The Age of Absolutism and the Rococo Period in Europe: Art, Culture, and Philosophy, Quizzes of Art

Download The Age of Absolutism and the Rococo Period in Europe: Art, Culture, and Philosophy and more Quizzes Art in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 French King Louis XIV (the "Sun King") embodied the idea of DEFINITION 1 Absolutism: "L' Etat c' est moi" ("I am the State") TERM 2 Divine Right Monarchy DEFINITION 2 king appointed as worldly leader by God's will TERM 3 French Academy of Painting and Sculpture founded in DEFINITION 3 1648 TERM 4 Absolutism provided for DEFINITION 4 the political and social conditions that made the French Revolution of 1789 possible TERM 5 Le Brun believed that DEFINITION 5 art had to follow a fixed set of rules TERM 6 Giambattista Tiepolo and his two sons corner DEFINITION 6 the market for illusionistic ceiling decorations for palaces in Venice TERM 7 Nobility builds so-called DEFINITION 7 Hotels (town houses) in Paris TERM 8 Pleasure, sensuality, indulgence in luxury becomes fashionable: DEFINITION 8 music making, theater, fine arts play important role in lifestyle TERM 9 rocaille DEFINITION 9 "little shell", shell decorations abound TERM 10 Rococo period rich in DEFINITION 10 decorative programs designed specifically for one building