DISPELLING AND PRESERVING ISLAMIC
SPAIN
After the “Reconquista” of Spain, which began before 1492, the Christians continued to build in a Moorish style of Architecture, called Mudejar. Buildings in Toledo in 1085 fuse Muslim, Christian and Jewish building styles. Architecture in other Spanish cities, including Jerez, Seville, Cordoba and Granada, will also be examined. Christians were responsible both for destroying the earlier cultural heritage as well as preserving Moorish buildings such as the sumptuous mosque at Cordoba.
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THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Dr Jacqueline Cockburn
Jacqueline is Managing Director of an art tours company, running residential courses in Andalucía, Southern Spain in the art and culture of the region www.artandculturetravel.com Jacqueline is a course director and lecturer at the V&A and also lectures at The Royal Academy, The Art Fund, The London Art History Society and has toured New Zealand and Australia for The Arts Society. Her specialist field is Spanish Art, but she also lectures on European Art 1790-1950. Her most recent publication is A Taste of Art, London (Unicorn Press 2019). Jacqueline films her lectures and is currently delivering lectures, study days and courses online and live.
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