How does the Baroque era tie in with Absolute monarchy?
As a pointer, think Louis XIV of France, absolute monarch, and Versailles. “[One] influence on the development of baroque art was change in Europe’s social structure. During the period, political change brought the consolidation of absolute monarchies. In order to display the power and grandeur of the centralized state, baroque palaces were built on a monumental scale. An example of this practice is the royal palace and gardens at Versailles, in France.” http://www.britannica.com/facts/11/76725… The first site is good; there was a very good exhibition on the Baroque. Click on “Sacred” and “Secular” Spaces for more: http://www.vam.ac.uk/microsites/baroque/… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque
