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Period: 1400 to
Renaissance
It is a cultural phenomenon that takes up the principles of classical antiquity and updates them through humanism. -
1420
Florence Cathedral´s dome
It was designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, it is well known in Italy.The dome is built of bricks and stones, inside also so the structure is more stable, it is shaped like a half orange.
It is the largest dome after the fall of the Roman Empire. It has 8 white stone arches, it also has 8 windows so that light enters it and above it has a lantern that also helps the light enter.Inside the dome on the ceiling are painted scenes representing the "Last Judgment." -
1498
Pietá
It is a sculpture in which the Virgin Mary is represented holding the lifeless body of Jesus after his crucifixion. It is made by Michelangelo Buonarroti,it is located in Vatican City and it is made of marble. -
1509
The school of Athens
It is a quite famous painting by Rafael Sanzio, it is found in the Vatican Museums, in Vatican City.
In the center are two figures, Plato and Aristotle, who were two philosophers.Plato points upward with his hand and holds the Timaeus in which he reflects on the origin of the universe. Aristotle points forward with his hand and grabs the Nicomanus Ethics, one of the fundamental writings on ethics and morality.Around there are other philosophers and scientists like Pythagoras, Diogenes... -
Period: 1516 to 1556
The reign of Carlos I
During the reign of Carlos I, the crown of Castile expanded its territories over much of America. -
Period: 1520 to 1521
The revolt of the Comuneros in Castilla
It took place during the reign of Charles I, it was an armed uprising led by the so-called commoners from the cities of the Castilian interior, with Toledo and Valladolid at the head of the uprising. -
1555
Peace of Augsburg
It was a treaty signed by Ferdinand I of Habsburg, brother and representative of Emperor Charles V.In the city of Augsburg in Germany, the religious conflict of the Protestant Reformation was resolved.In which princes and territorial rulers would have the right to decide the official religion of their domains. -
Period: 1556 to
The reign of Felipe II
The reign of Felipe II was characterized by exploration and global expansion, mainly through the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. During his reign, the victory of Lepanto and the annexation of Portugal featured, while his failures were even more notable, highlighting the Flanders crisis and the rebellion of the Moors in the Alpujarras. -
Period: 1568 to 1571
The rebellion of the Alpujarras
It was a conflict in which the desperate aspiration to restore the political, economic, religious and social situation that disappeared due to the fall of the Sultanato nazarí in 1492 was faced with an unwavering determination to maintain control of the Kingdom of Granada to assimilate it. -
Period: 1568 to
The Eighty Years War
It was a war that pitted the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands against their sovereign Felipe II of Spain. -
1579
The signment of the Union of Arras
It was an international agreement that was signed in the city of Arras.This agreement consisted of an alliance between the southern provinces of the Spanish Netherlands. It was an attempt to restore the loyalty of the southern provinces to Felipe II. -
1579
The signment of the Utrecht
It was an agreement signed in the Dutch city of Utrecht between the provinces of the Spanish Netherlands rebelling against the reign of Felipe II, it was signed days after the signing of the Arras union. -
The defeat of the Spanish Armada by England
The Invincible Armada was sent by Felipe II to conquer England, the armada was defeated in the Mancha Channel. -
Period: to
Baroque art
It is an architectural style, characterized by realism, rich and intense colors, and strong lights and shadows, in opposition to Renaissance art. -
Apollo and Daphne
It is a sculpture made by the Italian Gian Lorenzo Bernini, it is made of life-size marble and is exhibited in the Borghese Gallery in Rome. -
Saint Peter´s square proyect
It was built by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. It is located in front of Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, Rome. The square is made up of two parts: the first is shaped like a trapezoid, the longest side of which corresponds to the facade of the basilica, and the second is shaped like an oval. -
The Spinners
The fable of Arachne, known as the spinners, is a canvas painted by Diego Velázquez, exhibited in the Museo Nacional del Prado. It represents the abduction of Europe and is inspired by one of the canvases that Tiziano painted as part of a series of poems or mythological fables which he made for Felipe II. -
Period: to
Neoclassical art
Neoclassical art is presented as a new art, serene and balanced in the face of the exhaustion of the Rococo forms, with its empty and repetitive language. -
Oath of the Horatii
It is a work by Jacques-Louis David, made before the French Revolution. It is kept in the Louvre Museum. The king commissioned him to paint the Oath of the Horatii, with the intention that it be an allegory about loyalty to the state, therefore, to the monarch. -
Carlos IV of Spain and his family
It is a collective portrait of the family of Carlos IV family painted by Francisco Goya, this work is exhibited in the Museo Nacional del Prado. -
Period: to
SOURCES
In my work I have used different sources such as Wikipedia, Historia Arte(HA!), marisolroman.com and National Geographic Spain.