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How are paintings political? What would it mean for a painting to make a political intervention? Can a painting’s subject, composition, and style entail political arguments and claims? Understanding painting as a repository for social, economic, and political relations, this course will examine the works of major Spanish painters from Diego Velázquez to Joan Miró. We will pay special attention to the ways in which each painter developed a particular “political vision” of Iberia and the world. Paintings will be paired with texts ranging from art history and criticism to literature, history, and political philosophy.