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Ap Euro Chapter 9 Outline

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Chapter Nine Outline A. POWER, POLITICS, AND GLORY I. Art has depicted and been a contribution to politics and royalty. B. THE GLORY OF THE RULER I. Art that glorifies rulers often include an idealized image, symbols, and compositional devices. • Divine Rulers, Royalty, and Secular/Religious Leaders: I. Art helps royalty and rulers spread their ideas and lets their people know the power of the leader, ruler, etc. II. Details in artwork help contribute to the meaning of the royal figure. • Objects of Royalty and Prestige: I. Another form of art portraying royalty is thrones, highly priced jewelry, and other forms of wealth and power. II. In some cultures, colors represent symbolic value. • Contemporary Political Leaders: I. Images of contemporary …show more content…

Palaces hold symbolic sculptures inside them. • Seats of Government: I. Seats of government is a visual of the nation and its power. II. When designing and building structures, the social and political pressures influence the way they appear. • Monuments: I. Monuments typically include architectural elements, sculptures, and inscriptions. D. WAR I. War has been present throughout history and plays a major role in power, politics, and glory. • Warriors, Weapons, and Fortifications: I. Images of warriors can be found in almost every culture. II. Warriors consist of some form of armor, weapon or weapons for defense, and convey a sense of power. III. In Toltec, Mexico the butterflies on the chest of the warriors symbolizes the souls of past warriors. IV. Armor and weapons are known for the protection of the body and soul. • War Scenes: I. Art can glorify war and present it from different viewpoints. II. Art can also show the graphic and dreadful scenes of war in action. • War Memorials: I. War memorials can be poems, books, murals, statutes, and much more. II. These memorials are in memory of the fallen soldiers and sometimes the soldiers that made it out alive. E. PEACE I. Peace can be portrayed in a variety of ways, such as: doves, women, gardens, bells, and much

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