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Enlightenment, Neoclassical
Period (1660-1797)
Jessica Moore, Sara Michelle Ouellet & Taylor Lobban
What is the Enlightenment, Neoclassical Period?
o A movement during the 18th century in
Europe which was characterized by a
rational and scientific approach to
religious, social, political, and economic
issues in contrast to the biblical/religious
approach or views of the past.
Continued.
o Neoclassical is the name given to
distinct movements in ;
o Decorative & visual arts
o Literature
o Theatre
o Music
o Architecture
o These movements were dominant during
the mid 18th to the end of the 19th century.
Art – Francisco Goya
o Considered the “father of Modern Art”
o Started painting right after the Baroque
period
o Painted for Charles lll and then for
Charles lv
o In 1792 he went deaf from a horrible
fever
o His sorrow and despair influenced his
dark paintings of monsters
Continued
o His ‘creepy’ and ‘disturbing’ paintings
left him an outcast by the church and
royal family.
The Parasol by Francisco Goya
Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco Goya
Music – J.S Bach
o A revolutionary
German composer;
o He is regarded as
one of the supreme
composers of the
Baroque Era and
one of the greatest
composers of all
time.
Bach Continued…
o Although Bach produced no new forms he
‘enriched the prevailing German style
o Some of Bach’s most famous
works include;
o The Brandenburg Concertos
o The Goldberg Variations
o The Well Tampered Clavier
o St. Matthew Passion
Politics – Adam Smith
o Lectured at Glasgow
University
o A key figure in the ‘Scottish
Enlightenment’
o Lectured about ethics,
rhetoric, jurisprudence and
political economy.
o Smith is widely seen as the
father of Modern Economics.
Literature - Moliére
o Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
was better known as
his stage name
Moliére.
o Moliére is considered
to be the ‘creator of
modern French
comedy’.
Moliére Continued
o Many of the words/phrases Moliére used in
his plays are still used in current French,
which include;
o Tartuffe: a hypocrite who pretends to
religious
o Harpagon: an obviously greedy and cheap
man.
o Bell marquise is used to indicate that two
different sentences mean the same thing.
Philosopher - Voltaire
o François-Marie Arouet
went by the well known
pen name, Voltaire, he
was a French
Enlightenment writer,
essayist and philosopher.
o Outstanding writer and
produced works in nearly
every literary form.
Voltaire…Continued
o Involved in Enlightenment who’s ideas,
perspectives and works influenced important
thinker in both the American and French
Revolutions.
o Had trouble with authorities for his
‘energetic’ attacks on the Catholic Church
and government