Transcript The Renaissance

The Renaissance
Spain
The Renaissance in Spain
Spain’s close ties to the Church brought the
Renaissance
Cardinal Jimenez: Close to the king, believed in
learning. Founded universities Made a Bible with three
columns: Greek, Hebrew, Latin
Philip II: Very religious, did not trust scholars
Built El Escorial: palace, art gallery, tomb, church,
symbol of power and devotion
Arts flourished still in Toledo
El Greco: Greek painter whose figures had long bodies
Cervantes: wrote Don Quixote, a story about a knight
El Greco
Theban Legion
El Escorial
Section 4 Assessment
1) Spain had close ties to the Church, and
Cardinal Jimenez believed in learning
2) He was very religious and didn’t trust
them
3) How did they differ?
4) Jimenez: Bible translation, universities
El Greco: painter with elongated bodies
Cervantes: Don Quixote