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Renowned paintings: The first and foremost manifestations of those plastic arts in Cuba should be kept in the archaeological areas of the aboriginal villages where clay containers and petal-sized axes (very finely finished symmetric rocks ) had been discovered. These 2 elements were extremely characteristic of the highly developed aboriginal bunch in the island. Among all the items allied to religious themes the cemies are actually eminent, images carved in stone or idols in clay, stone, shell, wood or even coral reef and that dujos, 4-legged wooden stools whose back ended in a curve shape with the symbolic frames highly estimated by it's value, meticulous and delicacy of that carving.

In the sixteenth century, the 1st streets were traced out and the 1st churches were created. A certificate from that time onwards proves that in the year 1584 AD the famous painter Juan Camargo was the first painting artist the only altarpiece of the Parochial Church. The defense of that island and particularly of Havana, stood against the attacks of those privateers and pirates was of utmost significance; that's the reason that military constructions were constructed in the 1st place, following those religious constructions and the civil infrastructure in that order.

Those churches actually made of masonry generally had only one nave, the exterior quite restrained. In fact, many churches were actually decorated with towers to one of the sides and to others lateral naves were added hence, the reason of why now we could see 2 octagonal mini towers which complement harmoniously the 2 bodies of the facade in many cases. The interiors of those churches were grandly decorated with carved pictures having the colors of particular value and made out of fine and precious woods and with extreme elaborate tabernacles, candelabra and missals that were basically donations.

During the sixteenth century and from that moment onwards, homes and new buildings were constructed under those Moorish influence, with galleries and balconies covered in the top most floor with highly decorated ceilings. In the seventeenth century the architecture on this island took the shape with so called Cuba baroque. During this particular period a Cuba bourgeoisie started to emerge intervening in the advancement of the economy. The U.S.A became totally independent from England and became the main consumer of that island.

Already in the eighteenth century, the construction of these churches had traversed coffered curves within the naves. An instance of this is those churches of Guanabacoa, attributed to Alejandro Hernández. In the towers of those churches, masonry pyramidal spirals were utilized (polygonal and square towers) and the decoration used was fundamentally the same, wonderful, brief carvings. Those Cathedrals of Havana was finished in the year 1748 A.D rising with it's construction the decorated ornamental motif "la Habanera Jamba" and the depression of pedestals.

It's a known fact that in this construction the Spanish Pedro de Medina from Cadiz and the Havanan Fernández Trevejos participated. It's baroque pattern could be found in those movements of the façade on both the sides of their main gates, the use of undulant, crooked lines and the utilization of crosswise columns and spirals at the cornices. The interior was totally covered with wood; nonetheless, almost at the end of the nineteenth century it was covered with plaster resembling gothic vaults and those decorative art paintings were added.

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