The reign of France’s Louis XIV (1638-1718), known as the Sun King, lasted for 72 years, longer than that of any other known European sovereign. In that time, he transformed the monarchy, ushered in a golden age of art and literature, presided over a dazzling royal court at Versailles, annexed key territories and established his country as the dominant European
Here comes the Sun! He was the King who danced. Louis XIV ruled France from 1638-1715. He brought opulence to the monarchy with his extravagant court dances, memorable performances, and the institution of the modern ballet. Louis was a fine dancer, who learned to dance as soon as he could walk.
While the contributing factor to the success of these developments in the growth of the French state also belongs to Jean-Baptiste Colbert. Louis XIV achieved his goal of an absolute monarchy, however why did he
Two great rulers of the 16th-17th century, Louis XIV and Frederick William, once paved their way into becoming a perfect example of how absolutism could turn out. Either in ruin, or prosperity. Louis XIV was the King of France, in which he praised so much his divine power as a King. On the other hand, there was Frederick William who aided the creation of the militaristic power, Prussia. These two rulers were idolized for their prosperous intellect and unique decisions when it came to governing their region.
Since this happened, he made the people who rebelled come and lose all of their money to gambling. After that happened, the people who rebelling have to rely on King Louis XIV. King Louis XIV was a hard worker and he maintained his routine everyday. He built the Versailles in between 1661 and 1689.
King Louis XIV caused his country to go bankrupt because of his love of wars and the building of his palace in France gives absolute power to a divine being , the “Sun God”. Louis XIV son of King Louis III was a French monarch. He ruled over France in Versaille. He ruled in 1659 when he became 16 then ruled until 1715 when he died right before his 77th birthday. He became the King when his father died .
Louis XIV, known as the "Sun King," was notorious for doing whatever it took to improve his country, “His own glory was indissolubly connected with the welfare of France, and never did he look upon his kingdom as a noble regards his land, from which he extracts as much as he can that he may live in luxury.”-John B. Wolf “A Neo-Augustan Age” page 2, pg. 3, but his autocratic rule set a precedent that future kings followed, resulting in a culture of carelessness and neglect for the welfare of the people. This ultimately contributed to the fall of the French Monarchy. For example, ”King Louis XVI reluctantly approved a new constitution that stripped him of much of his power.”-History.com “Monarchy Abolished in France”, but his previous actions had already created discontent among the people, leading to dissatisfaction and the eventual overthrow of the monarchy.
Louis XIV made many schools for artistic studies and replaced the Italian culture with French culture. These actions were good examples of how some monarchs tried to improve the lifestyle of the peasants in their
Louis XIV was a very conceited person. He thought that everything and everyone should revolve around him. Louis XIV led an absolute monarchy in France. He called himself “Sun King” because he thought that everyone and everything should revolve around him. He made sure that he had absolute power over everyone and no one else had a say in what happened.
A new divide in art and religion occurred during the 17th century. The Reformation occurred and caused a major divide between Protestants and Catholics. In northern Europe, Protestantism took root, especially in the city of Amsterdam. In southern Europe, Catholicism stood fast, especially in Rome. In this paper I will argue that Amsterdam and Rome developed unique political and religious environments that created two different painting styles within the Baroque period.
Louis XIV was born on September 5, 1638 and he died on September 1, 1715. He was the ruler of France for seventy-two years, yet he didn’t accomplish much for the French. Starting at a young age of four, he didn’t know how to rule a country, so his ministers made the decisions for him until he was capable of doing it himself. Although his decisions were not always the best for the country and were mostly vain. An example would be when he decided to build a palace in Versailles.
Although the two eras overlap, the Baroque era and the Enlightenment differ drastically from one another. Generally pictured and thought of as an artistic movement, the Baroque era eventually led to the Enlightenment, a more philosophical-based movement. In the Baroque era, people gained fame for their artistic talents. During the Enlightenment, people gained fame due to their scientific ideas and work.
The picture in our discussion shows a man who is serious, and this was to pass the message that these men were dealing with some serious matters in the kingdom. The man is holding a document and a writing pen, and this is a sign of an administrator. Such paintings would tell more on how a given territory respected every document they used in governing the land. The romanticism picture in our discussion reveals more because the lady gives the image of a queen who is enjoying every moment of her life meaning the kingdom is doing great. The woman looks relaxed doing some writing on the wall, and this can be found to be a place where peace is abundant.
Ever since the dawn of human life, humans have been trying to control everything. There is not a spot on the planet that hasn’t been affected by humans. With that being said, Bonnie Steinbock, the author of “The Appeal to Nature” also support the claim that humans is in control, she said, “All of human history is an intervention with the natural order in an attempt to improve our lives”. By virtue of the human intervention, what would usually deemed natural or unnatural seems to be little blurred as well. With that sense of control, humans would also want to control the existence of species if they are harming us.
The Baroque period on the other hand, spanning 150 years from the beginning of the 1600s to 1750, was divided into three parts: The Early Baroque period, The Middle Baroque period and The Late Baroque period. While these two eras start right after each other, there are a lot of differences between them, this shows how much music can evolve through time. There are many similarities and differences in characteristics between the two periods. They’re both very similar in texture, in that they’re both polyphonic. Although sometimes homophonic textures are also used in both eras.
