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Richly illustrated, this is the first study in English to explore the longevity of Orientalist art in Spain over a period of 120 years.

It highlights how artists in Spain shaped perceptions of Al-Andalus (Iberia under Islam 7111492) and northern Morocco, from Spain's liberal revolution of the 1830s to the end of the Protectorate of Morocco in 1956. Combining art history with a cultural studies approach, and using exemplary case studies, Hopkins foregrounds the diverse issues that underpin Orientalist expression: reflections on history and the nation, cultural nationalism, gender and sexuality, aesthetics and art commerce, colonialism and racial thinking. In the process, the book challenges over-familiar understandings of Western Orientalism.

Beyond Fortuny and Sorolla, many unfamiliar artists and exhibitions are introduced, amongst them Villaamil, whose nostalgic landscapes evoked the loss of Andalusi culture; Bécquer, who celebrated Spanish-Morocc

Art and Identity in Spain 18331956

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
      Publication Date: 9/5/2024
      ISBN13: 9781350428539, 978-1350428539
      ISBN10: 1350428531
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Richly illustrated, this is the first study in English to explore the longevity of Orientalist art in Spain over a period of 120 years.

      It highlights how artists in Spain shaped perceptions of Al-Andalus (Iberia under Islam 7111492) and northern Morocco, from Spain's liberal revolution of the 1830s to the end of the Protectorate of Morocco in 1956. Combining art history with a cultural studies approach, and using exemplary case studies, Hopkins foregrounds the diverse issues that underpin Orientalist expression: reflections on history and the nation, cultural nationalism, gender and sexuality, aesthetics and art commerce, colonialism and racial thinking. In the process, the book challenges over-familiar understandings of Western Orientalism.

      Beyond Fortuny and Sorolla, many unfamiliar artists and exhibitions are introduced, amongst them Villaamil, whose nostalgic landscapes evoked the loss of Andalusi culture; Bécquer, who celebrated Spanish-Morocc

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