Plateresque Vs Renaissance

In the years 1400-1550, In Spain, art was a key part of the country, and there were two major artistic movements that took place: the Renaissance and the Plateresque. Many artists flourished, and the two movements played a big role in the success. The movements were very influential in architecture, poetry, and other forms of art during the time period in Spain. To be brief, the Renaissance was a movement that spread throughout Europe that eventually spread to Spain. It was a style that was mostly shown in poetry, paintings, and sculptures. Conversely, Plateresque art was only to be seen in Spain, and it was the main architectural style for Spanish builders. Therefore, it was only to be seen in architecture, which is directly opposite from …show more content…
The reason for this is during the Renaissance, the Golden Age of Literature happened. The Golden Age of Literature was when theatrical writing and poetry flourished in Spain. The first major poet in the Renaissance was Garcilaso de la Vega, who mainly created lyric poetry. Garcilaso also composed sonnets, eclogues, and elegies, and other forms of poetry. In 1543, Garcilaso’s work was published. His works included his 38 sonnets, 5 canciones, 3 eclogues, 2 elegies, 1 epistle, and 8 songs. Another poet that came out of the Renaissance was Joan Boscan. One of his most famous works is Las obras de Boscán y algunas de Garcilaso de la Vega repartidas en quatro libros (The Works of Boscan and Some of Garcilaso de la Vega Divided in Four Volumes). Because Garcilaso and Boscan were the two biggest poets coming out of the Renaissance, they were both close friends and they influenced each other’s poetry. As a result, Las obras de Boscán y algunas de Garcilaso de la Vega repartidas en quatro libros was a compilation of both Boscan’s and Garcilaso’s works. In the end, although not many buildings came out of the Renaissance period, the Renaissance did produce many other works of art. In this way the Renaissance was a very influential movement in