Great Pieces of Spanish Art

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The paper examines the art of Spain between the 1400s and 1600s that provide great detail about the way Spain was. The chosen paintings were "The Cross" by El Greco, "A Monk Carrying a Cross" by Juan Conchillos Falco, "The Birth of the Virgin" by Francisco de Zurbaran and "Saint John the Baptist" by Jose Leonardo. The paper points out that the major themes of the artwork referred to Jesus Christ or some idea of religion. The paper concludes that between the museums and the specific pieces of art chosen, it is clear that Spain revolved much around the aspect of religion and established many cultural ideas of Christianity between 1400 and 1700.

From the Paper:

"One of the great pieces of Spanish Art was by El Greco in Spain during 1600 to 1610. Jesus Christ on the Cross dominates the empty Landscape which is another common theme that was observed (Getty 1). This common theme of religious art was most likely created due to the fact that Spain was the dominant Catholic power in the terrible struggles in the 16th and 17th century between Protestants and Catholics. The landscape is of Toledo, a city located in central Spain south of Madrid, which Professor Teo Ruiz stated recently that it is not a great place to be, referring to Madrid (Lecture, Nov 14). Toledo was a very important Muslim and Jewish city which El Greco lived the rest of his life (Getty/Lecture Oct 3). One of the former capitals of the Spanish Empire Toledo is a place of coexistence of Christian, Jewish and Moorish Cultures."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Course Reader, Fuente Ovejuna. Play 1476. Teo Ruiz. History 129e University of California Los Angeles
• Ruiz, Teofilo. Spanish Society 1400-1600, History 129e University of California Los
• Angeles. Pearson Education. 2001
• Lecture November 14, History 129e. Teo Ruiz, University of California Los Angeles
• Lecture November 16, History 129e. Teo Ruiz, University of California Los Angeles

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