Spanish Renaissance - Discussion

I chose the two Samanthas in our course to discuss their blog posts for this time period.  

Samantha N showed two examples of furniture from the Spanish Renaissance time frame. The furniture items during this time show lots of craftsmanship. The iron detailing and carvings look very time consuming - and it creates a very rich look.  

Samantha F talked about the castle in Spain, La Mota. She mentioned that it really looks like a castle that we would all think of. It's true - the shapes of the turrets and the crenellations (alternating blocks and openings along the tops of walls) are very castle-like.

If you wish to read their blog posts, you can find them here: 

http://www.history1sjn.blogspot.com/2014/03/spanish-renaissance.html

http://www.history1skf.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-spanish-period.html