Spanish Baroque Sculpture: Fernández, Montañés, and Salzillo

The Castilian School

The most prominent figure is Gregorio Fernández, an author of Galician origin who worked in Valladolid. He was the creator of highly successful iconographic types, such as the Reclining Christ, the Crucified Christ, and Immaculate Conceptions.

Features of his work include high pathos and excessive naturalism, achieved through artificial crystal tears, hairs, wounds, and dripping blood.

Notable works include the Altarpiece of the Cathedral of Plasencia and the Baptism of Christ.

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European and Spanish Literary Avant-Garde Movements

European Literary Avant-Garde Movements

A general trait of European literary avant-garde movements is a willingness to experiment, develop new art forms, and express hostility towards tradition. They often displayed an unsentimental approach. These avant-gardes promoted their ideas through manifestos published in literary magazines, where they critiqued official art and asserted their new aesthetics. The most relevant avant-garde movements include:

Expressionism (1910-1925)

Developing most vigorously

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Mastering Styles and Symbols

Understanding Styles and Symbols

When you want to apply, create, or store a wide range of styles to text, forms, or objects, the Style panel can assist you. If the current document contains a group of styles, the Style menu in the Properties inspector provides quick access (only if a style exists in that document; otherwise, it will appear empty until one is selected).

Applying Styles: A Step-by-Step Approach

Select the objects on the canvas to which you want to apply the style.

Creating Styles: Saving

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Understanding Realism and Naturalism in 19th Century Literature

Realism and Naturalism in 19th Century Literature

Realism was an artistic movement that aimed to represent reality as faithfully and accurately as possible. It sought to depict life with maximum verisimilitude.

Origin and Evolution

Realism emerged in France during the first half of the nineteenth century as a reaction against Romanticism. Key figures included authors like Stendhal and Balzac. It developed into an independent movement with authors such as Flaubert, within the context of an urban and

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Ancient Art: Comparing Egyptian and Greek Sculpture

Ancient Art: Egypt and Greece

Egyptian Art

Egyptian art is characterized by several key factors:

  • Geography: Art sought harmonious integration with the Egyptian landscape.
  • Religion: Strict religious rules heavily influenced artistic expression.
  • Monarchy: Art served the pharaoh as an earthly divinity.

The two fundamental notions of Egyptian art are its grandeur and its emphasis on eternity.

  • Grandeur: Monumental structures were designed to harmonize with the vastness of the surrounding space.
  • Eternity: Achieved
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Las Meninas: Unveiling Velázquez’s Masterpiece

Las Meninas: Diego Velázquez’s Masterpiece

Author: Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velázquez

Date: 1656

Style: Baroque

School: Spanish

Technique: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 18.3 x 2.76 m

Location: Prado Museum, Madrid

Technical and Formal Analysis

Technical Elements

The painting predominantly features earthy colors and brown tones, contrasted by vibrant whites and blacks. The drawing is subtle, with details like the flowers above the child’s chest. Velázquez employs a loose and free brushwork, an innovative

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