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Located in the National Gallery in London, this painting depicts a large number of men from hundreds of kingdoms, republics, etc who came together for the Treaty of Westphalia to end the 30 years' war. This large gathering exemplifies a new way of terminating wars fitting for the new ways wars were fought.
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Located at the Louvre in Paris, this sculpture represents King Louis the XIV as a Roman Emperor on horseback. Grandiose and intimidating, it illustrates his absolute rule over his Monarchy.
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A series of letters communicated between David Hume and Jean-Jacques Rousseau around 1766. Shown here is an excerpt from Hume's account of the event. This feud illustrates the modern idea of thinking for and expressing oneself.
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Located at the Kunsthalle Hamburg Museum in Hamburg, Germany, this painting clearly shows the romantic ideals of nature and emotion, far away from city and industrial life.
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The Swiss National Museum Located in Zurich, Switzerland was founded in 1898. Highlighting Swiss history from prehistoric times to the present, it is a great example of the state instituted national of the 19th century.
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In this poem by Siegfried Sassoon, the reader is urged to remember the horrific events of the war. He is critical of the world's abilityt o move on and forget, acknowledging that it can happen again.
