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Enlightenment
The eighteenth century is the Age of Enlightenment. The Enlightenment popularizes the ideas developed during the Age of Reason. -
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Art History
Art history spans the entire history of humankind, from prehistoric times to the twenty-first century. Whether you like to observe caveman paintings or Botticelli angels, you can find visual arts that challenge your creative side and inspire you to find beauty in manmade forms. -
Neo-Classic People
Wincklemann wrote about roman archeological excavations and touted the homoeroticism of Greco-Roman art, writing explicit descriptions erotic male sculptures from Classical Antiquity thereby encouraging an interest in Greek antiquities. -
American Revolution
The war of 1775–83 in which the American colonists won independence from British rule. -
Jacques-Louis David
Jacques-Louis David was infatuated with the former grandeur of Rome also even he did the tiny, pudgy Napoleon as a magnificent warrior astride a white stallion. -
French Revolution
The French Revolution was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France that had a major impact on France and throughout Europe. -
Jean-Antoine Houdon
Jean-Antoine Houdon was a French neoclassical sculptor. Houdon is famous for his portrait busts and statues of philosophers.