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Enlightenment Period - Romantic Age Comparisonspeople in today’s society.
Researched and Authored by: Michael J. SpindlerArt has traditionally been a reflection and an
The authors of this paper are going to present toartist’s interpretation of the world around
the reader five areas of the humanities, art, music,the artists. During the Age of Enlightenment, there
architecture, philosophy, and literature from thewere five major types of art movements;
Enlightenment period as well as the Romantic Age.Neoclassicism, Romanticism, French Naturalism, French
The examples chosen are meant to reflect theRealism, and Impressionism. “In part a
developments and forces that affected world eventsreaction against baroque and rococo excesses,
and how these examples molded cultural patterns.neoclassicism is associated, in France, with a return to
This evolution of humankinds views of the world and"virtue" and an acceptance of the new ideological
humans place in the world profoundly affected thedemands of the French Revolution.
following century and the course of the modern