Intercontinental relations: the circulation of urban and artistic programmes

Abstract

Research into the diffusion and miscegenation of European culture on the Global Map has been given a fundamental boost by academic research carried out in recent decades by universities and research centres. The year 1500 is a concrete milestone in intercontinental artistic interactions between Europe, Africa, America and Asia. In these territories and cultures, the Iberian countries played a pivotal role in the dissemination of European artistic systems. The design of urban structures, as well as architectures and functions, are great markers of this interaction