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9. SCIENCE AND ART IN THE 18TH CENTURY, NAIA PEREZ ARETXABALA, image,…
9. SCIENCE AND ART IN THE 18TH CENTURY
Scientific Advances
Two factors (about great scientific and cultural advances)
the influence of the Enlightenment on education and technological progress
the scientific legacy of the 17th century
Important improvements
Physics and geology
In 1747
discovered that eating lemons prevented scurvy
In 1733 Stephen Hales
measured blood pressure in animals
In 1796 Edward Jenner
discovered a vaccine for smallpox
Medicine
In 1750 Benjamin Franklin
invented the lightning rod
In 1714 Gabriel Fahrenheit
improved the mercury thermometer by adding a temperature scale in degrees
In 1742 Anders Celsius invented the 100-degree temperature scale
In 1788 James Hutton
established geology as a science
Rococo Art
Definition
aristocratic style of art that was popular in Europe between the 1730s and 1760s
represented the joys of life to decorate their homes
characterised by exuberant forms and elaborate decoration
Characteristics
Painting
pastel colours were used to depict rural festivals and domestic scenes
The swing by Jean Honoré Fragonard
Sculpture
small, and represented joyful and mythological themes
Edmé Bouchardon's Cupid
Architecture
Rococo interiors were elaborately decorated, with curves, seashells and floral elements
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