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Baroque

2013-06-16T16:30:15Z

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Term describing a style in art and architecture. It developed in Italy in the late 16th century.

The Baroque architecture is characterised by symmetry and enormous ornaments. Buildings are often arranged in oval structures which is supposed to appeal to the viewer’s emotions. The interior is usually decorated with colourful ceiling paintings. The influences of Baroque can be seen in Europe until the 18th century.

The leading exponent of the Baroque influenced architecture in Britain was [[Christopher Wren]].

''Source''

"Baroque architecture." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2013. [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1352473/Baroque-architecture]

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Baroque

2013-06-16T16:29:26Z

Aurismb2:

Term describing a style in art and architecture. It developed in Italy in the late 16th century.

The Baroque architecture is characterised by symmetry and enormous ornaments. Buildings are often arranged in oval structureswhich is supposed to appeal to the viewer’s emotions. The interior is usually decorated with colourful ceiling paintings. The influences of Baroque can be seen in Europe until the 18th century.

The leading exponent of the Baroque influenced architecture in Britain was [[Christopher Wren]].

''Source''

"Baroque architecture." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2013. [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1352473/Baroque-architecture]

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Baroque

2013-06-16T16:28:53Z

Aurismb2:

Term describing a style in art and architecture. It developed in Italy in the late 16th century.

The Baroque architecture is characterised by symmetry and enormous ornaments. Buildings are often arranged in oval structureswhich is supposed to appeal to the viewer’s emotions. The interior is usually decorated with colourful ceiling paintings. The influences of Barroque can be seen in Europe until the 18th century.

The leading exponent of the Baroque influenced architecture in Britain was [[Christopher Wren]].

''Source''

"Baroque architecture." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2013. [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1352473/Baroque-architecture]

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Baroque

2013-06-16T16:24:36Z

Aurismb2:

Term describing a style in art and architecture. It developed in Italy in the late 16th century.

The Baroque architecture is characterised by symmetry and enormous ornaments. Buildings are often arranged in oval structureswhich is supposed to appeal to the viewer’s emotions. The interior is usually decorated with colourful ceiling paintings.

The leading exponent of the Baroque architecture in Britain was [[Christopher Wren]].

''Source''

"Baroque architecture." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2013. [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1352473/Baroque-architecture]

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Baroque

2013-06-16T16:24:12Z

Aurismb2:

Term describing a style in art and architecture. It developed in Italy in the late 16th century.

The Baroque architecture is characterised by symmetry and enormous ornaments. Buildings are often arranged in oval structureswhich is supposed to appeal to the viewer’s emotions.

The interior is usually decorated with colourful ceiling paintings.

The leading exponent of the Baroque architecture in Britain was Christopher Wren.

''Source''

"Baroque architecture." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2013. [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1352473/Baroque-architecture]

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Baroque

2013-06-16T16:21:31Z

Aurismb2:

Term describing a style in art and architecture. It developed in Italy in the late 16th century.

The Baroque architecture is characterised by symmetry and enormous ornaments. Buildings are often arranged in oval structures. This was meant to appeal to the viewer’s emotions.
The interior was usually decorated with colourful ceiling paintings.

''Source''

"Baroque architecture." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2013. [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1352473/Baroque-architecture]

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Thomas Hobbes

2013-06-16T16:03:49Z

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1588-1679. English philosopher and cult figure.

Thomas Hobbes was born on 5 April 1588 in Malmesbury, Wiltshire as the son of a local clergyman.

Around 1602, Hobbes started studying in Oxford at [[Magdalen Hall]]. After his graduation in 1608, he was hired by the [[Cavendish]] family, an aristocratic and influential family.

In 1640, Hobbes finished his first book ''The Elements of Law''. He started to take an interest in political philosophy. His work of 1642, ''De Cive'', was his first book that took up political issues.
Hobbes left England to live in Paris in 1640 due to him being associated with the [[Royalists]] as he had professed absolute sovereignty in his writings before.

While living in France, Hobbes kept company with [[Marin Mersenne]], a French philosopher and mathematician.
In 1646, Hobbes was invited to become the teacher of King [[Charles II]] who had gone into exile in France.

