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The Enlightment
The Age of Enlightenment was a cultural movement of intellectuals in 18th century Europe and the American colonies. Its purpose was to reform society using reason and advance knowledge through science. It promoted science and intellectual interchange and opposed superstition. Intolerance and some abuses by church and state. -
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Johann Joachim Winklemann
Winckelmann was born in poverty in Stendal, Margraviate of Brandenburg. The son of Martin Winckelmann and Anna Maria Meyer Winckelmann's early years were full of hardship, but the thirst to learn pushed him forward. Later in Rome, when he was a famous scholar, he wrote: "One gets spoiled here; but God owed me this; in my youth I suffered too much."
Winckelmann attended the Koellnische Gymnasium in Berlin and the school at Salzwed.age 21, went as a student of theology to the University of Halle. -
Henry Fuseli
After taking orders in 1761 Fuseli was forced to leave the country as a result of having helped Lavater to expose an unjust magistrate, whose powerful family sought revenge. He first travelled through Germany, and then, in 1765, visited England, where he supported himself for some time by writing. Eventually, he became acquainted with Sir Joshua Reynolds, to whom he showed his drawings. Following Sir Joshua's advice he devoted himself wholly to art. In 1770 he made an art-pilgrimag, til 1778 -
Enlightenment
Toward the middle of the eighteenth century a shift in thinking occurred. This shift is known as the Enlightenment. Some important Enlightenment figures, are Rousseau, Diderot and Voltaire. It is helpful I think to think about the word "enlighten" here—the idea of shedding light on something, illuminating it, making it clear. The thinkers of the Enlightenment, influenced by the scientific revolutions of the previous century, believed in shedding the light of -
American Revolution
The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War in the United States, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States of America, but gradually grew into a world war between Britain on one side and the United States, France, Netherlands and Spain on the other. -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the of the American Revolution -
Storming of Bastille
The King only had the third estate paying taxes. The third estate argued that the got some self independent. The peasants knew that the prision was guarded weakly. All they wanted was more weapons and the Bastille was the place to get it. After a few gun shots it turned into a blood bath. So the King forced to reinstate. Thats when red, white, blue was crowned symbol of France. -
Egyptian Revolution
55 protestors and 15 police officers was injured. Police officers was using tear gas and water canon. -
Libyan Revolution
The people just want Libya to be safe from Gaddafi. They did not trust his army. He became the enemy in United States in 1980 when he supported terrorist groups. Loyalist do not want him there. -
Syrian Revolution
It started March 15, the prostestors demanded resignation of President Bashar al-Alssad. In April soldiers were forced to opened fire on civilians. -
Edgar Degas
He was born July 19, 1834 in Paris, France. He went on to study at the École des Beaux-Arts. Both a painter and sculptor, he enjoyed capturing female dancers and played with unusual angles and ideas around centering. His work influenced major modern artists like Picasso.
