more about mistresses. Among all the mistresses during the Versailles Period‚ Madame de Pompadour is quite special‚ not only because she was able to keep Louis XV’s heart for such a long time as a commoner‚ but also because of her influence on art‚ architecture‚ culture‚ politics… This kind of influence can still be found in remains in modern France‚ mainly in form of painting and decoration of Rococo style. There were so many mistresses in French history‚ but this one‚ Madame de Pompadour was quite
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head without any other consideration.” Unlike Khalo‚ Madame de Pompadour who was not an artist followed another vision in her head. A vision to make France the social‚ artistic‚ and political center-piece of the world. In a time dominated by powerful male figures these women stood out in. In Pompadour’s case she became the chief mistress to King Louis XV. In Kahlo’s case the Mexican Revolution inspired her to “repaint” the way Mexico was to be looked at from the
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institutions like Royal Academies for these discoveries to be found and shared. As the Finance Minister under Louis XIV‚ Jean Baptiste Colbert must have wanted to preserve and increase France’s budget. “…an abundance of wealth and in causing the arts and sciences to flourish‚ we have been persuaded for many years to establish several academies for both letter and sciences.” (Doc 11). King Louis XIV himself was an ally of science as shown in Document 10‚ where the king is shown at the French Royal Academy
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Due to his age‚ Louis XIII’s aunt‚ Marie de Medici‚ becomes his regent‚ and Cardinal Richelieu becomes France’s chief advisor. With Richelieu as chief advisor‚ he continues the policy of Absolutism where the king has absolute power. He dominates the royal council by making hundreds of noblemen all live in one palace under the king’s rule. In addition‚ Richelieu destroys people’s castles and fortresses in order for the existence of only one army in france controlled by king. Lastly‚ Richelieu
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Gabriel Ariza M. European History 10 Social Contract DBQ Modern day democracies have shown more efficiency over time rather than the autocratic structures. As of today‚ monarchs are just puppets handled by prime ministers. After centuries of oppressors autocracies have decreased. The question left to be answered is that which social contract is more efficient. Rulers who respect their people‚ and have more interest in their people rather than themselves prove to prospect more than autocracies
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end in disaster. The King/ Prince kept them in line‚ and the people didn’t revolt. “The head alone has the right to deliberate and decide‚ and the functions of all the other members consist only in carrying out the commands given to them…” King Louis XIV said that the King is the only person able to give the right orders‚ and make the right decisions. Everyone else was there to follow through on what he said. The interest of the state must come before the individual. The King was the only person
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Now‚ going back many years ago‚ there was an important event that caused a big change in France and many European countries. The French revolution was social and political conflict‚ which brought many consequences in the world. These causes were very beneficial in France’s economy. If France hadn’t rebelled against their King Louis XV‚ France would have big economic problems. In the government of Louis XV‚ high class people had many luxuries and didn’t pay taxes. People were tired of paying
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wearing. Princess Diana was also considered a fashion icon‚ what she wore and where she wore it was daily news. Even hundreds of years ago women would pour over fashion magazines for insight into the clothes that were trending at that time. King Louis XIV was a well known fashion connoisseur. His tastes ran toward the extreme from velvets and rich brocades‚ to handmade laces! The kind of clothes you wear reveal a lot about a person. Sometimes it reveals the “group” you are in. For instance
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class. Originally Ballet was performed by kings and nobles inside of court. This was shocking to me because I had expected the dance to have its roots as merely a performance for kings. The articles stated that it was more of a casual dance until Louis XIV made the dance more rigorous requiring dancers to have formal lessons. Moreover‚ I was suprized to learn that the first ballerinas were men. Today ballet is notorious for being performed
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Jean de la Fontaine La Fontaine‚ the most versatile and most widely celebrated nondramatic poet in seventeenth century France. He has often experienced the misfortune of having the artistry of his works obscured by a host of myths‚ half-truths‚ prejudices‚ and nonaesthetic issues. This great poet‚ has become a "classic". His fables‚ on which his Reputations rests‚ are part of the literary canon of French writers and are studied in schools. His other works‚ however‚ have been rediscovered
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