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Politics of the Baroque Era

Read about "The Age of Absolutism."

http://www.historywiz.com/absolutism.htm

( http://www.historywiz.com/absolutism.htm )
Find out more about classical liberalism of the 18th century.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_liberalism

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_liberalism )
Find out about the new intellectual order in this lecture by Steven Kreis.

http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/lecture8a.html

( http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/lecture8a.html )
Read about "The Rise and Fall of Absolute Monarchy."

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/bnf/bnf0005.html

( http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/bnf/bnf0005.html )
Find out about Peter the Great in Russia.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/petergreat.html

( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/petergreat.html )
England: Civil Wars and the Rise of Parliament

Read about the rise of the Puritans.

http://mb-soft.com/believe/txc/puritani.htm

( http://mb-soft.com/believe/txc/puritani.htm )
Find out about the Glorious Revolution.

http://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=477

( http://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=477 )
Read King James on the subject of divine right.

http://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/ralph/workbook/ralprs20.htm

( http://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/ralph/workbook/ralprs20.htm )
Discover the role of King James in hastening the the English Civil War.

http://www.great-britain.co.uk/history/cromwell.htm

( http://www.great-britain.co.uk/history/cromwell.htm )
Explore the British civil wars and Cromwell's Commonwealth.

http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/index.htm

( http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/index.htm )
The Cromwell Association presents The Oliver Cromwell Website.

http://www.olivercromwell.org/

( http://www.olivercromwell.org/ )
The Restoration of British monarchy in 1660 brought Charles II to the throne.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/charles_ii_king.shtml

( http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/charles_ii_king.shtml )
Learn about England's Glorious Revolution of 1688.

http://www.thegloriousrevolution.org/

( http://www.thegloriousrevolution.org/ )
Explore the religious politics behind the Glorious Revolution.

http://www.open2.net/civilwar/6.3.aftershocks.html

( http://www.open2.net/civilwar/6.3.aftershocks.html )
Yale Law School presents the text of the English Bill of Rights (1689).

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/england.asp

( http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/england.asp )
France: Absolutism

Discover the life of France's Louis XIV at this biographical website.

http://www.louis-xiv.de/

( http://www.louis-xiv.de/ )
The official site of the Palace of Versailles presents Louis XIV.

http://en.chateauversailles.fr/history/court-people/louis-xiv-time/louis-xiv-

( http://en.chateauversailles.fr/history/court-people/louis-xiv-time/louis-xiv- )
Find out about the Palace of Versailles.

http://www.castles.org/castles/Europe/Western_Europe/France/france6.htm

( http://www.castles.org/castles/Europe/Western_Europe/France/france6.htm )
View the Hall of Mirrors within the palace from this panoramic view.

http://www.chateauversailles.fr/en/

( http://www.chateauversailles.fr/en/ )
Read about Louis XIV and the "Theory of Absolutism" in this Jackson J. Spielvogel excerpt.

http://www2.stetson.edu/~psteeves/classes/louisxiv.html

( http://www2.stetson.edu/~psteeves/classes/louisxiv.html )
Steve Muhlberger presents "Louis XIV and the Building of Absolutism."

http://www.nipissingu.ca/department/history/muhlberger/2155/absol.htm

( http://www.nipissingu.ca/department/history/muhlberger/2155/absol.htm )
Find out more about French Absolutism.

http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/westn/absolutism.html

( http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/westn/absolutism.html )
The Hanover Historical Texts Project presents period accounts of Louis XIV.

http://history.hanover.edu/texts/louisxiv.htm

( http://history.hanover.edu/texts/louisxiv.htm )
The General Baroque Movement

Learn about the baroque style.

http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/british_galleries/bg_styles/Style03b/index.html

( http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/british_galleries/bg_styles/Style03b/index.html )
Read about the baroque style of the arts at Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque )
Baroque Life presents baroque culture.

http://www.baroquelife.org/

( http://www.baroquelife.org/ )
See the visual contrasts between mannerism and baroque styles.

http://witcombe.sbc.edu/baroquetheory/style1.html

( http://witcombe.sbc.edu/baroquetheory/style1.html )
Read about the baroque age in art and literature.

http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/pages/B/A/Baroque.htm

( http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/pages/B/A/Baroque.htm )
See examples of baroque styles from various countries.

http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHbaroque.html#Baroque

( http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHbaroque.html#Baroque )
Find out about a number of baroque styles in different countries.

http://www.uib.no/ped/baroque.html

( http://www.uib.no/ped/baroque.html )
Explore these baroque artists for a more complete list of artists and their works.

