SPANISH CULTURE IN THE 16th CENTURY
LITERATURE
RELIGIOUS authors:
mystics
NOVELS
Realistic portrayals of daily life
Spiritual experiences
St Teresa of Jesus
St. John of the Cross
Lazarillo de Tormes
(unknown author)
The tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea
(Fernando de Rojas)
POET
Garcilaso de la Vega
ART
Works of art
STYLES
Portraits
Depictions of religious themes
CLASSICIST
MANNERIST
Harmony and serenity
the works
infliuenced by
Italian art
Flemish painting
although mythological themes and nudes were not portrayed
were expressive
had a dramatic quality
Second half of the century
To evoke intense feelings antd
to strength religious beliefs
ARCHITECTURE
CLASSICIST or
PURIST STYLE
THE HERRERIAN
STYLE
PLATERESQUE
SCULPTURE
and PAINTING
SCULPTURE
First third of the century
Ornate facades
Examples
Salamanca University,
Similar to the work that silversmiths produced at the time
It reproduced the architectural characteristics of the Italian Renaissance
Amount of decoration was reduced
Classical elements were accentuated
columns
pediments
Second third of the century
Examples
Last third of the century
Austere decoration
Geometric spaces
Its name comes from
the architect Juan Herrera
the Monastery of
San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Commissioned by Felipe II to commemorate the victory at the Battle of Saint Quentin
Built on a massive scale
It consits of
a palace
a monastery with a church
a pantheon
Designed to reflect the greatness of Felipe II's empire
San Marcos Hospital in León
Santo Domingo Cathedral
by Diego de Siloé
by Pedro Machuca
by Andrés de Vandelvira
Jaén Cathedral
El Salvador Church in Úbeda
by Alonso de Covarrubias
The facade of the Alcázar in Toledo
The Bisagra Gate in Toledo
The Palace of Carlos V in the Alhambra in Granada
Granada Cathedral
CLASSICIST style
MANNERISM style
Sculptures by the Italians
Leoni Leoni
Pompeo Leoni
Carlos V's and Felipe II's cenotaphs
the bronze sulptures on the altarpiece of the Basilica of
the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
the sculpture of Carlos V and the Wrath
the faces became more expresive
to evoke intense feelings
to reflect the dramatic situations in some passages of the Bible
Main works
Religious imagery
painted wooden carvings and altarpieces
Main artists
Alonso Berruguete
Juan de Juni
The sacrifice of Isaac
The Martyrdom of Sant Sebastian
The Entombment of Christ
The Virgin of Anguish
PAINTING
The Spanish Juan de Juanes
The Italian Titian
The Last Supper
Ecce Homo
Carlos V's court painter
Battle of Mülberg
Isabella of Portugal
Felipe II's
protrait painters
Alonso Sánchez Coello
Juan Pantoja de Cruz
From the middle of
the century onwards
In the last third
of the century
El Greco
A Greek artist who worked in Toledo
Drama and spirituality reflected on the faces
The use of elongated figures
Cool colours and dark tones
Examples
The Burial of the Count of Orgaz
The Disrobing of Christ
The Holy Trinity
Influence of
Michelangelo
and MANNERISM
Use of elongated figures
Dramatic expressions on their faces
Examples
Luis de Morales
Madonna
Child and Piety
