iIi . Enlightened architecture
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III. ENLIGHTENED ARCHITECTURE
2.) Architecture and paintings became more
colorful, ornate and grand.• Baroque became the norm in
architecture• It glorified historic battles
• Rococo encouraged the imagination• It was light, elegant and charming
Baroquehttp://youtu.be/m6rIlKsW6zc
Rococohttp://youtu.be/TvlMyFXiMSc
IV. ENLIGHTENED LITERATURE
1.Non-fiction – Two Treatise on Government,
Encyclopedia ( all of the other books we
talked about)
2.Fiction - as more middle class people read,
more novels were written• Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathon Swift• Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Dafoe
Gulliver's
Travels
Robinson
Crusoehttp://youtu.be/3nXblCMnetI
V. ENLIGHTENED DESPOTS
1.Catherine the Great - Empress of Russia that
implemented Enlightened reforms• Abolished torture
2.Frederick the Great – King of Prussia that saw
himself as the “First servant of the state.”• Read Voltaire and allowed freedom of press
3.Joseph II – King of Austria • Supported freedom of press• Abolished serfdom (slavery)
Catherine the Great
Frederick the Great
Joseph II