... would paint personal visions. Two popular artists during this time were Jacques-Louis David and William Hogarth. Another aspect is intellectual. Many new scientific methods were discovered during this period. Galileo and Newton changed many new views of the world. They referred to this as the "age of enlightment", which was a way of saying that the average person is learning more ... ...

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... first started meeting in Florence around 1575 to prepare their plans of the opera. One of their most prominent members was that of Vincenzo Galilei who fathered the famous astronomer Galileo. The subject matter of these operas was usually drawn from Greek mythology or ancient history and the characters and plot were portrayed to the audience through a combination of music, song ... ...

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