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EUROPE IN THE AGE OF CARLOS V AND FELIPE II(III) - Coggle Diagram
EUROPE IN THE AGE OF CARLOS V AND FELIPE II(III)
FELIPE II
a global empire
Carlos V divdes his territories due
to the difficulties to control them
Austria and the Imperial Crown to his brother Ferdinand
the rest of his territorial
patrimony to his son Felipe II
Castilla and his territories in the Americas
the Crown of Aragón and his Italian territories
the Low Countries and Franche-Comté
1580
king of Portugal died, leaving no inheritors
Felipe II also inherited this kingdom, together with the
Portuguese territories in the Americas, Africa and Asia
his army, defeated the Portuguese nobles who opposed
these territories being taken by the Spanish Monarchy
after the conquest of the Philippines and
the incorporation of the Portuguese territories
Felipe II's dominions stretched across the globe
domestic problems
kingdoms on the Peninsula were
ruled by the same sovereign
Carlos V had left the Crown in financial ruin.
SPANISH CULTURE IN THE 16TH CENTURY
art
church and monarchy used to
spread their ideas and values
most important works of art were depictions of religious themes and portraits. In the Spanish Renaissance there were two styles:
Manneris
Clasiccist
architecture
characterised by ornate facades
similar to the work that silversmiths produced at that time
literature
most famous religious authors were mystics
who wrote about their spiritual experiences
Garcilaso de la Vega most important one
sculpture
most important sculptures in the Classicist style are those by the Italians Leoni Leoni and his son Pompeo Leon
With the adoption of the style of Mannerism, the faces of the sculptures became more expressive
painting
ost important Spanish Renaissance
paintings are those by Juan de Juanes
From the middle of the century onwards
influence of Michael Angelo and Mannerism was reflected in the use of elongated figures with dramatic expressions on their faces
