Age of Reason
The Age of Reason was a time of change. This Age, and the changes in it, was mainly brought upon by the Renaissance, along with some other technological inventions that made reasoning possible. But mainly, the Renaissance provided the historical roots for the Age of Reason. The Age of Reason had tremendous influence in arts and architecture, intellectual position of people, science and technology, and political power. The arts and architecture of the time was influenced by the Age of Reason in many ways. In architecture, instead of just churches being the buildings considered works of art, private homes and public building began to be seen as art. Two major architects of the time were Christopher Wren, who had a substantial part in rebuilding London in 1666 after a devastating fire, and Thomas Jefferson. In art, the subject of paintings ranged from landscapes to sacred subjects, however there was heavier emphasis on the common people as subjects of paintings. Also, there was more illustration of emotional themes that had to do with family settings and scenes among the poor and working class. Some of the best known painters of this time were Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt, Jean Watteau, Thomas Gainsborough, El
1. "Age of Reason." World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book, Inc. 1989, 1, 139 - 140. The Age of Reason effects our lives today in many ways. The most obvious one being our three branches of government and democracy, but there is others as well. Right now, in many ways, an Age of Reason continues for we are always progressing in all the areas mentioned above using the reason and logic that became so popular during the Age of Reason. The Age of Reason and the times around it had many technological advances. They include: The Three Laws of Planetary Motion by Kepler, the first telescope and the confirmation of Copernicus' theory by Galileo, the advocating of the Scientific Method by Francis Bacon, the development of the Theory of the Circulation of Blood by Harvey, the production of gas laws by Robert Boyle, the development of the three Laws of Motion and the Theory of Gravity by Newton, the barometer by Torricelli, and the science of electricity by Gilbert, and the invention of the lightning rod by Franklin.
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