Art Spain

las meninas (1656), diego velázquez, museo del prado

artists spain have been highly influential in development of various european , american artistic movements. due historical, geographical , generational diversity, spanish art has known great number of influences. mediterranean heritage greco-roman , moorish , influences in spain, in andalusia still evident today. european influences include italy, germany , france, during renaissance spanish baroque , neoclassical periods. there many other autochthonous styles such pre-romanesque art , architecture, herrerian architecture or isabelline gothic.

during golden age find painters such el greco, josé de ribera, bartolomé esteban murillo , francisco zurbarán. inside baroque period diego velázquez created of famous spanish portraits, las meninas or las hilanderas.

francisco goya painted during historical period includes spanish independence war, fights between liberals , absolutists, , raise of contemporary state-nations.

joaquín sorolla well-known impressionist painter , there many important spanish painters belonging modernism art movement, including pablo picasso, salvador dalí, juan gris , joan miró.