Por Sinéad O’ Donovan ARTE Y ARTISTAS ESPAÑOLES

Spanish art is the visual art of Spain. Many famous and influential artists came from Spain including Velázques, Goya and Picasso. Spanish art has distinctive characteristics that stand out to other pieces of art around the world. These differences were influenced by the heritage in Spain, and the Counter-Reformation. Many people say that when you see a Spanish painting it is very easy to tell that it is Spanish because of its topic and type of painting. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SPANISH ART

1.Romanesque In Spain during the era of Romanesque art, art was more popular in the North. Romanesque art consisted of church frescos, stained glass windows and showing depth in pictures. Painting altar frontals on wood was also quite popular during the era of Romanesque art. During Romanesque times churches were covered in paintings. Many of these paintings are destroyed today. The painted crypt of San Isidoro at León, Spain. Apse of Sant Climent de Taüll, a Catalan fresco by the Master of Taüll now in Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. DIFFERENT ERA’S IN SPANISH ART

2. Renaissance During the Renaissance Spain was influenced hugely by Italian art. The Italian influence was strongest in Valencia. Many Spanish artists went to Italy to learn their techniques. Fernando Yanez de la Almedina and Fernando Llanos were two Spanish artists who went to Italy to learn more about art. Spanish artists changed the theme and spirtual parts of Renaissance paintings to suit Spanish religion. Fernando Yanez de la Almedina painting Fernando Llanos painting

His most famous pieces of art are Les Demoiselles d'Avignon and Guernica. Pablo went through different phases in his paintings, these included his blue stage where his paintings were all blue, rose stage where they were a mix of pink and red and his political stage where his paintings were about war and politics. Pablo died 8 April 1973 at the age of 91. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Guernica

3. 20 th Century During the 20 th century many leading Spanish artists worked in Paris. Art in the 20 th century was more modern. There was no one particular topic in the 20 th century, portraits and drawing of objects or ideas were very common. Picasso was a Spanish artist who was one of the leading artists in the 20 th century. Spanish art in the 20 th century

Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain in 25 October He was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer. He is known as one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century. He co-invented the idea of the collage. Pablo Picasso is known all around the world for his great pieces. PABLO PICASSO

Francisco Goya was born in Aragon, Spain on 30 th March He was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. Goya was a court painter to the Spanish Crown. Goya was asked to paint King Carlos III portrait. After he did so he became very popular with the royal family. His wife died in 1812 at that time he was painting images of the Spanish war. FRANCISCO GOYA

Goya’s most famous paintings are The Nude Maja and The Clothed Maja. They are the same picture of the same woman but she has clothes in one painting and not in the other. Like Picasso Goya went through different stages in his paintings. 1.Darker subject matter- Dark dramatic, nightmare paintings. 2.The Disasters of War- These were images from the war that Goya painted on tile. 3.Black Paintings- Unusual paintings which were based around witchcraft and war.