Hyacinthe Rigaud

the principal character of the novel and by the secondary characters he meets during his life. This work was published in the nineteenth century but Proust’s ideas are reflected in Claude Lorrain’s Pastoral Landscape with the Ponte Molle and in Hyacinthe Rigaud’s Portrait of Louis XIV. Even though these

portraits. The first is an oil painting titled Man in a Red Turban by Flemish painter Jan van Eyck from 1433. The second work of art is Louis XIV by Hyacinthe Rigaud, a French Baroque painter. The portrait is from 1701

Rococo period. Aristocrats commissioned works that celebrated their luxurious and pleasurable lives. Paintings became less dramatic and more whimsical. Hyacinthe Rigaud’s Portrait of Louis XIV and François Boucher’s Portrait of Madame de Pompadour, exemplify these different styles and the difference in the interests of the time periods. Rigaud and Boucher’s compositions contain similar elements but convey different messages. Rigaud’s Portrait of

The Full-length portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour and the painting Louis XIV are both on display at the Louvre Art Museum in France. The painting of Louis XIV was painted by Hyacinthe Rigaud in 1659-1743. The painting depicts a portrait of King Louis XIV of France and is about nine by six in height and width. In the painting Louis XIV is shown in a very regal manor wearing a big fur coat and sword by his side; he trying show off his wealth and position in France to the world. The Full-length

After his death, French aristocrats regained their power and freedom and French art entered the Rococo period. Aristocrats commissioned works that celebrated their luxurious and pleasurable lives. Paintings became less dramatic and more whimsical. Hyacinthe Rigaud’s Portrait of Louis XIV and François Boucher’s Portrait of Madame de Pompadour, exemplify these different styles and the difference in the interests of the time periods. Rigaud’s Portrait of Louis XIV is typical of early 18th century French

Imagine a world were only one person had the sovereignty of a nation through his bloodline and was not chosen by the people of the nation. This form of government is known as absolute monarchism which was practiced since the beginning of the middle ages till this day (Pope Francis, Vatican City). When it comes to a monarchy, it is composed of an individual(s) (king or queen) who reigns till his death and has a divine right appointed by God to be the ruler. The divine right was a doctrine that plead

During the era of the late 16th and 17th centuries, a new idea of political thought was sweeping France: the idea of centralization of power and Absolutism. These ideas gave the vast majority of, if not all, of the political power and authority of government to the reigning monarch of France. Absolutism was brought to fruition by the likes of monarchs and noblemen such as Louis XIV and was backed by the idea of the right to rule by divine intervention. The theoretical basis for the idea of absolute

Castles, palaces, and cathedrals are scattered across Europe. Each one possesses unique characteristics and architecture bearing resemblance of their time. Some castles incorporate Greek influence, roman or gothic influence in design. Other castles and palaces are surrounded by sculptures outside in the courtyard or include sculptures worshiped as an altarpiece. While any one of these things would serve to make an ordinary castle more elaborate there is one palace that possesses all of these:

This portrait was created in 1701 by the famous Rococo artist Hyacinthe Rigaud who was known in his time for being one of the leading portraitists of the European court. The subject of this portrait is Louis XIV whom ruled from 1643 to 1715 and was known to the people as the Sun King. Moving on, we are now viewing L'Indifférent

The Making of Haiti The Haitian Revolution makes for the most fascinating revolt in history. The black race, after many years of oppression, overcame the dominant white race, without the assistance of guns, and other technological warfare at that time. In its own words, the author states that the book makes clear that the roots of the revolution of Haiti consist of movements involving the "wisdom and common sense of the masses". Hordes of blacks reached a consensus that human sacrifice is