Students’ Questions about History Page 2

Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived.

The first group of poets to react against realism were the imagists. The imagists believed that the use of concrete images was the best way to create a poem. The second group of poets to react against realism were the symbolists. The symbolists believed that the use of symbols was the best way to create a poem.

Magic realism is a genre of fiction in which elements of the supernatural or imaginary are blended with reality. It is often used to explore social and political issues.

The music of the classical period is more homophonic, while the music of the baroque period is more polyphonic.

Michelangelo was famously unhappy with his work on the Sistine Chapel, and is said to have even contemplated suicide at one point. He was constantly under pressure from Pope Julius II to hurry up, and is said to have even painted while lying on his back on scaffolding.

The ideas of romanticism were reflected in literature through the use of nature, imagination, and emotion.

The American romanticism movement was inspired by a variety of factors, including the work of European artists, the American landscape, and Native American culture.

In the neoclassical period, there was a return to order, simplicity, and balance. This was in contrast to the baroque period, which was characterized by ornate decoration, excess, and emotional intensity.

Realism is a movement in painting that began in the mid-19th century and strove to portray scenes from everyday life in a realistic and objective manner.

Romanticism and transcendentalism are connected because they are both based on the idea that there is more to reality than what we can see and touch.