F. Rococo

Form of government that begins with Louis XIV and travelled throughout Europe; an idea that the king has vast and unchallenged power. (The sovereign/ruler is accountable only to God)

King of France most associated with absolutism in the early 17th/18th century. Named king in 1661, regent ruled till he was of age

• Rigaud
• Portrait of Louis XIV
• 1701

The nickname of Louis XIV of France. Came from the idea that Luis XIV's body was a physical embodiment of France, when he rose from bed so did France. Everything he did became a huge ceremony, including getting dressed and eating

A town outside of Paris where King Louis XIV held his court

• Hardouin-Mansart
• Hall of Mirrors
• C. 1680

• Andre Le Notre
• Gardens of Versailles
• C.1670-1710

• Tuby
• The Chariot of Apollo
• 1667-1672
• Versailles

• Boffrand
• Hotel de Soubise
• 1737-1740

Fine plaster used for coating wall surfaces or molding into architectural decorations.