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SPANISH CULTURE IN THE 16TH CENTURY - Coggle Diagram
SPANISH CULTURE IN THE 16TH CENTURY
literature
The most famous religious authors were mystics
who wrote about their spiritual experiences
such as Saint Teresa of Jesus and Saint John of the Cross.
novels contained realistic portrayals of daily life
such as
The tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea
which is attributed to Fernando de Rojas
Lazarillo de Tormes,
unknown author
Garcilaso de la Vega was the most important poet
art
hurch and the monarchy used art to spread their ideas and values
the most important works of art were depictions of religious themes and portraits
Classicist
strove for harmony and serenity and was influenced by Italian art and Flemish painting
Mannerist
dominated in the second half of the century.
works were expressive and had a dramatic quality
architecture
the first third of the century
Plateresque style dominated
This style is characterised by ornate
8 facades and was similar to the work that silversmiths produced at that time
Examples
the facade of Salamanca University
San Marcos Hospital in León
Santo Domingo Cathedral (the first one on the American continent) on the island Hispaniola
second third of the century
buildings were constructed in a Classicist
or Purist style
This style faithfully reproduced the architectural characteristics of the Italian Renaissance
The amount of decoration was reduced and classical elements were accentuated such as columns and pediments
scupture
The most important sculptures in the Classicist style are
by the Italians Leoni Leoni
and his son Pompeo Leoni
important works are
Carlos V's and Felipe II's cenotaphs
the bronze sculptures on the altarpiece of the Basilica of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial and the sculpture of Carlos V and the Wrath
adoption of style of Mannerism
the faces of the sculptures became more expressive
hey tried to evoke intense feelings to reflect the dramatic situations in some of the passages of the Bible
he main works done in this style were of religious imagery and were painted wooden carvings and altarpieces
painting
the most important Spanish Renaissance paintings are
Juan de Juanes, such as Ecce Homo and The Last Supper. Their idealism is similar to Raphael's works
The Italian Titian
he main portrait artist from the Venetian school, was Carlos V's court painter
From the middle of the century onwards, the influence of Michael Angelo and Mannerism was reflected in the use of elongated figures with dramatic expressions on their faces
In the last third of the century, the most important artist was El Greco, a Greek artist who worked in Toledo.