world before World War I. In the absolutism state sovereignty is embodied in the person of the ruler. Kings were absolute kings and were resposible to no none except god. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries absolute rulers had to respect the fundamental laws of their land. They had to control competing jurisdictions‚ institutions or groups that were interested in their territory. They regulated religious sects. France of Louis was the classic model of absolutism. Louis XIV‚ " the sun king‚" was
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Kaiser shows his power all throughout the three case studies; Hottentot Elections‚ Daily Telegraph Affair and the Zabern Crisis. As well as that it is clear from the Constitutional Theory that there is little to no democracy and that there is Kaiser Absolutism. According to the Second Reich constitution‚ it is clear that during the years of the Second Reich there was no democracy. The German Electorates could only elect the Reichstag‚ which had little power. The Reichstag was only able to accept or reject
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authority. There may still be a system of government in place but the absolute monarch would have complete dominance over the whole of it. To gain complete control monarchs had to reduce the power of all other institutions‚ especially the nobility. Absolutism is not virtuous but suited the needs of the people and territories at the time. Thomas Hobbes‚ author of Leviathan‚ believes that men naturally want war with everyone who is not themselves. He believes that the only way to have peace in a world
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example of seventeenth-century Italian baroque elements. Saint Agatha was painted with oil and tempera paints on canvas. This technique was widely used during the Baroque era of painting in the seventeenth century. The process used was traditional of baroque style painting with realistic looking skin against the darker backgrounds with a sfumato between the saint portrayed and the background(Sewter9). This technique became well known through a popular Italian Baroque painter named Caravaggio [Michelangelo
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people were incapable of governing themselves and should willingly submit to the sovereignty of a supreme ruler. They carry out the ruler’s demands‚ and the ruler‚ in return‚ agrees to keep the peace. This type of political theory is know as Absolutism. Absolutism A term
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major impacts include the Baroque Period‚ the Classical Period‚ the Romantic Period and Early 20th century. Each of these four periods provided artists and compositions that had a direct impact on the face of music and music’s future. During all of these periods different techniques were used‚ different instruments were created and different styles were presented. All of these periods made their stamp on the history of music and the future of the art. During the Baroque Period there were several
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Peter Paul Rubens perfectly represents artistic traditions and philosophical beliefs of the Baroque period because of Ruben’s techniques and subject matter. These techniques include the strong contrast between light and dark‚ the usage of rich‚ flamboyant colors which is offset by a dark background‚ the depiction of motion and facial expressions‚ the rendering of high detail‚ the naturalistic rather than ideal figures‚ the enlarges sense of space‚ the aim to create a dramatic effect‚ the theme of
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painting makes the figure look very far away; a spatial value of Baroque. The use of light by Velazquez pulls the viewer into the court as the focal point. Everyone in the painting appears to be looking at the viewer. In the Baroque style the painting tells a story of an event of a wedding which makes the viewer feel as if they are a part of what is going on. Tenebrism seems to be the particular quality that makes Velazquez’s painting a Baroque painting; the use of darker tones in the background and light
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Rachel Watson. Many people find classic ballet and the baroque period it flourished in rather stiff‚ stuffy‚ and stuck up— “Picture This” captured all the frivolity and superfluousness of
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humanities of the Age of Enlightenment. The Baroque period took place from around the 1600’s to the 1800’s. This is when music was just reaching its peak of success; composers achieved great accomplishments during this time in history. Three of the most famous composers are Antonio Vivaldi‚ George Frideric Handel‚ and Johann Sebastian Bach. This type of music opened up composers to create a different kind of sound with more artistic freedom. “...Baroque music...was filled with complex melodies and
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