TheArtofSpain–TheMoorishSouth(1of3)CriticandarthistorianAndrewGraham-DixontravelsfromsoutherntonorthernSpaintotellthestoryofsomeofEurope’smostexcitingandvitalart.InanexplorationofMoorishSpain,helooksatMuslimpoliticalandculturalinfluenceashetravelsfromCordobatoGranada,seeingclassicbuildingssuchastheGreatMosqueinCordoba,theAlcazarinSevilleandtheAlhambrainGranada.HealsoshowshowtheMoorsintroducednewfoods–includingcitrusfruits,coffeeandspices–toSpain.TheArtofSpain–TheDarkHeart(2of3)Hejourneystothecountry’sscorchedcentretoexploreSpanishartofthe16thand17thcenturies,aperiodthatbecameknownastheGoldenAge.TracingtheriseandfalloftheSpanishEmpire,thebrutalconquestoftheNewWorld,andthereligiousmadnessoftheInquisitionhediscovershowahistorysoviolentproducedsuchbeautifulart.TheArtofSpain–TheMysticalNorth(3of3)Inthefinalpart,herevealshowthenorthofthecountryhasproducedsomeofthemostdazzlingandiconicartofthemodernage.Spain’sturbulenthistoryhasshapedartistsfromFranciscoGoyatoPabloPicasso.Graham-DixonarguesthatSpanisharchitectureistheartformnowtakingthenationforwardinthenewmillennium.