CH 20 – The 18th & 19th Centuries: Six main movements: Rococo‚ Neoclassicism‚ Romanticism‚ (The Academy)‚ Realism‚ Impressionism (Macchiaioli) & Postimpressionism Rococo is a unique style occurring toward the end of the Baroque period. It is a much more ornate style that shows sweetness‚ gaiety‚ and light; painterly and pastel features. It is chiefly characterized by the representation of the leisurely activities of upper class society by a frivolous choice of themes. Rococo is derived
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before the 19th Century was there mostly slaves who arrived to America‚ and that was not voluntarily. Subsequently of the win of independence in America came a lot of immigrants from countries where the conditions were bad for a hope of better life and opportunities in America. After a long‚ dangerous and exhausting journey over the Atlantic Ocean was the sight of the Statue of Liberty in the distance a symbol for hope‚ happiness and holiness for immigrants all over the world. There has been several
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In the 19th century one can see an increased amount of curiosity‚ discovery and knowledge‚ but that suddenly didn’t appear out of nowhere. Real scientific discoveries were brought to life and proven by observation and experiments unlike the answers people before them had thought. Questions about the universe were all explained by divine intervention‚ karma‚ or just bad luck in the 18th century. Lots of “answers” were more of less theoretical than based on actual observations. People made up reasons
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Industries led to the redevelopment of cities of the 19th century. From the Agricultural Revolution‚ the increase in crop labor had brought increase in population. As the population grew‚ more demands for jobs were sought. And new ideas like the cotton industry rose‚ which brought the revolution. As water runned machinery and water runned factories were evolving‚ so was the social life. As industrialization thrived as coal and steam were discovered‚ the seeking for jobs caused migration‚ and the
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Photographers in the 1970s and 1980s continued to grapple with the invasion of modernity affecting the land and everyday life. With progress‚ photographers’ paid homage to the romanticism of photography of the 19th century‚ yet showed the tensions that intersect between humanity and the natural environment. Photographers responded by using their camera to revel in the magnificence and power of machines‚ other photographers captured the inherent beauty and form found in nature and places not yet affected
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most influential centuries during human history is the nineteenth century. During this century the world‚ especially Europe‚ experienced radical change--change that revolutionized the world‚ as everyone knew it to be. It was a century of war‚ of industrialization‚ of urbanization‚ and of nationalism. The major development of the nineteenth century was the Industrial Revolution. Every aspect of the nineteenth century is most likely directly influenced by the Industrial Revolution‚ from normal everyday
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The 19th century was a great period when a wide variety of philosophies were developed that is still in existence to date. This was the era when the need to define and categorize ideas that would shape and structure the society came into mind. The world changed in a major way with the Enlightenment‚ French and American Revolution and the great Industrial Revolution being the greatest contributors. The greatest thinkers ever in time were being disturbed by the situation of the working class‚ and nobody
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Religion in the 18th and 19th Centuries Religion in the 18th and 19th Centuries Religion the early years of America was changing rapidly. From the Puritans that landed on Plymouth Rock to the early colonies spreading across the Atlantic‚ each group had their own unique take on God‚ the Church‚ the family‚ and their community. During the 18th and 19th centuries‚ specifically‚ many religious movements took place that dramatically changed and shaped the America we know today
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The 19th Century was characterized first by revolutions‚ then intense nationalism‚ imperialism‚ and a web of alliances. A series of revolutions throughout Europe erupted in the first half of the century as either liberals or minority groups struggled against their governments. These minority groups were embracing their own nationality and rejecting that of their rulers. Many revolutions occurred in 1848‚ and after them many rulers wanted to decrease the threat of war within their own countries
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a radical idea of the early 19th century was destined to have an enormous influence in the modern world. In this ideology we find some points standing out‚ firstly nationalism has normally evolved from a real or imagined cultural unity supporting itself especially in a common language‚ history‚ and territory. Nationalists also have usually sought to turn this cultural unity into political reality and modern nationalism had its immediate impact in the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars. This
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