How did the ideas of the Enlightenment influence the arts? Architecture became less complicated and more graceful. Rococo art was taken over by the baroque style. Collections of short stories became popular with the middle class. Music became increasingly popular with the nobility.

Answer: Architecture became less complicated and more graceful

Explanation: The age of the Enlightenment characteristic of the emphasis of reason was reflected in architecture, first of all by rejecting Baroque style and replacing it with neoclassicism, simplicity and grace. There was a general decline in interest in art as a way of expression, and interest in science and the natural world, which was explained by science, has increased.