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Besides the major geopolitical and legal developments that occurred between the [[Great Confessional War]] and [[Second Caroline War]], many changes had occurred to Urcean society and throughout Levantia during this period that left both largely unrecognizable after two centuries. | Besides the major geopolitical and legal developments that occurred between the [[Great Confessional War]] and [[Second Caroline War]], many changes had occurred to Urcean society and throughout Levantia during this period that left both largely unrecognizable after two centuries. | ||
===Early industrialization=== | ===Early industrialization=== | ||
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In the period 1730-1765, devices such as the flying shuttle, spinning frame, and the spinning jenny were invented in the Imperial heartland. With increasing mechanization bleeding into other sectors and a greater ability to refine cast iron, the early stage of the Industrial Revolution had begun in Levantia. King-Emperor Leo (to 1768), and his son Brian (reigned 1768-1781), largely allowed the economy to progress without intervention. | In the period 1730-1765, devices such as the flying shuttle, spinning frame, and the spinning jenny were invented in the Imperial heartland. With increasing mechanization bleeding into other sectors and a greater ability to refine cast iron, the early stage of the Industrial Revolution had begun in Levantia. King-Emperor Leo (to 1768), and his son Brian (reigned 1768-1781), largely allowed the economy to progress without intervention. | ||
===Lasting impacts on social class reforms=== | ===Lasting impacts on social class reforms=== | ||
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The period between 1575 and 1798 in Urcean history is characterized by great social changes brought about due to legal changes, especially reforms to the system of [[Social class in Urcea]], but also due to the [[Great Confessional War]] and public response to it. | |||
During this period, the [[Social class in Urcea|privilegiata]] grew in wealth and social influence. | |||
===Artistic developments=== | ===Artistic developments=== | ||
[[File:Intérieur Basilique Santi Ambrogio Carlo Corso - Rome (IT62) - 2021-08-27 - 6.jpg|right|thumb|200px|One of the many Baroque high altars built in Urceopolis during the Imperial period.]] | |||
At the dawn of Urcea's Imperial period, {{wp|baroque}} art was entering prominence in Urcea and throughout the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] within the context of the {{wp|Counter Reformation}} and Catholic victory in the [[Great Confessional War]]. The rise of the [[Social class in Urcea|privilegiata]] during this period lead to the development of private commissions for court, Church, and noble artwork, which greatly expanded the quality and quantity of art in Urcea during this time. As part of Urcea's "Baroque explosion," {{wp|Rococo architecture}} in Urcea became the default construction style of public and ecclesiastical structures during the 17th century and is best exemplified by the great Royal palaces: the [[Julian_Palace#Caeline_Palace|Caeline Palace]] (part of the Julian Palace complex), the [[The Hermitage (Cálfeld)|Hermitage]], and [[Electorsbourg]] were all built or partly rebuilt in this style. Throughout the streets of [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]], many new churches were constructed in this style during the 17th century. | |||
[[File:Queens House.jpg|left|thumb|250px|The Lesser Carriagehouse, a lodging constructed on the grounds of [[Electorsbourg]] in 1685, was an early pioneer of the Palladian style in Urcea and extremely influential among architects.]] | |||
By the end of the 17th century, the colorful excesses of the Baroque and Rococo styles had fallen out of fashion. As the cultural memory of the Great Confessional War and political prioritization of the Counter Reformation faded, a more restrained architectural and artistic style began to emerge. {{wp|Palladian architecture}}, and its Urcean specific variety {{wp|Federal architecture|Caroline architecture}}, sought to employ simplicity in design as part of a conscious effort to emphasize sacrifice within the lives of Urceans. This cultural development occurred not only within the context of the Baroque style but in the increasingly opulent lives of both the optimates and more wealthy privilegiata, which became the major social concern of the day by the late 17th century. The theme of sacrifice became especially important by the mid-18th century with the [[War of the Caroline Succession]] requiring sacrifice on behalf of the Kingdom in order to achieve greatness. In addition to social attitudes, the very first efforts of major {{wp|archaeology}} began during the late 1600s, uncovering the ruins of [[Great Levantia|Great Levantine]] buildings or in some cases finding the original Great Levantine construction of extant buildings, and accordingly many educated Urceans sought to emulate the common structural features of these buildings. These concerns all blended together to create a very restrained period in Urcea's architectural history that would dominate for the rest of the 18th century. | |||
Sacrifice and simplicity not only extended to architecture. Public concern over social opulence lead to the extravagant parties and numerous commissions of art to decline rapidly in the last decade of the 17th century as many prominent Urceans attempted to emphasize their own humility. No "Caroline" art style emerged during this period, as the Baroque painted style continued throughout the 18th century, but with much fewer commissions and generally less grand and creative works created during this century. | |||
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[[Category: History of Urcea]] | [[Category: History of Urcea]] | ||
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