Enlightenment | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/enlightenment/RSS feed for EnlightenmentenTue, 12 Mar 2024 11:15:00 +0000This Russian Noblewoman, Beloved by Catherine the Great and Benjamin Franklin, Embodied the Age of Enlightenmenthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-russian-noblewoman-beloved-by-catherine-the-great-and-benjamin-franklin-embodied-the-age-of-enlightenment-180983910/Princess Dashkova led research institutes, wrote plays and music, and embarked on a Grand Tour of 18th-century EuropeTue, 12 Mar 2024 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-russian-noblewoman-beloved-by-catherine-the-great-and-benjamin-franklin-embodied-the-age-of-enlightenment-180983910/How Cabinets of Curiosities Laid the Foundation for Modern Museumshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-cabinets-of-curiosities-laid-the-foundation-for-modern-museums-180983265/An exhibition at LACMA examines the legacy of Dutch colonization through a fictive 17th-century collector's room of wondersThu, 16 Nov 2023 12:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-cabinets-of-curiosities-laid-the-foundation-for-modern-museums-180983265/Ornamental Hermits Were 18th-Century England's Must-Have Garden Accessoryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ornamental-hermits-were-18th-century-englands-must-have-garden-accessory-180982469/Wealthy landowners hired men who agreed to live in isolation on their estates for as long as seven yearsFri, 07 Jul 2023 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ornamental-hermits-were-18th-century-englands-must-have-garden-accessory-180982469/These 18th-Century Shoes Underscore the Contradictions of the Age of Enlightenmenthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/these-18th-century-shoes-underscore-the-contradictions-of-the-age-of-enlightenment-180980508/An exhibition at Toronto's Bata Shoe Museum examines fashion's role in supporting social hierarchies that emerged during the landmark intellectual movementThu, 11 Aug 2022 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/these-18th-century-shoes-underscore-the-contradictions-of-the-age-of-enlightenment-180980508/Scientists Can Determine When and Where Dutch Masters Worked by the White Paint They Usedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-use-white-lead-paint-in-dutch-masters-works-to-solve-art-history-mysteries-180979221/Using a new technology, researchers say they’ve discovered a link between the chemical composition of pigments in Dutch paintings and historic conflictsThu, 16 Dec 2021 16:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-use-white-lead-paint-in-dutch-masters-works-to-solve-art-history-mysteries-180979221/A Hidden Sketch Is Discovered in Rembrandt's 'Night Watch'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/curators-discover-hidden-sketch-in-rembrandts-night-watch-180979196/Researchers in the Netherlands used new scanning technologies to discover how the Baroque artist painted his most famous masterpieceFri, 10 Dec 2021 18:10:37 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/curators-discover-hidden-sketch-in-rembrandts-night-watch-180979196/A History of Gymnastics, From Ancient Greece to Tokyo 2020https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-gymnastics-ancient-greece-tokyo-2020-180978270/The beloved Olympic sport has evolved drastically over the past 2,000 yearsMon, 26 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-gymnastics-ancient-greece-tokyo-2020-180978270/How 18th-Century Writers Created the Genre of Popular Sciencehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/18th-century-writers-created-genre-popular-science-enlightenment-180971481/French writers such as Voltaire and Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle helped shape the Enlightenment with stories of scienceWed, 13 Feb 2019 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/18th-century-writers-created-genre-popular-science-enlightenment-180971481/Madame de Pompadour Was Far More Than a ‘Mistress’https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/madame-de-pompadour-was-far-more-mistress-180967662/Even though she was a keen politicker and influential patron, she’s been historically overlooked Fri, 29 Dec 2017 14:01:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/madame-de-pompadour-was-far-more-mistress-180967662/The Father of Modern Chemistry Proved Respiration Occurred by Freezing a Guinea Pighttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/father-modern-chemistry-proved-respiration-occurred-freezing-guinea-pig-180964596/Where he got the guinea pig from remains a mysteryFri, 25 Aug 2017 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/father-modern-chemistry-proved-respiration-occurred-freezing-guinea-pig-180964596/