Arts & Monuments in Andalusia

 

By Nejc Kambič and Nazaret's feedback

The art of Andalucia encompasses painting, sculpture, writing, poetry, film and television, and even humour. Andalucia’s role in the world of Spanish art is fundamental, and great schools and styles of art and representation have their origin in the community.

Famous artists:

Andalusia has been the birthplace of many great artists: the classic painters  Velázquez,  Murillo, and  Juan de Valdés Leal; the sculptors Juan Martínez Montañés, Alonso Cano and Pedro de Mena; and such modern painters as Daniel Vázquez Díaz and Pablo Picasso.

Picture 1: Pablo Picasso

Monuments:

The following are declared World Heritage Sites:  Alhambra, Generalife and Albaycín de Granada; the Alcázar, the Cathedral and Seville Indias Archive ; the Great Mosque and Córdoba's historic centre; and the Renaissance Cities Úbeda and Baeza.

Sculptures:

The  Lady of Baza, the Phoenician sarcophagi of Cádiz, and the Roman sculptures of the Baetic cities give evidence of traditions of sculpture in Andalusia dating back to antiquity. Few significant sculptures survived from the time of al-Andalus.

The Sevillian school of sculpture dating from the 13th century onward and the Granadan school beginning toward the end of the 16th century both focused primarily on Christian religion.

Paintings:

As in sculpture, there were Sevillian and the Granadan schools of painting. The former has figured prominently in the history of Spanish art since the 15th century. The Museum of Fine Arts of Seville and the Prado contain numerous representative works of the Sevillian school of painting.

 

Picture 2: La Fuensanta

 

Picture 3: Crying Over the Dead Christ

Sources: Wikipedia

 

You did a really good work,congratulations Nejc ! by Nazaret Atero

I would like to show you some of the ancient art found in Andalusia

  

Goddess Diana and mosaics in Italica (Seville)                                                       Lady of Baza (Granada)

 

Andalusia: a film set for the cinema 

 Games of Thrones (Seville and Granada)

 Indiana Johns (Almería)

 For a Few Dolars more (MiniHollywood - Almeria)

 Von Ryan's Frank Sinatra (Desfiladero de los Gaitanes -Málaga)