When Hobbes published his most famous work ''Leviathan'' in 1651, he was accused of being an atheist as he criticised the church in his book.
One year later, Hobbes returned to England. Owing to his contacts with Charles II, he got a pension after the [[Restoration]] in 1660.
In the late 1660s he wrote ''Behemoth; or, The Long Parliament'' which dealt with the history of civil wars. It was published posthumously in 1668.

Thomas Hobbes died on 4 December 1679 at Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire.

==Sources:==

Duncan, Stewart. "Thomas Hobbes." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Standford University, 11 Mar. 2009. [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hobbes/]

''Longer Biography available on Luminarium.org [http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/hobbes/hobbesbio.htm]

Kersting, Wolfgang: ''Thomas Hobbes'', Hamburg: Junius 2004.

Röd, Wolfgang: ''Der Weg der Philosophie'', Hamburg: C.H. Beck, 1996.

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Thomas Hobbes

2013-06-16T15:57:45Z

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1588-1679. English philosopher and cult figure.

Thomas Hobbes was born on 5 April 1588 in Malmesbury, Wiltshire as the son of a local clergyman.

Around 1602, Hobbes started studying in Oxford at [[Magdalen Hall]]. After his graduation in 1608, he was hired by the [[Cavendish]] family, an aristocratic and influential family.

In 1640, Hobbes finished his first book ''The Elements of Law''. He started to take an interest in political philosophy. His work of 1642, ''De Cive'', was his first book that took up political issues.
Hobbes left England to live in Paris in 1640 due to him being associated with the [[Royalists]] as he had professed absolute sovereignty in his writings before.

While living in France, Hobbes kept company with [[Marin Mersenne]], a French philosopher and mathematician.
In 1646, Hobbes was invited to become the teacher of [[King Charles II]] who had gone into exile in France.

When Hobbes published his most famous work ''Leviathan'' in 1651, he was accused of being an atheist as he criticised the church in his book.
One year later, Hobbes returned to England. Owing to his contacts with Charles II, he got a pension after the [[Restoration]] in 1660.
In the late 1660s he wrote ''Behemoth; or, The Long Parliament'' which dealt with the history of civil wars. It was published posthumously in 1668.

Thomas Hobbes died on 4 December 1679 at Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire.

==Sources:==

Duncan, Stewart. "Thomas Hobbes." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Standford University, 11 Mar. 2009. [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hobbes/]

''Longer Biography available on Luminarium.org [http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/hobbes/hobbesbio.htm]

Kersting, Wolfgang: ''Thomas Hobbes'', Hamburg: Junius 2004.

Röd, Wolfgang: ''Der Weg der Philosophie'', Hamburg: C.H. Beck, 1996.

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Thomas Hobbes

2013-06-16T15:56:09Z

Aurismb2:

1588-1679. English philosopher and cult figure.

Thomas Hobbes was born on 5 April 1588 in Malmesbury, Wiltshire as the son of a local clergyman.

Around 1602, Hobbes started studying in Oxford at [[Magdalen Hall]]. After his graduation in 1608, he was hired by the [[Cavendish]] family, an aristocratic and influential family.

In 1640, Hobbes finished his first book ''The Elements of Law''. He started to take an interest in political philosophy. His work of 1642, ''De Cive'', was his first book that took up political issues.
Hobbes left England to live in Paris in 1640 due to him being associated with the [[Royalists]] as he had professed absolute sovereignty in his writings before.

While living in France, Hobbes kept company with [[Marin Mersenne]], a French philosopher and mathematician.
In 1646, Hobbes was invited to become the teacher of [[King Charles II]] who had gone into exile in France.

When Hobbes published his most famous work ''Leviathan'' in 1651, he was accused of being an atheist as he criticised the church in his book.
One year later, Hobbes returned to England. Owing to his contacts with Charles II, he got a pension after the [[Restoration]] in 1660.
In the late 1660s he wrote ''Behemoth; or, The Long Parliament'' which dealt with the history of civil wars. It was published posthumously in 1668.

Thomas Hobbes died on 4 December 1679 at Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire.

==Sources:==

Duncan, Stewart. "Thomas Hobbes." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Standford University, 11 Mar. 2009. Web. 16 June 2013.

''Longer Biography available on Luminarium.org [http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/hobbes/hobbesbio.htm]

Kersting, Wolfgang: ''Thomas Hobbes'', Hamburg: Junius 2004.

Röd, Wolfgang: ''Der Weg der Philosophie'', Hamburg: C.H. Beck, 1996.

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