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A style of art, decoration, or architecturecharacterized by an elaborately ornamental late baroque style of decoration prevalent in 18th-century (1700's) Continental Europe. |
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| A term first used in the eighteenth century to describe an oil painting of a dream-like pastoral setting which shows people, often in extravagant costume, amusing themselves with dancing, music-making and courtship. |
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| A European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. |
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| Denis (1713–1784). A French philosopher, writer, and critic. He was a leading figure of the Enlightenment in France. |
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| (1694–1778). A French writer, playwright, and poet, his real name was François-Marie Arouet. Psuedonym was Voltaire. A leading figure of the Enlightenment, he frequently came into conflict with the establishment as a result of his radical views and satirical writings. |
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| French primitive painter of portraits, still lifes, city scenes, and metaphorical works. |
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| The revival of a classical style or treatment in art, literature, architecture, and music in the late 17th and 18th century. |
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