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/baroque.html

( http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/baroque.html )
Restrained Baroque: Rembrandt

Find out about Rembrandt at Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rembrandt

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rembrandt )
Read this hyperlinked biography of Rembrandt.

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/r/rembran/biograph.html

( http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/r/rembran/biograph.html )
See these self-portraits by Rembrandt.

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/rembrandt/self/

( http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/rembrandt/self/ )
Read this biography of Rembrandt from the Web Gallery of Art.

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/r/rembran/

( http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/r/rembran/ )
View the art of the Low Country at the Louvre Museum.

http://www.wga.hu/tours/lowcount/index.html

( http://www.wga.hu/tours/lowcount/index.html )
In particular, sample the art of:

Albrecht Dürer

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/d/durer/index.html

( http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/d/durer/index.html )
Van Dyck

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/d/dyck_van/index.html

( http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/d/dyck_van/index.html )
Pieter Pauwel Rubens

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/r/rubens/index.html

( http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/r/rubens/index.html )
Jan Vermeer

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/v/vermeer/index.html

( http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/v/vermeer/index.html )
Florid Baroque: Rubens, Caravaggio, & Bernini

Read this biography and view the works of Rubens.

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/r/rubens/biograph.html

( http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/r/rubens/biograph.html )
Find out more about Rubens at Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Paul_Rubens

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Paul_Rubens )
Browse the paintings in Rubens Online.

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/rubens_peter_paul.html

( http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/rubens_peter_paul.html )
See Ruben's religious paintings from the Web Gallery of Art.

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/r/rubens/index.html

( http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/r/rubens/index.html )
Read more details about the baroque age of art and Caravaggio's role.

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/baroque/

( http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/baroque/ )
Meet the great Italian Baroque artist, Michelangelo Merisi Caravaggio.

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/c/caravagg/biograph.html

( http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/c/caravagg/biograph.html )
Find out more about Caravaggio at Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caravaggio

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caravaggio )
Read this biography and see the works of Caravaggio at the Web Gallery of Art.

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/c/caravagg/biograph.html

( http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/c/caravagg/biograph.html )
View the works of Caravaggio at the Web Museum in Paris.

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/caravaggio/

( http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/caravaggio/ )
Take the mini-tour of Caravaggio at the Louvre Museum.

http://www.wga.hu/tours/mini/index.html

( http://www.wga.hu/tours/mini/index.html )
Explore the detail in these close-ups of Caravaggio images.

http://www.christusrex.org/www2/art/caravaggio.htm

( http://www.christusrex.org/www2/art/caravaggio.htm )
View these paintings by Bernini from the Web Gallery of Art.

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/b/bernini/gianlore/index.html

( http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/b/bernini/gianlore/index.html )
A World History of Art presents Bernini.

http://www.all-art.org/baroque/bernini1.html

( http://www.all-art.org/baroque/bernini1.html )
Spanish Baroque: Velázquez

Find out about the history of Spain as a context for Velázquez.

http://www.wga.hu/tours/spain/index3.html

( http://www.wga.hu/tours/spain/index3.html )
Review the life and artwork of Velázquez.

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/v/velazque/biograph.html

( http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/v/velazque/biograph.html )
Explore the life and artwork of Velázquez at Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Velazquez

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Velazquez )
View this artwork of Velázquez from the Web Museum.

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/velazquez/

( http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/velazquez/ )
Read this detailed analysis of Las Meninas by Velázquez.

http://www.artchive.com/meninas.htm

( http://www.artchive.com/meninas.htm )
Baroque Sculpture & Architecture: Bernini

Peruse this checklist of Bernini's sculpture and architecture in Rome.

http://www.slowtrav.com/italy/rome/es_bernini.htm

( http://www.slowtrav.com/italy/rome/es_bernini.htm )
Wikipedia presents photographs of Bernini's sculptural and architectural works.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gian_Lorenzo_Bernini

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gian_Lorenzo_Bernini )
Great Buildings Online presents Bernini.

http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Bernini.html

( http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Bernini.html )
View photos of Bernini's Santa Maria Assunta.

http://www.fredcamper.com/A/Accretions/AC001/index.html

( http://www.fredcamper.com/A/Accretions/AC001/index.html )
Simon Schama on the sculpture of Bernini.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2006/sep/16/art

( http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2006/sep/16/art )
The Web Gallery of Art presents the sculpture of Bernini.

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/b/bernini/gianlore/index.html

( http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/b/bernini/gianlore/index.html )
The Getty presents "Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture."

http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/bernini/

( http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/bernini/ )
The Getty presents "Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture."

http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=580&page=1

( http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=580&page=1 )
Artcyclopedia presents Bernini resources.

