Even though the Enlightenment dominated the eighteenth century two very important cultural trends were able to emerge into the world of arts. These were the Rococo style‚ followed by the Neoclassical style. Although both completely different from each other‚ both helped to clear the path toward the modern world of art we have today. The differences of the two can be expressed through the origin of creation‚ stylistic paintings‚ and architectural developments. "The Rococo style arose in France in
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In the modern age of the eighteenth century‚ the Rococo style of art was an artistic revolution‚ spreads through the Europe with hopes and dream from the emerging middle class. This Rocco art style showed elegant and beautifully‚ with the scenes of classic love stories and fantastical dreams of romance. Fragonard‘s the oil painting‚ "The Swing" has created in 1766. It is located in the Wallace Collection‚ London‚ United Kingdom. The image has shown as a major masterpiece of the Rococo style. The
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"Francois Viete" Francois Viete went to many places and did a lot of things. He lived for 63 years. In his life he got to do more or at least as much he wanted to do. He got to work for Kings‚ and also been married twice. Francois Viete was a very interesting. He also went to a few different countries. Francois Viete was born in 1540 in Frontenay-le-Comte‚ France. It is now the province of Vendee. His father was Etenne Viete‚ who was a lawyer‚ and his mother was Marguerite Dupont
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The Bourbons never gave any thought to greater self-government in the American colonies‚ or of permitting them to trade more freely with the non-Spanish world. If anything‚ the Bourbons centralized colonial administration so as to make it more efficient. The commercial reforms were designed to stop smuggling and end the contraband trade that had flourished for decades and reinforce the exclusive commercial ties between Spain and its colonies. Spain was out to reconquer its colonies‚ both economically
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In 1792 James Gillray painted a painting called “A Voluptuary under the horrors of digestion.” The painting depicts a prince sitting at an empty table where he is picking his teeth with a fork. there is a chamber pot in the background that is overflowing and there are empty alcohol bottles laying around. he is a voluptuary‚ which is someone who overindulges in luxury. The prince meets none of the following criteria to become a good king: he must be good with money‚ must be a good role model‚ and
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Title of Building: Dancing House Name of Architect: Frank Gehry Date Completed: 1996 Illustration of Work:  Frank Gehry. Dancing House. Prague‚ Czech Republic. http://www.columbia.edu/~beecher/prague/Dancing_House/0600/dancing_building_1.html. Part 1: Description of This Building Dancing House by Frank Gehry‚ was a building that was started in 1992 and was finished in 1996. The building obviously resembling a couple dancing‚ was first named after Fred Astair and Ginger Rodgers
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Introduced by the Valois dynasty around 1375‚ the use of visual objects to promote individual and royal authority became a popular practice and influenced later French and Western visual culture. Following the examples of Philip the Bold‚ Duke of Burgundy‚ and King Charles V‚ Jean Duke of Berry (1340-1416)‚ developed and reinforced this strategy. Regardless of the Duke’s fame as an adherent of material culture‚ politics had always been a crucial aspect of his agenda as collector and patron. In
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In 1792 James painted a portrait called‚ “A Voluptuary in the Horrors of Digestion.” A voluptuary is someone who overindulges in pleasurable things. In this painting it shows‚ a Prince sitting on a fancy chair after eating a large meal. This Prince will someday be King. In order to be a good king they must have the following things‚ he must be ambitious‚ honest‚ and good with money. For the following reasons this Prince is not ready to be King. First‚ the king must be ambitious. Being ambitious
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power while Parliament gained supremacy. France‚ on the other hand‚ saw Louis XIV strengthening his own offices and weakening both the Estates General and the local nobility. Absolutism‚ a political theory holding that all power should be vested in one ruler‚ was attempted by James I and Charles I of England‚ and Louis XIV of France. However‚ neither English king could establish an absolute monarchy as successfully as Louis XIV. Louis has been hailed as the extreme absolutist; he epitomized the ideal
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In the words of Louis XIV‚ “L’etat C’est Moi” (the state is me)‚ in other words “I am the State”. (___) Absolutism is when a person claims a right to be the leader based on their birth right or gain it by force of power‚ they use this divine authority from God to justify their position‚ since this in one of the oldest forms of government. However‚ a democracy seems more in line with fair practice due to the fact that there were no rulers or judges in the Bible until the people asked God for them
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