In the XVIII century. Western European art is becoming almost the main object of heated debate, a point of collision of various worldviews, reflecting the general picture of the
The new artistic style – classicism (lat. Classicus – exemplary) – followed the classical achievements of Antiquity and the humanistic ideals of the Renaissance. The orientation of classicism
The musical culture of the Russian Baroque developed successfully over a hundred years, from the middle of the 17th century to the middle of the 18th century. Russian baroque
The work of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was the final stage in the musical culture of the Baroque. In his works, all the best achievements of previous eras were
The world of musical culture of the 17th-18th centuries. extremely complex and varied. It cannot be reduced to any one style or several laconic definitions and formulations. That is why, when
In the XVII century. in Holland, the genres of portrait and still life, household and landscape painting, paintings devoted to mythological and biblical subjects are becoming popular. Portrait painting
E. Delacroix’s phrase “Truth is the most beautiful and rare quality” became the essence of the work of the greatest Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). He left
XVII-XVIII centuries – this is the time of the emergence and development of realistic trends in art: objectivity in the transmission of the visible, accuracy, concreteness, impartiality of
Like painting, Baroque sculpture was subordinate to the general decorative design of the facades and interiors of buildings. She was distinguished by the emphasized expressiveness of forms, her favorite
