SPANISH CULTURE IN THE 16TH CENTURY
LITERATURE
ARCHITECTURE
PAINTING
ART
SCULPTURE
CULTURE
influenced by the counter-reformation
to prevent
doctrines
the spread of the protestant ideas
not studying in other countries
books from out the peninsula couldn't enter
religion was important in art
Science
progressed slowly
new discoveries and ideas
couldn't reach Spain
religious authors
mystics
spiritual experiences
Saint Teresa of Jesus
Saint John of the Cross
novels
realistic
portrayals of daily life
The tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea
Fernando de Rojas
El Lazarillo de Tormes
Poet
Garcilaso de la Vega
to spread ideas
the church
the monarchy
most important works
portraits
depictions of religious themes
Styles
Classicist
Mannerist
not allowed
nudes
mythological figures
influenced
Italians
Flemish
harmony and senerity
second half of the century
Counter-Reformation
evoke feelings
dramatic
exppresive
strength religious believes
Plateresque style
first third of the century
ornate facades
Salamanca University
San Marcos Hospital
Santo Domingo Cathedral
Classicist or Purist style
second third of the century
influenced by Italian renaissance
less decoration
classical elements
columns
pediments
Herrerian style
last third of the century
characteristics
austere decoration
geometrical spaces
by Juan Herrera
Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Classicist style
Italians
Leoni Leoni
Pompeo Leoni
important statues
Carlos V's and Felipe II's cenotaphs
bronze statues in San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Carlos V and the Wrath
style of Mannerism
more expressive faces
dramatic situations
passages of the Bible
religious imagery
wooden carvings and altarpieces
main artists
Juan de Juni
Alonso Berruguete
Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
The Sacrifice of Isaac
The Entombment of Christ
Virgen of Anguish
important Spanish Renaissance paintings
Juan de Juanes
idealism of Raphael's works
Titan
Portrait painter of Carlos V
Felipe II's portrait painters.
Alonso Sánchez Coello
Juan Pantoja de Cruz
From the middle of the century
influence
Michael Angelo
Mannerism
works by Luis de Morales
Madonna
Child and Piety
characteristics
dramatic expressions on their faces
use of elongated figures
last third of the century
El Greco
Greek
lived in Toledo
characteristics
drama and spirituality
elongated figures
faces
cool colours
dark tones
Examples
The Burial of the Count of Orgaz
The Disrobing of Christ
The Holy Trinity
