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The Enlightenment Spreads

The Enlightenment Spreads. Chapter 6 Section 3 Mr. Porter. Neoclassical Style. Pulteney Bridge. Changes in architecture and paintings. Baroque - which uses classical Greek and Roman structure of influence.

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The Enlightenment Spreads

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  1. The Enlightenment Spreads Chapter 6 Section 3 Mr. Porter

  2. Neoclassical Style Pulteney Bridge • Changes in architecture and paintings. • Baroque- which uses classical Greek and Roman structure of influence. • As these changes occurred with this new artistic style it became known as neoclassical (“new classical”).

  3. Paris in 1700’s • Cultural and Intellectual capital of Europe. • The brightest minds would come to Paris. • Wealthy women of Paris would hold social gatherings in salons were these intellects in art, science, writers and philosophers would discuss their ideas.

  4. Salon

  5. Salons Continued • Marie-Therese Geoffrin leading hostesses of this period. • She help finance Denis Diderot project of a group of books in which leading scholars of Europe would post articles and essays in it. • Called it the Encyclopedia • With the encyclopedia, the ideas of the enlightenment began to spread throughout Europe. • These ideas angered the French Government and the Catholic Church.

  6. Mozart & Beethoven

  7. Music & Literature • Three Austrian Compossers Franz Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven. • New style of writing began to appear with fictional novels. • Very popular with the middle class who enjoyed entertaining stories written in everyday language. • Samuel Richardson novel Pamela is seen as the first true English novel.

  8. Enlightenment & Monarchy • Many philosophes tried to convince monarchs to respect the people’s rights. • Monarch’s that took on the ideas of the Enlightenment were known as enlightened despots. • Although these monarch’s supported these ideas, they had no plans on giving up their rule. • Three rulers that were the leaders of the enlightened despots.

  9. Frederick the Great • King of Prussia (1740-1786) • Goal to strengthen the country • Granted Religious Freedom • Reduced Censorship • Improved Education • Reformed Justice System • He called himself “the first servant of the state”

  10. Joseph II • Ruler of Austria (1780-1790) • Introduced legal reforms • Introduced freedom of the press • Supported freedom of worship • Abolished serfdom • Peasants to be paid cash for their labor • Nobles resisted this change

  11. Catherine the Great • Ruled Russia (1762-1796) • She admired Voltaire • Pushed for Religious freedom • Abolish torture & capital punishment • Actually she did little for the peasants of Russia • Russian peasants would revolt in 1773.

  12. Catherine the Great • After crushing the rebellion, she realized she needed nobles to support the throne. • She made a focus to expand her empire • Northern shore of the Black Sea • Expanded into parts of Poland

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