Prussia+(Baroque)

By the end of the 17th Century, The Old Prussian culture had become extinct. Depending on the location within the country, they adopted either the German culture, or the Polish culture. This included converting to either Protestantism or Catholicism.
 * __Religious Composition__**

Prussia's Lutheran church rejected Pietism, a movement which attempted to turn the individual into a better Christian, and which emphasized education

The Carlottenburg Palace: Commissioned by Sophie Charlotte, the Wife of King Frederick I of Prussia. Designed in a baroque style, with three wings, and even hired the garden architect that designed the grounds of Versailles.
 * __Architecture__**

Knobelsdorff, a Prussian architect mainly was influenced by architecture of the French Baroque Classicism and Palladian architecture. Knobelsdorff created the style of Frederickian rococo where the Monarch was seated at the Rheinsberg. Knobelsdorff was also responsible for the creation of the Sansoucci. Sansoucci was the elaborate summer home of Frederick the Great of Prussia.

Being a part of larger Germany, Prussian art was mostly influenced by German artists. After much research, the one artist who was occasionally identified as Prussian, named Andreas Schulter preferred to be known as a German artist. He was a sculptor and architect who was employed by various rulers and nobles. He held various positions in different royal courts. He was the court sculptor under Frederick III and was the court architect for an association in Berlin. Wilhelmina of Prusssia, Oil on canvas-1789, found in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam Prussia, being a small territory in what is now modern-day Germany, did not have many musicians of their own during the Baroque period. They obtained most musical influence from neighboring countries and their virtuosos. One notable Prussian musician was actually one of its rulers, Frederick II (who came to power in 1740). He composed many flute concertos and strove to infuse his kingdom with various forms of art, primarily music. Surprisingly, he was also one of Prussia's more aggressive and militant rulers.
 * __Art__**
 * __Music__**