![]() ![]() ![]() The main artistic production centres were Seville and Madrid due to economic and administrative reasons. On the battle theme Velasquez's painting The Surrender of Breda is very well known. Magnificent compositions, with sumptuously dressed figures, in religious or mythological allegories, great court or battle scenes were some of the most obvious examples of Baroque art. Figures appeared in dynamic postures, with very expressive gestures and faces because the Baroque was the period of sentiment. Bright, varied colours were used, highlighted by various light sources that came from all angles, contrasting each other and creating great shadows and illuminated zones. The oil paintings commissioned were usually large in size. ![]() This state of affairs had a determining influence over the Arts, as the Church commissioned nine tenths of all paintings, meaning that religious themes outweighed mythological, battle and secular themes. The fact that monarchical absolutism, predominant in the rest of Europe, was weakened in Spain as a result of ecclesiastical power contributed to this situation. The Catholic Reformation's main theologians were from Spain and their postulates governed the country's artistic codification to a greater extent than in any other European Catholic nation. However, despite the difficult situation it was a Golden Age for religion, culture, art and literature. During the 17th century there was a deep economic crisis in the Peninsula. Spain enjoyed a long and productive Baroque period, full of important artistic figures and interesting regional schools whose influence lasted until well into the 18th century. ![]()
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