European CultureEuropean Culture1550-17151550-1715

ArtArt

►Mannerism Mannerism Begins 1520s and 1530sBegins 1520s and 1530s Backlash against Renaissance secularismBacklash against Renaissance secularism Religious themeReligious theme Elongated figures and lack of balance, Elongated figures and lack of balance,

harmony, symmetry, proportion (shows harmony, symmetry, proportion (shows suffering, heightened emotion, or religious suffering, heightened emotion, or religious ecstasy)ecstasy)

El Greco (1541-1614)El Greco (1541-1614)

ArtArt

►BaroqueBaroque Begins late 1500s in Italy – eventually Begins late 1500s in Italy – eventually

spreads to Latin Americaspreads to Latin America Merging of Renaissance ideals with Merging of Renaissance ideals with

spiritual feelings of religious revivalspiritual feelings of religious revival Detailed, ornate, dramatic, actionDetailed, ornate, dramatic, action Architecture, art, sculpture Architecture, art, sculpture

Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)1680)

EcstasyEcstasyof Saintof SaintThereseTherese

DavidDavid

Rembrandt (1606-1669)Rembrandt (1606-1669)

Night Watch

Peter Paul Rubens (1577-Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)1640)

Artemisia Gentileschi (1597-Artemisia Gentileschi (1597-1651)1651)

►11stst woman elected woman electedTo Florentine AcademyTo Florentine Academyof Designof Design

““Judith Beheading Judith Beheading Holofernes”Holofernes”

LiteratureLiterature

►Literacy increasesLiteracy increases VernacularVernacular PrintingPrinting More enjoyable literature (a.k.a. plays and More enjoyable literature (a.k.a. plays and

novels – not necessarily religious)novels – not necessarily religious)

ShakespeareShakespeare

-Wrote during Elizabeth I’s reign

-Actor, playwright, and shareholder in theater

-Tragedies, comedies

-Naughtiness

Spanish LiteratureSpanish Literature

► Eventually made its Eventually made its way to New World way to New World (Mexico) (Mexico)

► Lope de VegaLope de Vega Playwright (popular Playwright (popular

in Spain)in Spain) Wrote perhaps 1500 Wrote perhaps 1500

plays – 500 surviveplays – 500 survive Wrote for $ and to Wrote for $ and to

please audience (not please audience (not looking for best looking for best picture Oscar)picture Oscar)

Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes

►Crowning work ofCrowning work ofSpanish LiteratureSpanish Literature

- - Don QuixoteDon Quixote- Don’t see harsh- Don’t see harshrealities due to ownrealities due to ownlofty ideals (thinkslofty ideals (thinkshe’s a knight)he’s a knight)

- Hard work and fantasy are necessary - Hard work and fantasy are necessary for human conditionfor human condition