PAU History of Art (Cantabria) case studies
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The PAU History of Art paper in Cantabria is the art-history option within the university entrance examination taken by students in the Spanish baccalaureate who need a grade for admission to degree programmes, and by candidates improving an earlier result. It is an academic examination set and administered by the public universities of Cantabria, not a professional certification, and this page is independent study material with no official connection to the examining body. The PAU History of Art (Cantabria) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,691 words.
1The Santander Athlete: Roman Copy or Greek Original?
The Museo de Prehistoria y Arqueología de Cantabria is preparing a six-week reinstallation of its Roman gallery. 1927/14 is a white marble statue, 1.84 m high, of a nude male athlete.
537 words, about 3 min2The Capital at Santa María: Daniel or Samson?
During repairs to the north arcade of the Romanesque church of Santa María de la Vega, Cantabria, a capital (42 × 38 × 40 cm) was cleaned. It shows a frontal male figure in a knee-length tunic, holding open the jaws of a lion with both hands; a second lion crouches at his feet.
652 words, about 3 min3Mannerism or Early Baroque? The Martyrdom Panel
The Museo de Bellas Artes de Santander is redisplaying a small oil on canvas, 112 × 86 cm, showing the Martyrdom of St Sebastian. The saint is pale and elongated, twisted against a tree, with an acid-yellow loincloth and lilac drapery.
443 words, about 2 min4The Surrender of Santander: Romanticism, Realism or History Painting?
The Museo de Bellas Artes de Santander is rehanging a gallery of 19th-century Spanish art. A large canvas, 210 × 340 cm, 'The Surrender of Santander', signed 'F.
475 words, about 2 min5Reinstalling a Variable Media Work
The Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Santander is preparing a group exhibition on 'Land and Memory'. It has borrowed 'Untitled (Tide)', 1998, by the fictional artist Mara Lledías, who died in 2015.
584 words, about 3 min