Classic period in Mesoamerica: Olmec.
3. Pre-Classic period in Central America.
4. Pre-Classic period in South-America: Chavin civilisation.
5. Classic period in Mesoamerica: Teotihuacan.
6. Classic period in Mesoamerica: Maya art.
7. Classic period in Central America and South America: Quimbaya, Moche Nazca, Tiwanaku.
8. Post-Classic period in Mesoamerica: Aztec culture.
9. Post-Classic period in South America: the Inca Empire.
10. Introduction to the colonial period.
11. The Hispanic period: urbanism
12. Mission architecture
13. Cathedrals in America
14. Baroque art in America
15. 19th- and 20th-century art
5.4. Course planning and calendar
See the academic calendar of the University of Zaragoza (http://academico.unizar.es/calendario-academico/calendario) and the website of the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts (Schedule of classes: https://fyl.unizar.es/horario-de-clases#overlay-context=horario-de-clases; Examination schedule: https://fyl.unizar.es/calendario-de-examenes#overlay-context=)
More information will be provided on the first day of class.