By Dr. Beth Gersh-Nesic
Log in mtv 9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to mtv's post “In the 4th paragraph, it ...” In the 4th paragraph, it says the U.S. was founded on enlightenment philosophy. Can anyone give me any way it's founding was influenced by the enlightenment? • (9 votes) Val Nanos 9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to Val Nanos's post “The Enlightenment was a w...” The Enlightenment was a watershed period in political thought, a time of very creative philosophical development in Europe and North America which ran from the late 17th century through the whole of the 18th century and into the early 19th century. Drawing on Renaissance humanism and the emerging scientific revolution, Enlightenment thinkers rejected royalism, feudalism, and superstition, urging an egalitarian approach and expanding human rights, applying the reason of science to a society to be marked by a separation of church and state. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their creator, with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Jefferson and Franklin were also Revolutionary America's first two ministers to France. Without the very active help of France, the United States may well have lost the Revolutionary War against Britain. And French thinking in turn helped spur the Enlightenment to begin with. Throughout it all, Revolutionary America's founding Enlightenment thinkers championed the expansion of knowledge, viewing ignorance as a mortal danger to the Republic. (17 votes) Caraline Albro 9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to Caraline Albro's post “In the first paragraph, i...” In the first paragraph, it says that Neoclassicism was in opposition to "frivolous" Rococo artists. Does this also apply to the Baroque period? Were Neoclassical artists responding in opposition to the extravagant styles of Baroque? Why? Lauren Swalec 9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to Lauren Swalec's post “I don't think it so much ...” I don't think it so much 'in opposition' to the Baroque style. Yes, Baroque is opulent, and Neo-Classicism is not. That's just a matter of taste. But the Rococo style emphasized ... 'qualities' that Ne-Classicism very much does not. Such as affairs and ridiculous amounts of money. So Neo-Classicism is morally and ethically the opposite of Rococo. (7 votes) elizabethelena1221 9 years agoPosted 9 years ago. Direct link to elizabethelena1221's post “Concerning Jaques Louis D...” Concerning Jaques Louis David, could you perhaps do a section or a unit on this particular artist? Maybe a short video on his life and the history of JL David? I would find it extremely fascinating. • (6 votes) Loni Peterson 5 years agoPosted 5 years ago. Direct link to Loni Peterson's post “when did this article com...” when did this article come out? • (2 votes) David Alexander 5 years agoPosted 5 years ago. Direct link to David Alexander's post “Cite this page as: Dr. Be...” Cite this page as: Dr. Beth Gersh-Nesic, "Neoclassicism, an introduction," in Smarthistory, January 7, 2016, accessed November 25, 2018, https://smarthistory.org/neoclassicism-an-introduction/. sophiagrin7 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to sophiagrin7's post “how do I reference these ...” how do I reference these pages ?Thank you • (2 votes) Ebullient Alpaca 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to Ebullient Alpaca's post “Do you mean for a works c...” Do you mean for a works cited page? You would cite it as you would for a website. This website makes that easy: http://www.easybib.com/ Hope that helped! (2 votes) king1000768 a year agoPosted a year ago. Direct link to king1000768's post “when was this article upl...” when was this article uploaded • (2 votes) David Alexander 10 months agoPosted 10 months ago. Direct link to David Alexander's post “Cite this page as: Dr. Be...” Cite this page as: Dr. Beth Gersh-Nesic, "Neoclassicism, an introduction," in Smarthistory, January 7, 2016, accessed May 14, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/neoclassicism-an-introduction/. (1 vote) Arthur Smith 6 years agoPosted 6 years ago. Direct link to Arthur Smith's post “This article states Neo-c...” This article states Neo-classical art as being different than the Baroque for its "clarity of form, sober colors, shallow space, strong horizontal and verticals". I'm pretty sure I could find a thousand Baroque artworks that fit this definition, starting with Caravaggio, and going on indefinitely. Calling Baroque art more "dynamic" is a bit fuzzy, since you can find "dynamic" elements in almost any artwork. So, I'm a bit hung up on how to explain what makes this work different from that of the past. I recommend adding a paragraph or two, comparing and contrasting the art of these periods. David studied art in Rome, and Poussin spent most of his life working there. If there's any major difference between their work and that of the past, it needs further explanation. • (2 votes) AraPJ 7 years agoPosted 7 years ago. Direct link to AraPJ's post “America was called the Ne...” America was called the New Rome, as in Classic vs. Neoclassic. Why was America called the New Rome. • (1 vote) AraPJ 7 years agoPosted 7 years ago. Direct link to AraPJ's post “How did the Neoclassic Er...” How did the Neoclassic Era reflect the founding ideals of the nation? • (1 vote) AraPJ 7 years agoPosted 7 years ago. Direct link to AraPJ's post “What is wrong with the ar...” What is wrong with the architecture in the English Governor's Mansion with the neoclassical ideas of the New Republic? • (1 vote)Want to join the conversation?
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