Andalusia PAU History of Art case studies
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The Andalusia PAU History of Art exam (Historia del Arte) is the subject-specific paper taken within the university entrance assessment (Prueba de Acceso a la Universidad, PBAU) for students in Andalusia who choose art history as one of their examination subjects. It is aimed at secondary-school leavers seeking admission to Spanish universities, and it is especially relevant for degrees in History of Art, Humanities, Fine Arts, Conservation and Restoration, Architecture, History and Teaching. The Andalusia PAU History of Art case studies are 5 cases and about 2,917 words.
1A Marble Head, Two Labels, and a Ten-Day Deadline
You are the curatorial assistant at a provincial museum in Málaga. A marble head, 32 cm high, is due to go on display in ten days.
667 words, about 3 min2A Painted Panel, a Parish Poster, and a Radiocarbon Date
You are asked to catalogue a painted wooden panel in a parish church in the Alpujarras (Granada). It measures 95 × 70 cm, is 2.5 cm thick, and has three vertical joins and old worm damage.
616 words, about 3 min3Dating a Brick Gate: Sebka, a Coin, and a Council's Branding
A town council in Córdoba province is restoring a fragmentary brick gate and wants a period label for EU funding. Surviving elements: a horseshoe arch with alfiz; a panel of sebka above the arch; stone imposts; no muqarnas; no epigraphic band; a small ribbed dome inside.
593 words, about 3 min4Zurbarán, Workshop, Copy, or Forgery? A Convent's Loan Decision
A Sevillian convent sends a canvas on loan: 165 × 110 cm, oil on canvas, half-length penitent saint with skull, crucifix and open book, dark background. The canvas was lined in the 1960s and has old retouching.
579 words, about 3 min5A 1903 Beach Scene and an 1860–1885 Impressionist Checklist
A municipal museum in Valencia is offered a 60 × 90 cm oil on canvas, dated 1903, showing children on a beach, a high horizon, figures cropped at the edges, violet shadows and loose, visible brushwork. The donor's family calls it 'Impressionist' and wants it included in a touring exhibition whose checklist is limited to works made between 1860 and 1885.
462 words, about 2 min