Painting and sculpture of Spain: painting
late 15th-16th centuries Italian and Flemish
influences contributed to Spanish Renaissance
painting. The painters of this period include
Bartolome Bermejo (1440-95), Alonzo Sanchez
Coello (1515-90), Luis de Vargas (1502-68),
Francisco de Herrera the Elder, Juan de
Juanes (1523-79), Juan Navarrette (1526-79),
Luis de Morales (1509-86), and El Greco. 17th
century The leading Spanish artist was
Velazquez. 18th century Goya was to exert a
great influence on European art of the
following century. 20th century Painters
include the Cubist Juan Gris, the Surrealists
Joan Miro and Salvador Dali, and Pablo
Picasso, widely regarded as the most
innovative painter of the century. sculpture
Spanish sculptors include Berruguete (c.
1488-1561), El Greco, Montanes (1568-1649),
Alonso Cano (1601-67), Julio Gonzalez
(1876-1942), and Pablo Picasso.