Cultural golden age Flashcards
what are the 4 topics to asses for cultural golden age?
theology, art/literature, architecture, new world culture
what meant theology in Spain wasn’t as strong as it could have been?
inquisition
how did IQ damage theology?
created fear of writing about religion and trying to reform
who did the IQ persecute that damaged theology?
- erasmians, illuminists and jesuits who were trying to reform catholicism
- even though they were great intellectuals and were trying to reform and improve Catholicism
when was the index of banned books introduced ?
august 1559
how many books were on the index of banned books by 1580?
2500 - including 14 versions of bible
how did index of banned books weaken theology?
prevented people from learning about religion and becoming better catholics
was the ban on books watertight?
no. people could still get the books if they really wanted them
give some examples of people having banned books?
- Jose de salas had 250 banned books
- Philip had 100s of banned books in El Escorial
what were students banned from doing in 1559?
studying at foreign unis
what was the art like in Spain?
health arts scene - art was popular
who were some of Philip’s favourite painters?
Titian and Hieronymus Bosch
how paintings did Philip have?
1,400
which artist did the nobles like? what did he start?
El Greco - he started expressionism
give an example of a famous Spanish writer?
Cervantes - equivalent of Shakespeare
what book did Cervantes write?
don quixote in 1605
what genre did Cervantes start?
picaresque genre
how did Cervantes take inspiration from Spain?
- walked down old castle and Andalusia
- fought at lepanto
what was architecture like in spain?
flourishing architectural scene in Spain
who was El Escorial developed by? (give years)
cutting edge Italian architects (1563-85)
how many palaces were improved by Philip?
1 in 10
what was Philip heavily involved in?
Redesigning Madrid
how were the gardens of aranjuez designed?
in the north European style
how was the palace of disputacion changed?
redesigned and modelled on plans of Michelangelo
how did the new world affect culture?
new world provided stimulus for culture of golden age
what areas did new world lead to improvements in?
Cartography, geography, anthropology and botany
what expedition did Philip finance?
Philip financed 6yr expedition in 1570 by Dr. Francisco Hernandez to study in plants and animals in new world
what famous book was written on anthropology?
Bernardino de sahagun - ‘history of things of new spain’
in terms if science, what developments were there?
artillery, shipbuilding and navigation
what did they perfect for silver?
use of mercury for extraction of silver - allowed for more rapid exploitation of silver
when was mercury extraction first used?
Mexico in 1557 and peru in 1574
how did field of medicine improve?
47% increase in studies 1475-1600
