The Modern Age

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  • Period: 1300 to

    Renaissance.

    It is a period in history and a cultural movement marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity.
  • Florence Cathedral´s dome, by Brunelleschi.
    1420

    Florence Cathedral´s dome, by Brunelleschi.

    The symbol of Florence, of Renaissance culture, and of all Western humanism.
  • Pietá, by Michelangelo Buonarroti.
    1498

    Pietá, by Michelangelo Buonarroti.

    Is a marble sculpture of Jesus and Mary at Mount Golgotha representing the "Sixth Sorrow" of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
  • The school of Athens, by Raphael Sanzio.
    1509

    The school of Athens, by Raphael Sanzio.

    The fresco was painted as a part of Raphael's commission to decorate the rooms known as the Stanze di Raffaello, in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican.
  • Period: 1516 to 1556

    The reign of Carlos I.

    He began to reign as co-monarch of the Crowns of Castile and Aragon with his mother, who was deemed incapable of ruling due to mental illness.
  • Period: 1520 to 1521

    The revolt of the Comuneros in Castilla.

    It was an uprising by citizens of Castile against the rule of Charles I and his administration.
  • Peace of Augsburg.
    Sep 25, 1555

    Peace of Augsburg.

    It was a treaty between Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and the Schmalkaldic League.
  • Period: 1556 to

    The reign of Felipe I.

    It was ruler of the Burgundian Netherlands and titular Duke of Burgundy.
  • Period: 1568 to

    The Eighty Years War.

    It was a conflict in Habsburg Netherlands between groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of it included the Reformation, excessive taxation, and the rights and privileges of the Dutch nobility and cities.
  • Period: 1568 to 1571

    The rebellion of the Alpujarras.

    It was the second revolt against the Castilian Crown in the mountainous Alpujarra region and on the Granada Altiplano region, northeast of the city of Granada.
  • The signment of the Union of Arras.
    Jan 6, 1579

    The signment of the Union of Arras.

    It was an alliance between the County of Artois, the County of Hainaut and the city of Douai in the Habsburg Netherlands.
  • The signment of the Union of Utrecht.
    Jan 23, 1579

    The signment of the Union of Utrecht.

    Is regarded as the foundation of the Republic of the Seven United Provinces.
  • Period: to

    Baroque art.

    It is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, and poetry.
  • The defeat of the Spanish Armada by England.

    The defeat of the Spanish Armada by England.

    It was a Spanish fleet that sailed from Lisbon.
  • Apollo and Daphne, by Bernini.

    Apollo and Daphne, by Bernini.

    Is a life-sized sculpture that was created to celebrate the dizzying power of art or to warn against the dangers of sensual poetry.
  • Saint Peter´s square project by Bernini.

    Saint Peter´s square project by Bernini.

    It is a large plaza located directly in Vatican City, the papal enclave in Rome. The square and the basilica were named like that for an apostle of Jesus who was consider to be the first Pope.
  • The Spinners, by Velázquez.

    The Spinners, by Velázquez.

    It suggests the Fable of Arachne, where Athena challenged Arachne to weave better than her, and offended by her hubris, transformed her into a spider.
  • Period: to

    Neoclassical art.

    It is an attitude based on the art of Greece and Rome in antiquity, which invokes harmony, clarity, restraint, universality, and idealism.
  • Oath of the Horatii, by Jacques-Louis David.

    Oath of the Horatii, by Jacques-Louis David.

    It depicts a scene from a Roman legend and stresses the importance of patriotism and masculine self-sacrifice for one's country.
  • Carlos IV of Spain and his family, by Francisco de Goya.

    Carlos IV of Spain and his family, by Francisco de Goya.

    The portrait features life-sized depictions of it, ostentatiously dressed in fine costume and jewelry.