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Absolutism and Constitutionalism - Coggle Diagram
Absolutism and Constitutionalism
Arts
New styles emerged
Baroque
fleshier
invokes feelings
over the top
art/cultrue in Absolutionsim
Peter Paul Rubens
Baroque in other arts
Gian Berini
sculptor
movement in his "David"
ornate
Shakespeare
played were commissioned by Queen Elizabeth
Glorifies absolute monarchy
J.S. Bach
entertainment for royalty and nobles
Mannerism
less vanishing points
flatter pictures
elongated figures
unrealistic colors
El Greco
Chicaroso
absolute darkness in background
contrast of light and dark
Rembrant
scientific paintings
very realistic
secular
self portriats
Dutch painting
less movement
not as much religion
less on the body
realistic
Absolutism
Sovereignty
ultimate power/authority to make decisions
backed by Divine Right
Louis XIV ruled as an absolute monarch
inherited France while power had been consolidated
feared nobility
trusts only himself
genius influencer/manipulator
built Versailles to house himself and his favored nobles
allowed him to keep a closer eye on them
used it to throw parties and lure nobles into his favor
gave "fake" favors to nobles so that they would give him real ones in return
Absolute Rulers:
King Louis XIV
Bourbon Dynsasty
King James I of Scotland
King Charles I
Habsburgh Austria was absolutist state
Peter the Great of Russia
Constitutionalism
limits government power
instead of absolutionsim
constitutionalist rulers:
Queen Elizabeth I of England
Dutch Republic didn't have an absolute monarch
King Charles II
People
John III Sobieski
King of Poland
Restored it to greatness
drove out Ottomans
Peter the Great of Russia
Westernized Russia
Builds modern navy
Gains land for Russia on the Baltic Sea
Wins loyalty from nobles by continuing serfdom
Chops off Bayor beards - appearance was important to him
Builds St. Petersburg defeats Swedish in Great Northern War
Frederick William the " Great Elector" of Prussia
laid foundation for Prussian state
built a sufficient army