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The Classical Period

By Adolfo hinojar

  • Beginning of the century of lights

    Beginning of the century of lights
    On July 12, 1730, Lorenzo Corsini was elected pope and took the name, Clement XII.

  • Robert walpole

    Robert walpole
    Robert Walpole is appointed the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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    The clean style

    From roughly 1750 to 1820, artists, architects, and musicians moved away from the heavily ornamented styles of the Baroque and the Rococo, and instead embraced a clean, uncluttered style they thought was reminiscent of Classical Greece.
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    Minuet

    In Europe, the minuet was a popular dance.
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    King george

    1760 King George II of Great Britain dies.

  • University planning

    University planning
    During the Classical Period, which is known as the Age of Enlightenment in world history, schools and Universities were established

  • Paris Conservatory

    Paris Conservatory
    The Paris Conservatory of Music was founded.

  • End of the period

    End of the period
    In 1820, Spain and the Constitution of 1812 became the model for European revolutionaries.