Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. European
6. [Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods]
7. Renaissance-Baroque styles
8. Renaissance-Baroque regional styles
9. Spanish Renaissance-Baroque styles

Narrower term/s

• Colonial Spanish American

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the style and period dating from the early 16th century through the early 19th century, in areas colonized by Spain, particularly the Americas. The style is mainly seen in paintings, sculpture, and in ecclesiastical and military architecture. The style reflects the tastes of aristocratic landholders and the church, and generally imitates styles current in Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, and France, with some limited influence from native traditions of design and representation.