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Directions: Watch the recorded lecture for Lesson 1 (Part 3): History of Visual Arts. As you go
through the topics, answer the following questions. These questions were also asked in the
recorded lecture, and this study guide will serve as your class participation for the day.
1. For you, how do you think Enlightenment influenced Rococo and Neo-classicism?
The Enlightenment had a significant impact on the arts and literature. It aided in the
development of a new art style, rococo, to replace the previous style, baroque. Instead of huge
and complicated artwork, the artwork was simple and beautiful. During the Enlightenment, the
novel was also invented to aid in the dissemination of new ideas to distant locations.
Styles in both Baroque and Rococo paintings are comparable. They are distinguished by their
lavish décor and visually appealing aesthetics. Having said that, there is a significant variation in
the tone that each style provides. Rococo art is more intimate, gentle, and appealing, whereas
Baroque art is more spectacular and stronger.
Lewis, J. (2021, August 15). Baroque and Rococo Art compared: The Masculine and the
compared-the-masculine-and-the-feminine/
https://gohighbrow.com/romanticism-academism-and-realism/
4. If you create an artwork, which style would you use and why??
5. Why do you think contemporary art has no distinct feature or a single characteristic?
6. If you create an artwork in the contemporary period, what issue/s will be your central
theme and why?
If I were to make an artwork, the key topic may be the global concern of the COVID-19 epidemic.
It has an impact on many people's lives, therefore everyone will get the message or have their
emotions touched at some time, especially the front-liners and those who have lost loved ones.