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/bernini_gianlorenzo.html

( http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/bernini_gianlorenzo.html )
Baroque in Architecture

See this MSN Encarta description of baroque art and architecture.

http://www.artchive.com/sculpture/baroque_sculpture.html

( http://www.artchive.com/sculpture/baroque_sculpture.html )
Find out about baroque architecture at Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque_architecture

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque_architecture )
Tour "The Triumph of the Baroque Architecture in Europe 1600–1750."

http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2000/baroque/splash.htm

( http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2000/baroque/splash.htm )
Explore this history of baroque architecture.

http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/org/orion/eng/hst/baroque.html

( http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/org/orion/eng/hst/baroque.html )
Tour these photos of Italian baroque architecture.

http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/html/renbrq/brqarch.html

( http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/html/renbrq/brqarch.html )
Visit this directory of baroque architecture in Rome.

http://www.romeartlover.it/Facades.html

( http://www.romeartlover.it/Facades.html )
For a look at English baroque literature, read about John Milton.

http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Emilton/

( http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Emilton/ )
The University of Adelaide presents Aphra Behn.

http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/b/behn/aphra/

( http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/b/behn/aphra/ )
Learn more about Behn at the Aphra Behn Page.

http://www.lit-arts.net/Behn/

( http://www.lit-arts.net/Behn/ )
Peruse "The Sign of Angellica," an Aphra Behn site.

http://www.sukipot.com/angellica/

( http://www.sukipot.com/angellica/ )
Find out about the metaphysical poets as examples of baroque poetry.

http://webdoc.sub.gwdg.de/edoc/ia/eese/artic21/less3/14_2001.html

( http://webdoc.sub.gwdg.de/edoc/ia/eese/artic21/less3/14_2001.html )
Explore the works of French dramatist Jean Racine.

http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/r#a767

( http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/r#a767 )
Explore the life and works of Pierre Corneille.

http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc57.html

( http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc57.html )
Discover Molière at Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moli%C3%A8re

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moli%C3%A8re )
Explore the Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Project.

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~sorjuana/

( http://www.dartmouth.edu/~sorjuana/ )
Baroque Music

Read this history of baroque music.

http://plato.acadiau.ca/courses/musi/callon/2233/2233.htm#hist

( http://plato.acadiau.ca/courses/musi/callon/2233/2233.htm#hist )
Select canons and fugues of Bach: Listen to examples of each, if possible.

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/%7Etas3/bachindex.html

( http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/%7Etas3/bachindex.html )
Read and hear this overview of baroque and classical music (Click on "Baroque").

http://wwnorton.com/enjoy/chronological/index.htm

( http://wwnorton.com/enjoy/chronological/index.htm )
See this introduction to Handel.

http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/handel.html

( http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/handel.html )
Listen to the music of the English baroque.

http://members.ozemail.com.au/%7Edavcooke/abbey.htm

( http://members.ozemail.com.au/%7Edavcooke/abbey.htm )
Listen to these Bach archives.

http://www.classicalarchives.com/bach.html

( http://www.classicalarchives.com/bach.html )
Discover the music of Henry Purcell.

http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/purcell.html

( http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/purcell.html )
Gfhandel.org presents numerous resources relating to the life and works of G. F. Handel.

http://www.gfhandel.org/

( http://www.gfhandel.org/ )
Wikipedia.org presents the life and works of Vivaldi.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Vivaldi

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Vivaldi )
Opera and Baroque Opera

See this history of the opera in the 16th and 17th centuries.

http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ab36

( http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ab36 )
Find out more about the evolution of opera.

http://members.tripod.com/dorakmt/music/opera.html

( http://members.tripod.com/dorakmt/music/opera.html )
Read this history of the opera at Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera )
See this site on baroque opera.

http://www.baroqueopera.com/

( http://www.baroqueopera.com/ )
Read this short history of baroque music in Europe.

http://www.early-music.com/view.asp?ID=125

( http://www.early-music.com/view.asp?ID=125 )
Browse these sub-topics in baroque music.

http://www.hypermusic.ca/hist/baroque.html

( http://www.hypermusic.ca/hist/baroque.html )
Read this overview of baroque music and opera.

http://www.dorak.info/music/baroque.html

( http://www.dorak.info/music/baroque.html )
Naxos presents Claudio Monteverdi.

http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/Claudio_Monteverdi/24641.htm

( http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/Claudio_Monteverdi/24641.htm )
The Classical Music Pages presents a Jean-Baptiste Lully biography.

http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/lully.html

( http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/lully.html )







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