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The World of European Culture

The World of European Culture. Art, Literature & Philosophy. I. The Lifestyles of the Absolutists. Versailles. Mars Drawing Room, Versailles. Hall of Mirrors, Versailles. Latone Fountain, Versailles. Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg. Winter Palace, St. Petersburg.

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The World of European Culture

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  1. The World of European Culture Art, Literature & Philosophy

  2. I. The Lifestyles of the Absolutists Versailles

  3. Mars Drawing Room, Versailles

  4. Hall of Mirrors, Versailles

  5. Latone Fountain, Versailles

  6. Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg

  7. Winter Palace,St. Petersburg

  8. Catherine Palace, St. Petersburg

  9. St. Isaac’s Cathedral, St. Petersburg

  10. II. Mannerism • developed out of anxiety & uncertainty related to political instability • characteristics • elongated figures • showed suffering • heightened emotion (and less emphasis on reason) • El Greco was the best known Mannerist painter

  11. “Pietà” by El Greco

  12. “Christ in Agony on the Cross” - El Greco

  13. “The Baptism of Christ” – El Greco

  14. III. Baroque • brought together the classical ideals of the Renaissance with religious revival • characteristics • dramatic effects to create emotion • display the power of the king • artists included Gian Lorenzo Bernini & Atemisia Gentileschi

  15. St. Peter’s Basilica – Bernini

  16. Bust of Louis XIV – Bernini

  17. Bust of Cardinal Richelieu – Bernini

  18. Baroque Furniture

  19. IV. Literature • William Shakespeare • a playwright, actor & dramatist • wrote works that appealed to a wide audience • The Globe Theater • major works • Romeo & Juliet • Hamlet • Julius Caesar • Macbeth • Twelfth Night • Much Ado About Nothing • A Midsummer Night’s Dream

  20. Miguel de Cervantes • Spanish writer • major work – Don Quixote • contrasts the two sides of a person • the visionary (Don Quixote) • the realist (SanchoPanza)

  21. V. Political Philosophy • Thomas Hobbes • major work –Leviathan (1651) • life is “nasty, brutish & short” • people agree to a social contract for protection • was an argument in favor of absolute monarchy

  22. John Locke • major 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

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