Art of Medieval Spain: Visual and Cultural Encounters

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Focusing on medieval Spain, this course considers visual manifestations of exchange. Its goal is to examine the complexity of religious, political, and visual interactions on the Iberian Peninsula, where Christians, Muslims, and Jews co-existed. Students will study the dynamic interplay among Christian, Jewish, and Islamic visual cultures as they developed and coalesced through conquest, commerce, gift exchange, social intermingling, and diplomatic relations.