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Le Roi gouverne par lui-même, 1661
The King Governs by Himself, 1661, painted by Charles Le Brun. Exemplifies divine rule adopted by absolute monarchs, such that only the Gods are above them, specifically here, Louis XIV, and his subjects are below him. He is also in luxurious robes that signify his status and the new luxuriousness of the period. “The King Governs by Himself - Charles Le Brun.” Google Arts & Culture. Château de Versailles. Accessed March 29, 2022. https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/_/1gGk6Aubal0_2w. -
Marie Antoinette being taken to her execution on October 16, 1793.
Marie Antoinette, executed 1793, during the French Revolution. We can see the citizens' intense hatred with the monarchy. She is on her way to her execution, we can see angry citizens who are mad and appear to be yelling at her or praying that she is going to die. Mcilvenna, Una. “How Marie Antoinette's Legacy Was Sullied By Vicious Songs About Her Death.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, October 16, 2018. https://www.history.com/news/marie-antoinette-death-myths-execution-ballads. -
Otto von Bismarck addressing the Reichstag
No date was found for the painting's origin. However, it is an example of Bismarck addressing the Reichstag, which he would have had done for his sickness insurance laws in 1883. An example of the political aspect of control.
Boissoneault, Lorraine. “Bismarck Tried to End Socialism's Grip-By Offering Government Healthcare.” Smithsonian.com. Smithsonian Institution, July 14, 2017. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/bismarck-tried-end-socialisms-grip-offering-government-healthcare-180964064/. -
The Christmas Truce on the Western Front, 1914
1914, beginning of The Great War, The Christmas Truce. The Western Front's No-Man's Land, German and British forces meeting one another. It is significant as it exemplifies the development of friendships as typical of the 19th c. that carried into the 20th c. and shows as a distraction from the war. Robson, Harold. “The Christmas Truce on the Western Front, 1914.” IMW. Imperial War Museum, December 12, 1914. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205022262. © IWM Q 50719 -
The Macedonian Campaign, 1915-1918
A morale boosting Football game between rank and officers in the "26th Divisional Ammunition Train". Significant as it shows that Football is used in more than one instance throughout the war as a from the war but was also encouraged and was created as a series that carried on for a few months. Vargas, Ariel. “The Macedonian Campaign, 1915-1918.” Imperial War Museum, December 25, 1915. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205195324. © IWM Q 31574