| Art of Spain | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Presented by | Andrew Graham-Dixon |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Four |
| Release | 31 January – 14 February 2008 |
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.
| No. | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Moorish South" | 31 January 2008 | |
| Art in Muslim and Christian Spain from 711 to 1492. | |||
| 2 | "The Dark Heart" | 7 February 2008 | |
| 16th and 17th century Spanish art. | |||
| 3 | "The Mystical North" | 14 February 2008 | |
| Art in northern Spain, from Goya to Picasso, and the present and future of Spanish art. | |||
Rosie Jackson of Open Magazine said that "the programme proffers the best bits of Spanish art minus the tourists and the baking heat", and that the series is "undoubtedly a visual feast; low-brow, but none the worse for that."[1]
"If only all presenters were as good as Andrew Graham-Dixon." Continuing her praise for the host of the series, Serena Davies of The Daily Telegraph said that his "genial, eloquent presence was an asset to even the most over-familiar shot of the Alhambra."[2]
