How did art and music change during the enlightenment period as it spread?

Answer 1

If you remember correctly, prior to the Enlightenment period the common art style was baroque, characterized by large, bright, elegant paintings, usually of Archangels, men on horses and the sort.

The enlightenment lead to "Neoclassical" styles, Neo meaning new and Classical refering to a style used by Greece and Rome way back when. These paintings were much more simpler in comparison to baroque works.

This was also the time that Classical Music began, which was considered lighter and more elegant than that of a previous time. Composers such as Bach and Handel who had dominated the previous era were quickly replaced by enlightenment period musicians such as Mozart and Beethoven.

Answer 2

The arts and music transformed from a religious basis to one bound in nature and free thought.