ROBERT ADAM . Library, Kenwood House. 1767–1768. London. Robert Adam’s careful
attention to the rules of cla ssical architect ure were admired and infl uenced greatly the
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R OBERT A DAM. Library, Kenwood House. 1767–1768. London. Robert Adam’s careful attention to the rules of classical architecture were admired and influenced greatly the spread of neoclassicism across Europe.
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Preview Questions
1. What was the
Enlightenment, and
who were its leading
advocates and their
major achievements?
2. What were the four
trends that characterize
the Age of Reason, and
how did these trends
interact and shape the
period’s culture?
3. What were the rococo
and the neoclassical
styles, their relation
to one another,
and significant
achievements in
each style?
The years from 1700 to 1789 constitute the Age of Reason,
when the best minds passionately believed in the power of knowledge to improve both the individual and society. We call the cultural movement spawned by these progressive thinkers the Enlightenment —the defining trend of the time. In the sociopolitical realm, three other trends were also reshaping culture: the growing power of centralized states (Map 17.1), the resurgence of the aristocracy after a century of decline, and the rise to po- litical and cultural visibility of the middle class. The middle class, in turn, supported those thinkers who advocated social equality, social justice, and a thorough revamping of society—key ideals of the Enlightenment. Along with these four trends, two new styles in art, architecture, and music emerged. The rococo began in France and was more informal and graceful, less ponderous and oppressive than the baroque. After about 1750, the neoclassical style was born. Unlike the rococo, the neoclassical style in art and architecture spread widely across Europe and into British colonial America. In music, the new style was called classical—marked by refinement, elegance, and new musical forms The splendid library at Kenwood House, London, encapsulates many of this chapter’s themes. In this neoclassical interior, the architect, Robert Adam, creates a subtle harmony, blending various influences, including Greek (Corinthian columns), Roman (rounded arches), and rococo (pas- tel colors). Adam remodeled Kenwood House for the Scotsman William Murray (1705–1793), Britain’s Lord Chief Justice of King’s Bench—a post that came with a title, the first Lord Mansfield. As Lord Chief Justice, he showed a conflicted view of Enlightenment ideals, for instance, repeatedly rejecting the self-rule arguments of American colonists, yet ruling in 1772 that slavery was illegal in England and Wales, but not elsewhere in the British Empire—a major step in the abolition of slavery.
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