The document summarizes key artistic movements and figures from the 1520s-1680s in Europe. Mannerism emerged in Italy in the 1520s-1530s and broke from Renaissance principles of balance and harmony. El Greco painted elongated figures in shades of yellow and green against stormy backgrounds. Baroque followed in the 17th century and was characterized by complex, boldly ornamented forms. Catholic courts like Madrid, Prague, Vienna, and Brussels influenced richly detailed buildings. Gian Lorenzo Bernini completed St. Peter's Basilica and was a leading Baroque figure. William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes were renowned writers, while Lope de Vega wrote many plays. Thomas Hobbes and John