简介：TheArtofSpain–TheMoorishSouth(1of3) CriticandarthistorianAndrewGraham-DixontravelsfromsoutherntonorthernSpaintotellthestoryofsomeofEurope’smostexcitingandvitalart.InanexplorationofMoorishSpain,helooksatMuslimpoliticalandculturalinfluenceashetravelsfromCordobatoGranada,seeingclassicbuildingssuchastheGreatMosqueinCordoba,theAlcazarinSevilleandtheAlhambrainGranada.HealsoshowshowtheMoorsintroducednewfoods–includingcitrusfruits,coffeeandspices–toSpain. TheArtofSpain–TheDarkHeart(2of3) Hejourneystothecountry’sscorchedcentretoexploreSpanishartofthe16thand17thcenturies,aperiodthatbecameknownastheGoldenAge.TracingtheriseandfalloftheSpanishEmpire,thebrutalconquestoftheNewWorld,andthereligiousmadnessoftheInquisitionhediscovershowahistorysoviolentproducedsuchbeautifulart. TheArtofSpain–TheMysticalNorth(3of3) Inthefinalpart,herevealshowthenorthofthecountryhasproducedsomeofthemostdazzlingandiconicartofthemodernage.Spain’sturbulenthistoryhasshapedartistsfromFranciscoGoyatoPabloPicasso.Graham-DixonarguesthatSpanisharchitectureistheartformnowtakingthenationforwardinthenewmillennium.…