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The Art of Spain

All Episodes 2008

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  • 2008-01-31T21:00:00Z
  • 1h
  • 3h (3 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
The Art of Spain is a BBC Four documentary series on Spanish art presented by Andrew Graham-Dixon. It consists of three one-hour episodes, and premiered on 31 January 2008.

3 episodes

Series Premiere

2008-01-31T21:00:00Z

1x01 The Moorish South

Series Premiere

1x01 The Moorish South

  • 2008-01-31T21:00:00Z1h

The series starts in the south and explores the history of Moorish Spain. In 711, Spain was invaded by Islamic troops from North Africa and the Middle East. For the next 700 years, most of Spain was ruled by Muslims and the country became a largely Islamic state. Under the Muslims, Spain became the most advanced, wealthy and populous country in Europe. The Muslim contribution to Spanish culture was immense. Philosophy, poetry, science, mathematics, art and architecture all made giant leaps forward. Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the story of Muslim political and cultural power as he travels from Cordoba to Seville and on to Granada. In these cities beautiful palaces, mosques and gardens were built, such as the Great Mosque in Cordoba, the Alcazar in Seville and the Alhambra in Granada.

2008-02-07T21:00:00Z

1x02 The Dark Heart

1x02 The Dark Heart

  • 2008-02-07T21:00:00Z1h

Andrew Graham-Dixon journeys to the country's scorched centre to explore Spanish art of the 16th and 17th centuries, a period that became known as the Golden Age. Tracing the rise and fall of the Spanish Empire, the brutal conquest of the New World, and the religious madness of the Inquisition he discovers how a history so violent produced such beautiful art..

2008-02-14T21:00:00Z

1x03 The Mystical North

1x03 The Mystical North

  • 2008-02-14T21:00:00Z1h

Andrew Graham-Dixon reveals how the north of the country has produced some of the most dazzling and iconic art of the modern age. Spain's turbulent history has shaped artists from Francisco Goya to Pablo Picasso. Graham-Dixon argues that Spanish architecture is the art form now taking the nation forward in the new millennium.

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