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1545
Emergence and expansion of the Counter-Reformation.
The first of these events was the emergence and expansion of the Counter-Reformation. In reaction to the Protestant religious advances made by the Reformation, the Roman Catholic church after the Council of Trent. -
1550
Consolidation of absolute monarchies.
Political change brought the consolidation of absolute monarchies. In order to display the power and grandeur of the centralized state. -
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Reign of Felipe III
Was an extremely docile, indolent, lazy character, lacking character and decision to govern. He is considered the first of the minor Austrias, given the greatness of Charles I and Philip II; However, during his reign Spain incorporated some territories in North Africa and Italy, and reached levels of cultural splendor. -
The destruction of Religious
Protestant iconoclasm led to both the destruction of Religious art and lessen of amount of art in Protestant areas. Europe was divided into the Protestant North and Catholic South. -
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Thirty Years' War
Starting as a battle among the Catholic and Protestant states that formed the Holy Roman Empire. -
Las meninas
Las meninas or The Family of Philip IV is considered the masterpiece of the Spanish Golden Age painter Diego Velázquez. Finished in 1656, according to Antonio Palomino, a date unanimously accepted by critics, it corresponds to the artist's last stylistic period, that of full maturity. It is a painting made in oil on a large canvas made up of three bands of fabric sewn vertically, where the figures in the foreground are represented life-size. -
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The construction of the Palace of Versailles
The palace was officially inaugurated on May 6, 1682, when Louis XIV moved the royal court and government to Versailles, making it the center of political power in France. -
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Antonio Vivaldi
A violinist who is considered one of the most important Baroque composers, he was influential for the whole of Europe. He composed many concertos as well as chorales and more than 50 operas. -
The steam engine
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The steam engine uses the force produced by steam pressure to push a piston back and forth inside a cylinder. This pushing force can be transformed, by a connecting rod and crank, into rotational force for work. The term "steam engine" is generally applied only to reciprocating engines as just described, not to the steam turbine. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johan died in 1750. He was a German composer, musician, conductor, chapelmaster, singer and teacher of the Baroque period. He was the most important member of one of the most prominent families of musicians in history, with more than 35 famous composers: the Bach family.