This paper will address two examples for music, art, architecture, philosophy, and literature for the Enlightenment and Romantic periods. Each item will show the impact it had on the society today.

ART Enlightenment Period Jean-Pierre Houel’s picture The Taking of the Bastille showed a great historic event. The painting showed the Bastille, which was symbolic of France’s royal authority figure, destroyed in the French Revolution. It conveyed the emotion and importance of that particular event. The painting, Joseph Bonnier de la Mosson, created by Jean-Marc Nattier was important piece of art. The painting was indicative of the Enlightenment school of thought because it showed a scholarly, well-dressed man reading a book. Romantic Age Joseph M Turner’s The Chancel and Crossing of Tintern abbey, looking toward the East Window was inspired to paint the Tintern Abbey after visiting the site. The abbey was popular to many Romantics. It inspired the famous poem Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tinten Abbey. The painting itself show the smallness of man, wilderness of nature, and unstoppable power that reclaimed The Tinten Abbey’s edifice. Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, by Caspar David Friedrich was a quintessential Romantic painting. It displayed infinite potential and possibility of man and the mysterious grandeur of nature. The painting also depicted the romantic idea of nationalism and a philosophical revolt against rationalism Music Enlightenment Era Music was no longer for the wealthy. The middle-class could enjoy this music with the incorporation of concerts. Composer Franz Joseph Haydn came up with a new way to entertain these larger audiences by using concepts like a theme, contrasts, climaxes, and suspenseful moments. Haydn also invented the string quartet, which included two violins, a viola, and a cello. No longer did one instrument take the lead, but most of them had an equal amount of attention. The music would flow from one instrument to the next. Romantic Era Gioacchino Rossini was a great composer of this time. He showed the emotion he could put into comedy operas. His famous pieces include the Barber of Seville and the William Tell Overture, both of these still popular even today. Robert Schumann is a great example of this period. He made many great compositions. His intensity with emotion in his music is what he was known for. His piano works such as Carnival are considered masterpieces. Architecture Enlightenment Period According to Morrison (2012) Isaac Newton used this Solomon’s Temple as a sacred place to worship. The fire represent holiness. It is said that this temple was coded with divine truths. The connection transformed into something English. Christian tradition use this temple as a symbol of heaven. According to Vue intérieure de la nouvelle salle projetée pour l'agrandissement de la bibliothèque du Roi/Boullée invenit, it is a huge library with hundreds of bookcases. It is a Neoclassicism development from the Enlightenment period. It has vaulted ceiling lined with bookshelves across the wall. The building transcends a sense of inspiration with the artsy of the highest excellence, Boullée, Etienne-Louis (1728-1799). Romantic Period The Romantic Revolutionary: Museum of Islamic Art, Doha is a doom clay structure with box like corners that referred to as a cubically-shape building. This building structure is common among the Islamic faith, Monstafa (2012). Eiffel Tower (Under construction in 1888) - Romantic Period (1820-1910) is a huge iron concrete base structure that stands 984 feet. It was considered to be the tallest tower in the world during the early 1900s. It considered to be a monster, Amazon cloud (n.d.). Philosophy Enlightenment Period During the Enlightenment Period, Benjamin Franklin was known to be the American diplomat, thinker, and inventor that traveled frequently between America and Europe. During his trips back and forth, he thought of ways and ideas for both countries. These thoughts led to the formation of the government as well as the Declaration of Independence and the U. S. Constitution. Romantic Period Friedrich Hegel had a huge effect on the chastisement of history. He conceived ideas for being the mixture of theories being developed. Hegel began a concept that was called the Hegelian notion, which was a dialectic way to reject definitive knowledge that was gained through scientific experimentation.

Closing The impact of these top ten help shape our society today. Many of the beliefs originated from these eras. Some form or fashion these top ten created the roadmap for us. The Christian’s beliefs from these periods help understand the characteristics of church. In closing our past is our present.

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