Fine Arts Genres

​Genre is a category in which a work is classified. Music, art, literature, and more have different genres that help students understand what they're seeing.

​What is a genre?

​During the Renaissance, many artists were able to create beautiful paintings and sculptures. Italy had Donatello, Michaelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael are all remembered for their amazing work.

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​This genre doesn't make a lot of lists. Like "antitranscendentalism" Galant work was a reaction against another style and was trying to undo what other artists were doing. Not a good way to gain lasting fame.

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Galant

You might not guess a painting was Baroque, some of the music might be hard to narrow down, but architecture showed the philosophy clearly.

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​Baroque ideas showed in architecture

The Romantic philosophy has captured the imagination of many students. There's something about equality that gets people revved up.

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​The Romantic Era

​Romanticism thought people were good. When the Civil War and Russian Revolution and World Wars started happening, people couldn't hold on to that idea.

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​Postmodernism is important. We're living it. An illustration of its amorphous nature is that even the dates of the postmodern era are debated. It may have begun as early as 1930 or as late as 1965.

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