SPANISH CULTURE IN THE 16TH CENTURY
Influenced : Counter-Reformation
prevent Protestant beliefs
Spaniards couldn't study abroad
Books of the Peninsula couln't enter into the country
Literature
Topics
Art
Painting
Sculpture
Architecture
Novels of daily life
spiritual experiences
Saint Teresa of Jesus
Saint John of the Cross
The tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea
Lazarillo de Tormes
Most impportant POET
Garcilaso de la Vega
The church and the monarchy
two styles
Classicist
Mannerist
strove for harmony and serenity
expressive and had a dramatic quality
Plateresque style
Salamanca University
San Marcos Hospital
Santo Domingo Cathedral
Classicist or Purist style
columns and pediments
The Palace of Carlos V
Granada Cathedral
most important sculptures
Leoni Leoni
Pompeo Leoni
example
Basilica of the Monastery of San Lorenzo
Alonso Berruguete
The Sacrifice of Isaac
Juan de Juni
The Entombment of Christ
most important paintings
Juan de Juanes
Ecce Homo
Last Supper
last century
most important artist
El Greco
Middle century
most important artist
Michael Angelo
Mannerism
