Juan Bosch

(noun)

A politician, historian, short story writer, essayist, educator, and the first democratically elected president of the Dominican Republic for a brief time in 1963. 

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Examples of Juan Bosch in the following topics:

  • Intervention in Latin America

    • The coup d'état and civil war in the Dominican Republic was rooted in the election of Juan Bosch as president in 1962, following a period of political instability after the assassination of long-time dictator Rafael Trujillo in 1961.
    • Constitutionalists supported the return of Bosch, and widespread dissatisfaction produced a revolution on May 16.

  • The Second Generation

    • Hieronymous Bosch is often discussed in relation to the second generation of Flemish artists, though he was Dutch and his style was highly individual, and decidedly more fantastical.
    • The work of Bosch often exhibits visible brush strokes, a factor that is in direct opposition to the style of the Flemish school, which sought to conceal the brush with numerous layers of paint and glaze.
    • As seen in "The Garden of Earthly Delights," Bosch's work employs more dream-like imagery and is seemingly less concerned with direct illusionism compared to the Flemish masters.
    • The work of Bosch often exhibits visible brush strokes, a factor that is in direct opposition to the style of the Flemish school, which sought to conceal the brush with numerous layers of paint and glaze.
    • As seen in "The Garden of Earthly Delights," Bosch's work employs more dream-like imagery and is seemingly less concerned with direct illusionism compared to the Flemish masters.

  • Art for Aristocrats

    • These artists span from the Antwerp Mannerists, such as Hieronymus Bosch, at the start of the 16th century to the late Northern Mannerists, such as Hendrik Goltzius and Joachim Wtewael, at the end of the century.
    • Many artists worked for European courts, including Bosch, whose fantastic painted images left a long legacy.

  • Spanish Architecture in the Northern Renaissance

    • From the mid 16th century, under architects such as Pedro Machuca, Juan Bautista de Toledo, and Juan de Herrera, there was a much closer adherence to the art of ancient Rome, sometimes anticipating Mannerism.
    • A new style emerged in Spain with the work of Juan Bautista de Toledo and Juan de Herrera in El Escorial, known as the Herrerian style.

  • Peronism

    • Peronism, or Justicialism, is an Argentine political movement based on the political legacy of former President Juan Domingo Peron and his second wife, Eva Peron.
    • Her strong ties to the poor lent credibility to Juan Peron’s first presidential term and ushered in a new wave of supporters to his regime.
    • During the 1951 presidential campaign, Evita replaced Juan Peron’s ailing running mate, Hortensio Quijano, to become the official candidate for vice president.

  • The Silo D'Oro

    • Philip II engaged the Spanish architect, Juan Bautista de Toledo, to be his collaborator in the design of El Escorial.
    • Juan de Herrera was the architect who designed the first project in 1581 to remodel the old Plaza del Arrabal but construction didn't start until 1617, during Philip III's reign.
    • Nevertheless, the Plaza Mayor as we know it today is the work of the architect Juan de Villanueva who was entrusted with its reconstruction in 1790 after a spate of big fires.
    • Other well-known playwrights of the period include: Tirso de Molina; Agustín Moreto; Juan Pérez de Montalbán; Juan Ruiz de Alarcón; Guillén de Castro and Antonio Mira de Amescua.
    • Mystical literature in Spanish reached its summit with the works of San Juan de la Cruz and Teresa of Ávila.

  • Landscape Art and Interior Painting

    • Genre painting developed from the realism and detailed background activity of Early Netherlandish painting, which Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Bruegel the Elder were among the first to turn into their principal subjects.

  • The Responding Stage

  • Sacrifices

    • The Eucharist has been a key theme in the depictions of the Last Supper in Christian art, as in this 16th-century Juan de Juanes painting.

  • Social Constructivism Vignette

    • They included Henry, who moved from Louisiana last year after Hurricane Katrina, Suzanne who loves hip-hop music, Nia, who loves to write, and Juan who enjoys comic books and likes to draw.
    • Juan gladly volunteered to take on the creation of the puppets.