Painting in Spain from the 16th-20th centuries is a diverse mixture of embracing influences from Europe, and exporting back Avant-garde trends.
Alice Foster examines six major artists, from El Greco to Picasso, and considers their legacy.
Six Spanish Masters
You can opt to attend this hybrid teaching event either online (via a livestream) or in person at Rewley House, Oxford. You will be given the option of how you wish to attend during the enrolment process. You can only pick one option. If your preferred attendance format is fully booked, you can email us to be put on the waiting list. For those who wish to attend online, please read the IT requirements below before enrolling.
Overview
Programme details
Wednesdays, 11am–12.30pm GMT (UTC)
For those attending in person at Rewley House, registration takes place from 10.30am before the first lecture (11 January 2023). Tea and coffee are provided in the Common Room before each lecture, from 10.30am.
For those joining us online, please join in good time before each lecture to ensure that you have no connection problems. We recommend joining 10-15 minutes before the start time.
Wednesday 11 January
El Greco
Wednesday 18 January
Velasquez
Wednesday 25 January
Luis Melendez
Wednesday 1 February
Goya
Wednesday 8 February
Joaquin Sorolla
Wednesday 15 February
Picasso
Recommended reading
John Moffit, The Arts in Spain, 1999, World of Art Books
Jonathan Brown, Painting in Spain 1500-1700, 1999, 1998, Yale Univ. Press
William Jordan, Spanish Still Life from Velasquez to Goya, 1995, National Gallery pubications
Marjorie Trusted, The Arts of Spain, 2007, World of Art Books
Fees
| Description | Costs |
|---|---|
| Tuition - in-person attendance (includes tea/coffee) | £130.00 |
| Tuition - virtual attendance | £115.00 |
Funding
If you are in receipt of a UK state benefit or are a full-time student in the UK you may be eligible for a reduction of 50% of tuition fees.
Tutor
Mrs Alice Foster
Speaker
Alice has lectured for Oxford University Dept of Continuing Education since 1998. She lectures at the Ashmolean Museum and at the Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock. Her busy freelance career includes organising History of Art Study Days with colleagues, and regular weekly classes in Oxfordshire and Worcestershire. In 2004 Alice joined NADFAS and has lectured in Great Britain and Europe. Since its inception in 2003 Alice has been a tutor on study holidays with Learn Italy Ltd. She is President of Banbury Fine Arts Society and also Northleach Arts Society.
IT requirements
For those joining us online
We will be using Zoom for the livestreaming of this course. If you’re attending online, you’ll be able to see and hear the speakers, and to submit questions via the Zoom interface. Joining instructions will be sent out prior to the start date. We recommend that you join the session at least 10-15 minutes prior to the start time – just as you might arrive a bit early at our lecture theatre for an in-person event.
Please note that this course will not be recorded.