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SPANISH CULTURE IN THE 16TH CENTURY
Literature
Mystics
most famous religious
wrote about their spiritual experience
Saint John of the Cross
Saint Teresa
Novels
contained realistic portrayals of daily life
Fernando de Rojas
Lazarillo de Tormes
Garcilaso de la Vega
most important poet
Art
Spanish style
Classicist
harmony and serenity
Italian and Flemish painting
mythological themes
nudes ---> were not portrayed
Mannerist
in the second half of the century
works
had a dramatic quality
expensive
because
Counter-Reformation wished to evoke
intense feelings in its followers
strengthen their religious beliefs
The church and the monarchy
used to spread their
values
ideas
Architecture
Plateresque style
characterised
similar to the work that silversmiths produced at that time
ornate facades
examples
facade of Salamanca University
San Marcos Hospital in León
Santo Domingo Cathedral on the island Hispaniola
In the first third of the century
Classicist or Purist style
reproduced the architectural characteristics
of the Italian Renaissance
In the second third of the century
buildings were construyed
amount of decoration ---> reduced
classical elements ---> accentuated
examples
The Palace of Carlos V
Granada Cathedral
Jaén Cathedral and El Salvador Church
The facade of the Alcázar and the Bisagra Gate
Sculpture
most important Classicist style
by Leoni and Pompeo Leoni
by Carlos V's and Felipe II's
Mannerism adoption
became more expressive
reflect the dramatic situations
main works
painted wooden carvings and altarpieces
religious imagery
Main artists
Alonso Berruguete
The Sacrifice of Isaac
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian.
Juan de Juni
The Entombment of Christ
The Virgen of Anguish
Painting
Juan de Juanes do
most important Spanish Renaissance paintings
Italian Titian
portrait painters
Carlos V's
Felipe II's were
Alonso Sánchez Coello
Juan Pantoja de Cruz
Middle of the century
influence
Michael Angelo
Mannerism
dramatic expressions on their faces
The last third of the century
El Greco (important)
drama and spirituality -> reflected on face
used
figures
cool colours
dark tones
