Posted: June 25th, 2017

Compare and contrast the Baroque style found In the Netherlands in contrast to that found in the court style of Louis XIV.

1. What was the function of the Spanish Inquisition? What conflicts or flaws within its intent might you identify when examining it though a contemporary perspective?
2. Compare and contrast the Baroque style found In the Netherlands in contrast to that found in the court style of Louis XIV.
3. After viewing the link,Watteau’s Pilgrimage justify Watteau’s work as an example of Rococo style.
4. How did the Industrial Revolution change the lives of the average British person of this era?
5. Consider the contributions of the ‘philosophes’ especially Denis Diderot. What change might this new approach to thinking bring about in light of the ‘Age of Enlightenment’?
6. How do we come to understand the ideas of Rational Humanism based on the writings of Rousseau? What does he specifically say about the limitations of society?