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Art, Literature & Philosophy
The World of European Culture
Versailles
I. The Lifestyles of the Absolutists
Mars Drawing Room, Versailles
Hall of Mirrors, Versailles
Latone Fountain, Versailles
Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg
Winter Palace,St. Petersburg
Catherine Palace, St. Petersburg
St. Isaac’s Cathedral, St. Petersburg
developed out of anxiety & uncertainty related to political instability
characteristicselongated figuresshowed sufferingheightened emotion (and less emphasis on
reason)El Greco was the best known Mannerist
painter
II. Mannerism
“Pietà” by El Greco
“Christ in Agony on the Cross” - El Greco
“The Baptism of Christ” – El Greco
brought together the classical ideals of the Renaissance with religious revival
characteristicsdramatic effects to create emotiondisplay the power of the king
artists included Gian Lorenzo Bernini & Atemisia Gentileschi
III. Baroque
St. Peter’s Basilica – Bernini
Bust of Louis XIV – Bernini
Bust of Cardinal Richelieu – Bernini
Baroque Furniture
IV. LiteratureWilliam Shakespeare
a playwright, actor & dramatist
wrote works that appealed to a wide audience
The Globe Theatermajor works
Romeo & Juliet Hamlet Julius Caesar Macbeth Twelfth Night Much Ado About Nothing A Midsummer Night’s
Dream
Miguel de CervantesSpanish writer
major work – Don Quixotecontrasts the two
sides of a personthe visionary (Don
Quixote)the realist (Sancho
Panza)
V. Political PhilosophyThomas Hobbesmajor work –
Leviathan (1651)life is “nasty, brutish
& short”people agree to a
social contract for protection
was an argument in favor of absolute monarchy
John Lockemajor work – Two Treatises
of Government (1690)natural rights 3 phases
1. Govts. created by the people.
2. Govt. protects the rights of the people.
3. If govt. does not meet the needs of the people, the people have the right to rebel & form a new govt.
did not support absolutism