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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
Lazarillo de Tormes(Unknown)
The tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea(Fernando de Rojas)
Garcilaso de la Vega was the most important poet
Art
The church and the monarchy used art to spread their ideas and values
In the Spanish Renaissance there were two styles:
Mannerist, which dominated in the second half of the century. The works were expressive and had a dramatic quality
Classicist, which strove for harmony and serenity and was influenced by Italian art and Flemish painting
Architecture
In the first third of the century, the Plateresque style dominated
Ornate facades
In the second third of the century, buildings were constructed in a Classicist or Purist style
The Palace of Carlos V in the Alhambra in Granada by Pedro Machuca.
Granada Cathedral by Diego de Siloé.
Jaén Cathedral and El Salvador Church in Úbeda, both by Andrés de Vandelvira.
The facade of the Alcázar and the Bisagra Gate, both in Toledo, by Alonso de Covarrubias.
Sculpture
With the adoption of the style of Mannerism, the faces of the sculptures became more expressive
Juan de Juni
The Entombment of Christ and The Virgen of Anguish
Alonso Berruguete
The Sacrifice of Isaac
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian.
The most important sculptures
Leoni Leoni
his son Pompeo Leoni
Painting
Juan de Juanes
The Last Super
Ecce homo
The Italian Titian
Carlos V at the Battle of Mülberg
Isabella of Portugal
Michael Angelo and Mannerism
Examples are the works by Luis de Morales, such as Madonna and Child and Piety.
El Greco
, The Disrobing of Christ and The Holy Trinity
The Burial of the Count of Orgaz
Alonso Sánchez Coello and Juan Pantoja de Cruz were Felipe II's portrait painters
