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El renacimiento en España era un tiempo de cambio para la cultura de España. El arte empezó a ser más realística. Mucho del arte tenía un énfasis en la religión, representando la Virgen María y Jesús Cristo, o un santo en casi todas las piezas de arte. El renacimiento en España trajo consigo una forma de arte más natural y humanística (World Wide Arts). Dos artistas famosos del siglo dieciséis se llaman Luis de Morales y El Greco. Luis de Morales nació en Badajoz, cerca de Portugal, en la provincia Extremadura en el año 1519. Era conocido como “El Divino” porque sus pinturas eran muy religiosas. Por eso, Luis pintó obras para la Catedral de Badajoz y otras iglesias convencionales (Thomson Gale Corporation). Luis era convocado a pintar una porción del Escorial por el rey, Philip II. Su pintura se llama “Cristo Llevando La Cruz”. Al rey no le gustó esta pintura y, por eso, era enviado a la iglesia de san Jerónimo en Madrid (Encyclopedia Britannica). Luis se quedó en Badajoz para la mayoridad de su vida. Pero Luis no era tan protegido. Pasó parte de su tiempo en Sevilla como aprendiz bajo Pedro de Campaña. Cuando regresó a Badajoz, pintó murales religiosas para las catedrales en la ciudad. Eventualmente, se murió en Badajoz en el año 1586 (Thomson Gale Corporation). Desafortunadamente, no hay muchos más detalles recordados sobre la vida de Luis de Morales.
Luis de Morales tenía muchas influencias para su arte. Unas personas influencias fueron Pedro de Campaña y Leonardo da Vinci. Pedro de Campaña era de Bruselas (Thomson Gale Corporation). El había vivido en Italia antes de viajando a España. Por eso, hay estilos Flamenco e Italiano en su arte. Arte Flamenco usó simbolismo realista, elementos de la naturaleza, y la profundidad espacial (Questia Media America). Leonardo da Vinci era conocido para las sombras en su arte. El Museo de Prado contiene arte famoso del siglo 12 al siglo 19. Era establecido en el año 1819 en el capital de España, Madrid (“Museo del Prado”). Hoy en día es considerado uno de los más importantes museos del mundo (Cultura de España 159). Este museo conserva cerca de 8000 pinturas pero sólo alrededor de 2000 puede ser visto. Una obra famosa, San Juan de Ribera, que Luis pintó en el año 1564 está en el Museo de Prado. Esta obra es muy oscura y misteriosa en mi opinión. Las imágenes más populares a pintar para Luis fueron los de la Pasión de Cristo (Thomson Gale Corporation). “La Pieta” es una pintura famosa que muestra la Virgen María sosteniendo a Jesús cuando él se murió. Es un poco morboso. Fue pintado con aceite en un panel de madera. No hay mucho color en esta pintura y las dos personas son muy blancas. Este fue el estilo de las pinturas de Morales. Otra pintura famosa se llama “La Virgen y Niña”. Esta pintura fue pintada cerca del año 1565 (“The Virgin and Child”). Es muy colorido y tranquilo. La virgen tiene ropas de los colores rojo y azul. El bebé Jesús está mirando su madre a los ojos. Hay varias versiones de este cuadro. Otra artista famosa se llama El Greco. Su nombre de nacimiento era Doménikos Theotokópoulos. “El Greco” era un apodo porque de su origen griego (“El Greco”). El Greco aprendió a ser un artista en Italia. Era un gran artista, hábil en el arte de la pintura, la escultura, y la arquitectura. Pasó treinta y seis años en Italia antes de moviéndose a España. Al principio, vivió en Madrid, y luego se mudo a Toledo. El Greco se quedó en Toledo para el resto de su vida (“El Greco”). El rey, Philip II, quería que El Greco pintara algo en El Escorial, pero esto nunca ocurrió. En lugar de eso, El Greco pintó murales y pinturas en la iglesia de Santo Domingo. Este trabajo era su primer trabajo oficial en Toledo (“El Greco”). Él tenía una compañera llamado Jerónima de las Cuevas. Los dos tenían un niño, Jorge Manuel, nació en 1578. Cuando Jorge creció se casó con Alfonsa de los Morales (“El Greco”). No sé si hubiera relaciones entre Alfonsa de los Morales y Luis de Morales pero sería interesante. Hacia el final de la vida de El Greco, él cayó gravemente enfermo. Se murió el 7 de abril en el año 1614. Él tenía 73 años cuando murió (“El Greco”). El arte de El Greco no fue influenciado por ningún otro artista de la época. En realidad fue el revés. Algunas personas creen que él sentó las bases para el expresionismo y el cubismo para otros artistas (“El Greco”). Paul Cézanne y Pablo Picasso fueron influenciados por el uso del cubismo. Esto es evidente en las obras por Picasso como Les Demoiselles d'Avignon y The Portrait of a Painter. Un artista llamado Jackson Pollock fue influenciado por el uso del expresionismo en las obras de El Greco. Él, bajo la influencia de Picasso, terminó cerca de sesenta dibujos de El Greco (“El Greco”). Entonces, podemos ver que El Greco era un artista muy importante en la evolución del arte. El estilo de El Greco fue único. A él le gustó usar muchos colores en sus pinturas. Una pintura más famosa de El Greco se llama The Burial of Count Orgaz. Esta pintura representa el entierro del Conde de Orgaz (“The Burial”). Es tan increíble porque de la cuantidad de retratos detallados. También, la pintura abarca toda la imaginación y la expresión que se le hizo conocido (“The Burial”). La obra fue pintada en la iglesia de Santo Tomé. Está dividido en dos partes, el cielo arriba y la tierra debajo. Lo magnifico de esta pintura es que no hay ningún perspectiva concreta (“The Burial”). El Greco, como dije antes, también fue un arquitecto y escultor. Se usó sus conocimientos de arquitectura para la construcción de altares de las iglesias. A veces se construyó sus propios marcos de madera para sus pinturas (“El Greco”). Sobre todo, El Greco tenía su propio estilo que era divino y emocionante para su época. En conclusión, el renacimiento en España tuvo un gran impacto en el arte de España. Muchos estilos de arte surgían en esta época. Luis de Morales y El Greco sólo son dos de muchísimos artistas que vivían durante el renacimiento. Era el momento en historia en que el cristianismo era muy popular y podemos ver esto en las obras de muchísimos artistas. El Greco añadía algunos de su propio estilo al arte del renacimiento, y Luis de Morales pintaba cuentas de figuras religiosas. Después de investigar algunos de los elementos del arte del renacimiento, yo entiendo el renacimiento un poco más que antes.

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