Intro To Humanities Notes: 3
• Aristocratic Aesthetic
o Art and music of the political elite
▪ Absolute Monarchy
• Ruling power without limitations
• A society of elites passed through inherited titles
• Figure 2.1 – Louis XIV King of France
• Figure 2.2 – Palace of Versailles
• Figure 2.3 – Palace of Versailles – Hall of mirrors
o Wait for the king to make an entrance, if he
passed and noticed you it would make your life
• Figure 2.4 – Palace of Versailles – queen’s
Bedchamber (Baroque)
o (baroque) could mean overdressed, or even
just extreme
• Figure 2.5 – Sculpture of Louis XIV
▪ Aristocratic Visual Arts
• Painting and sculpture for the palace
• A style of overdone grander
• Baroque
• Always placed on an elevated surface, as if he is
looking over you
• Figure 2.6 – Queen of France
• In versialle, they would eat, drink, and have sex
• Aristocratic Aesthetic
o Art and music of the political elite
▪ Absolute Monarchy
• Ruling power without limitations
• A society of elites passed through inherited titles
• Figure 2.1 – Louis XIV King of France
• Figure 2.2 – Palace of Versailles
• Figure 2.3 – Palace of Versailles – Hall of mirrors
o Wait for the king to make an entrance, if he
passed and noticed you it would make your life
• Figure 2.4 – Palace of Versailles – queen’s
Bedchamber (Baroque)
o (baroque) could mean overdressed, or even
just extreme
• Figure 2.5 – Sculpture of Louis XIV
▪ Aristocratic Visual Arts
• Painting and sculpture for the palace
• A style of overdone grander
• Baroque
• Always placed on an elevated surface, as if he is
looking over you
• Figure 2.6 – Queen of France
• In versialle, they would eat, drink, and have sex
