CATALAN MASTERS OF LIGHT EXHIBITiON
The Most Amazing & Famous Spanish Historical Paintings Of The 19th Century
IN THIS CLASS, we will marvel at the master painters who took the historical genre of painting to an amazing level of complexity and personality. We will be amazed at their narratives and be charmed by their romantic flare. The techniques of these artists are determined by realism and impressionism and blended into an eclectic mix. These are truly the most amazing and famous works of 19th-century historical genre. You will also learn about Spanish history as themes from Spanish legendary stories and tales are recreated for our pictorial pleasure!
* Instructor: Karla Ingleton Darocas, Hons. B.A. Fine Arts
Late 19th Century Spanish Orientalist Painters of Landscapes, Cultures & Costumes
19th Century Madrilenian school of Romanticism
In this class, we will learn about the Madrilenian School of Romanticism who followed a style originated by Francisco Goya.
Instructor: Karla Ingleton Darocas, Hons. B.A. Fine Arts
The 18th Century Rise & Fall of the Rococo Style in Spain
In this class will look at the historical transformations that gave rise to the Rococo style in 18th century Spain. We will analyze the characteristics of the Rococo style and where in Spain it can still be seen today. Explored will be the materials used to achieve its stylish designs, found both in architecture and interiors and also what ornamental themes were popular. We will also examine the shift in colour palettes, themes and painting materials used to achieve the distinction derived in Rococo artworks.
17th Century Evolution of Spanish Classical Landscapes
ABOUT this Class
This class explores the evolution of the Baroque 17th century classical landscape.
These landscapes were influenced by classical antiquity and the desire to illustrate an ideal landscape recalling Arcadia, a legendary place in Ancient Greece known for its pastoral beauty.
However, in the beginning of the 17th century in Spain, landscapes were not considered an artistic genre but simply a backdrop for military, hunting and equestrian paintings to fill the Hall of Kingdoms (Realms) within the Buen Retiro palace of the King Felipe IV.
Buen Retiro was the recreational palace devised by Gaspar de Guzmán, 3rd Count of Olivares, who was the disastrous, highly unsuccessful and egoist prime minister of Felipe IV from 1621 to 1643.
Guzmán decided that Felipe IV needed a new hall to preside over court ceremonies and that it should be filled with courtly portraits of the House of Habsburg plus battle scenes in which the Spanish troops were victorious. These paintings were crafted to affirm the power of the monarchy.
It is not until Spanish artists got a glimpse at what was happening in northern Europe, with the advent of the Protestant reform simultaneously evolving with the development of capitalism, that classical landscapes, like the still life genre before, was considered a viable genre to paint.
17th Century Spanish Royal Portraits, Painters & Fashion
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THE ENIGMA Dionisio Fierros (1827-1894) was a Spanish Romantic painter who painted a “Vanitas”, an allegorical still life, for the Marquis ...
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The most frequently reproduced motif throughout the history of art, especially in Western art, is the subject of the mother with child. Th...
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"Galatea of the Spheres"," painted by the surrealist artist Salvador Dalí in 1952, is a remarkable testimony to Dalí's u...