HIST - Spanish Flashcards
the architecture of the Moors and native Andalusians who remained in Christian territory but were not converted to Christianity; aka “permitted to remain”
Mudejar
extremely decorated facades, which remind of the decorative motifs of the silversmith’s work
Plateresque/Plateresco
a period of austere (strict) Renaissance style; prominent architect was Juan de Herrera
Desornamentado
originally from Crete; his work is characterized by elongated figures with grave expressions producing mystical and melancholic effects
El Greco (Domenicos Theotocopolus)
his designs were called severe, others find them harmonious proportions; expressed in a style suitable to the particular building
Juan de Herrera
known for its plateresque facade
University of Salamanca
historical residence of the King of Spain
The Escorial by Juan Bautista de Toledo, and Juan Herrera
one of the most impressive buildings constructed using plateresque influence and was built in 1528; the first Renaissance church in Spain
Granada Cathedral by Deigo Siloe
work reflects the naturalism of the time; the dramatic light and shade contrasts and their sobriety of color; an intricate, exaggerated almost capricious style of surface decoration
Churiguerresque Style by Jose de Churiguerra
leading Baroque artist in the 17th-Century; royal painter to Philip IV
Diego Velasquez
Spanish court painter; poignant depictions of the brutality and corruption of the time
Francisco de Goya
has a Baroque facade of the original Romanesque cathedral; a gold mollusk shell adorns the altar
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
