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The Baroque Court
King Louis XIV & French, English and Spanish Court
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History
Undergraduate 1
02/24/2014

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What is Absolutism?
Definition
An authoritarian monarch that claims he has the right to rule unquestionably because of his Divine Right of Kings.
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What is the Divine Right of Kings?
Definition

The belief that led to absolutism.

The king has complete power because it is given to him directly from God.

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King Louis XIV refered to himself as this.
Definition

Le Roi Soleil.

 

Which means: The Sun King.

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What was the Louvre?
Definition

Initially served as the Royal Palace.

 

Located in heart of Paris.

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What is the Palace of Versailles?
Definition
King Louis XIV build the new Royal Palace.
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What is the Hall of Mirrors?
Definition
The reception area for those wanting to conduct official state business in The Palace of Versailles.
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What's the difference between French gardens and English gardens?
Definition

French - Showcase classical beauty.

 

English - Showcase natural beauty.

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What was the Classical Baroque style?
Definition

King Louis' eclectic taste.

 

Classical and Baroque in the same art.

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Who is Peter Paul Rubens?
Definition

Influenced by Titian and Caravaggio.

 

Colorful and sensual.

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Rubans was commissioned by Louis XIV's Grandmother to do what?
Definition
Paint 21 monumental paintings celebrating her life as the Queen of France.
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What does "fleshing out" the senuality mean?
Definition
Showing a more realistic naked body in painting. Rubens highlighted this.
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What does Rubenesque mean?
Definition
Rubans' style of sensual expression. Often paintings of everyday people i.e., peasants.
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What perspective did Ruben use often?
Definition
Diagonal Perspective.
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Who is Nicolas Poussin?
Definition

Influenced by Raphael and scientific precision.

 

Art reflected classical mythology or Christian themes, not everyday life of peasants.

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What's the main difference between Rubens' and Poussin's paintings?
Definition

Rubens - appeal to senses

 

Poussin - appeal to intellect

 

Rubens' judged superior.

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What was the English Civil War fought over?
Definition
Who shall rule the country - The King or the Parliament?
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Who was Oliver Cromwell?
Definition
The Parliament force's leader, who prevailed.
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What happened to King Charles I after the English Civil War?
Definition
Executed for Treason, showing that immunity from repudiation was no longer valid.
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What were some of the laws in the Puritan Doctrine that Cromwell endorsed?
Definition
Unlawful to curse, become intoxicated and do business on Sunday.
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What was the Bill of Rights?
Definition

A bill that outlawed religious intolerance and made it impossible for the Monarch to annul Parliamentary Law.

 

Ended the Divine Right of Kings.

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