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Period: 1401 to
RENAISSANCE
The Renaissance was an artistic movement that emerged in Italy at the beginning of the 15th century and spread throughout Europe in the following centuries. It changed the way of conceiving art in general and images in particular and its influence extended until the 20th century. The Renaissance can be considered the cultural manifestation of the change in European mentality.The concept of Renaissance covers all areas of culture,especially architecture, sculpture and painting. Among its features -
1420
FLORENCE CATHEDRAL'S BY BRUNELLESCHI
The Cathedral of Florence, also known as Santa Maria del Fiore, is located in Piazza del Duomo.Its construction began at the end of the 13th century under the design of Arnolfo itwas a architectur and a gothic style.When Alfonso died, the cathedral was brought forward to 1334 by Giotto, he was the one who built the bell tower. When Giotto died, it was postponed again to 1337 and its construction finished in 1359 and in 1420 they began to build the Florence Cathedral. -
1498
PIETÁ BY MICHELANGELO
The sculpture represents the Virgin Mary holding the dead Christ after the crucifixion.The drama that the scene represents is balanced by the tenderness and beauty of the whole: a young mother begging for mercy for her dead son.However, a person came and hit the sculpture with a hammer and destroyed its nose and more things.He was born in the town of Caprese. He was a Florentine painter, and the sculptor Bertoldo di Giovanni.In the nineties of the 15th century. -
1509
THE SCHOOL OF ATHENS BY RAPHAEL SANZIO
It is one of the most famous paintings by the artist Raphael Sanzio. He painted it in 1509 and 1510. And it was painted in 1510 and 1512 as part of a commission to decorate the rooms of the Vatican Palace. The Stanza della Segnatura hall where it is found in the school of Athene the second painting completed after the Sacrament Dispute.The Stanza della Segnatura saya is a square room with windows where Julius signed the court's decreesAnd the school also had a LIBRARY where I also went Julio 2 -
Period: 1520 to 1518
THE REVOLT OF THE COMUNEROS IN CASTILLA
The War of the Communities of Castile, or revolt of the commoners, took place during the reign of Charles I, between 1520-1522. It was an armed uprising led by the so-called community members from the cities of the Castilian interior, with Toledo and Valladolid at the head of the uprising. This uprising has received various interpretations, being understood as an anti-lord revolt, as one of the first bourgeois revolutions, or even as an anti-tax movement.Flemish nobles and clerics like Corte. -
Period: 1568 to
THE EIGHTY YEARS WAR
The War of Independence from the Netherlands-Spain, which led to the separation of the northern and southern Netherlands and the formation of the United Provinces of the Netherlands.The first phase of the war began with two unsuccessful invasions of the provinces by mercenary armies under the command of Prince William I of Orange.And with raids abroad by the Geuzen, the Dutch irregular land and sea forces.por la que España finalmente reconoció la independencia holandesa. -
Period: 1568 to 1571
THE REBELLION OF THE ALPUJARRAS
During the reign of Philip II, the rebellion of the Moors of the Kingdom of Granada broke out. Thus began a long and bloody conflict, also known as the Second War of the Alpujarras, which would not end until March 1571. The casus belli were the decrees of the Board of Theologians of Madrid of 1566, published on 1 January 1567 in a pragmatic aimed at completely annulling any sign of cultural identity and tradition of Islamic origin.The Christian forces, made up of a small number of soldiers -
THE DEFEAT OF THE SPANISH ARMADA BY ENGLAND
The Spanish Armada was part of a planned invasion of England by King Philip II of Spain.It was launched in 1588 and was made up of about 150 ships and 18,000 men. At its time, it was the largest fleet ever seen in Europe and Philip II of Spain considered it invincible.Years of religious and political differences led to conflict between Catholic Spain and Protestant England.The Spanish saw England as a competitor in trade and expansion in the "New World" of the Americas. -
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BAROQUE ART
The baroque was a cultural movement that developed in Europe during the 17th century and the first decades of the 18th century.It was a dynamic time and crisis.The name baroque, as a synonym for exaggeration and extravagance, began to be used at the end of the 18th century by the thinkers of the Enlightenment, to refer especially to literature and painting that they saw as confusing and artificial, as opposed to clear and ordered neoclassicism, current at that time. -
APOLLO AND DAPHNE BY BERNINI
Apollo and Daphne is a sculptural group created by the artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini between 1622 and 1625 and exhibited in the Borghese Gallery in Rome. Most of the works were completed in 1622-1623. Then there was a brief pause, probably associated with the creation of the David sculpture.The work was completed in 1625. According to documents, the sculpture Apollo and Daphne was transported to Villa Borghese in September. -
SAIN'T PETER'S SQUARE PROJECT BY BERNINI
The complex of the square and St. Peter's Basilica stands where the ancient Circus of Emperor Nero was located.Nero began the persecution of the Christians of Rome, accusing them of having caused the devastating fire that devastated the city in the year 64.Emperor Constantine ordered the construction of the first basilica dedicated to the saint in the year 324. Between the 16th and 17th centuries Pope Alexander VII commissioned Bernini to design this , which was built between 1656 and 1667. -
THE SPINNERS BY VELÁZQUEZ
This prodigious painting is not only one of Velázquez's masterpieces, from a technical point of view.This work is one of the greatest exponents of Spanish baroque painting and is considered one of the great examples of Velázque's mastery.Thematically it is one of his most enigmatic works, since the true purpose of this work is not yet known.Most consider that the work is after Velázquez second trip to Italy.in its greatest splendor, for a private client, Pedro de Arce. As painter to the king -
Period: to
NEOCLASSICAL ART
Neoclassical art is a movement that emerged in France in 1760. Its heyday was around 1785 and was characterized by reflecting the thoughts of enlightened intellectuals.Around 1800, Neoclassicism was displaced by the new current of Romanticism, which was characterized by exalting freedom,emotions and the subjectivity of individuality.It reflected the reality of a society in full transformation driven by the Industrial Revolution and scientific discoveries. -
OATH OF THE HORATII BY JACQUES LOUIS DAVID
Instead of going to war in 669 BC. C. the rulers of Rome and Alba decided to resolve the conflict with the combat of three champions from each side. Alba took the Curiaceos brothers. Rome opted for the Horatii.Is that one of the sisters of the Curiacios is married to one of the Horacios and a sister of the Horacios is going to marry a Curiacio. There we have them, on the right side, crying, because whoever wins, one of them is going to lose. David represents that he gives his arms to children -
CARLOS IV OF SPAIN AND HIS FAMILY BY FRANCISCO DE GOYA
The family of Charles IV belonged to the magnificent series of royal portraits begun by Goya in September 1799, on the eve of Napoleon's Consulate, which, at first, promised a pacification of the tumultuous past decade.In those final years of the 18th century, Goya was also requested by Godoy.He was finishing the portrait of his wife, when the queen, in her letter to the valid of April 22, 1800, told him about the commission of the family portrait from Goya.