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SCIENCE AND ART IN THE 18th CENTURY - Coggle Diagram
SCIENCE AND ART IN THE 18th CENTURY
Scientific advances
The influence of the Enlightenment on education and technological progress
centres of study were created
knowledge was spread to a greater number of people.
The scientific legacy of the 17th century
The application of the scientific method to all fields of knowledge,
chemistry and medicine
Scientific and technological developments
improvements in people's wellbeing
Physics and geology
Edward Jenner
In 1796
discovered a vaccine for smallpox
Eating lemons
in 1747
prevented scurvy
Stephen Hales
In 1733
measured blood pressure in animals
Medicine
James Hutton
In 1788
established geology as a science
constant changes he observed in the formation of the Earth
Benjamin Franklin
In 1750
invented the lightning rod
Gabriel Fahrenheit
In 1714
improved the mercury thermometer by adding a temperature scale in degrees
Anders Celsius
In 1742
invented the 100-degree temperature scale
Rococo art
characteristics
aristocratic style of art
popular in Europe
aesthetic tastes of the nobility
between the 1730s and 1760s
exuberant forms and elaborate decoration
Architecture
elaborately decorated, with curves, seashells and floral elements
luxurious palaces were built in this style
Painting
pastel colours
rural festivals and domestic scenes
Sculpture
sculptures were often small
represented joyful and mythological themes
In Spain...
religious themes
continued to predominate
they were influenced by Rococo style
Rococo architecture
Gasparini Salon in the Royal Palace in Madrid
Rococo style
everyday life in paintings
