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What was Louis XIV's economic policy called? |
Mercantilism |
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What was the original meaning of the word Baroque? How is this term defined and used today? |
Irregular Pearl. Metaphor for era that manifests differently in different places. |
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Identify 3 variations of the international baroque style. What were the leading formal characteristics of each? |
Florid- Catholic ; dramatical, emotional (Italy, Spain, and Flanders) Classical- Versailles, Absolutism, Intimidating (France) Restrained-Protestant; Civil identity, genre scene; Paradise Lost (Netherlands & England) |
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How did the Council of Trent affect the ideals of the baroque arts and literature? |
Rules: -Modesty (no nudity; Sacred Scenes) -No more "Pagan" classical references -Affirm Catholic doctrine |
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Define Florid Baroque. Which building best embodies the style of the florid baroque? Explain |
Values of Florid Baroque (Italy, Spain, Flanders) are restoring sacred over "Pagan". St. Basilica, because the layout was changed from Greek cross to latin cross. |
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Discuss Baroque artistic developments in the Netherlands. How were they related to conditions in the Calvinist Dutch Republic? |
Restrained baroque style, Amsterdam became one of the largest European cities due to its large art school. They were attuned to sober values of religion and sympathetic to the ideals of the republic |
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Which ruler was the most spectacular representative of absolutism in the baroque age? |
Louis XIV (14th) |
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Which state briefly became a republic(called the commonwealth) in the mid-17th century? |
England |
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The Council of Trent led Church leaders to call for new art. What subjects did that new art portray? |
Emotion, lack of motion, most critical part of the story. |
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What is the Italian term for the ornate canopy placed inside St. Peter's Basilica to cover the spot where the bones of St. Peter are believed to lie? |
"Baldacchino" |
