Need help with one of the questions for HUM discussion
Selectone topic from the list below and post a grammatically correct short response (minimum of 250 words) in your own words that fully addresses the question(s) asked.
- What are the main features of the aristocratic portrait? Which figures in your text best illustrate this genre? For what political purpose were these portraits created?
- Why is the seventeenth century often called the Age of Absolutism? Explain using examples and details from the assigned readings.
- Describe Louis XIV’s Palace complex – gardens and chateau – at Versailles. How does it illustrate Classical baroque style and the grandeur and absolute power of Louis XIV?
- Compare the palace complex at Versailles to the Mogul and Chinese complexes illustrated in this chapter. What differences do you see, if any, in the Eastern complexes?
- Discuss absolutism as a style of rule. What strengths and weaknesses can you identify in a country ruled in the absolutist manner?
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