Renaissance Art
In the 16th Century
Architecture
Plateresque Style (1500-1530)
Plateresque comes from "work of a silversmith" because of the extensive decoration it presents.
Purist Style (1530-1560)
Adopted Renaissance elements in the building structure and enlarged the decorative elements
Herreriano style (1560-1600)
Simple structures,slate roofs and bare decorations
Sculpture
Follows a unique style,pieces were made of wood and then painted,this is called polychrone sculpture.
Most of them are religious and statues were used for altarpieces and chapels.
Painting
Famous artists like Pedro Berruguete,Vicente Masip or El Greco.
The Themes are usually religious,inspired by the Catholic Counter-Reformation.