Monday, January 22, 2007

Age of Absolutism




John Locke (1632-1704)


Two Treatises on Government (1689)




Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)



Leviathan (1651)






Cardinal Richelieu






Louis XIII







Cardinal Mazarin





Anne of Austria with Louis XIV (reigned 1643-1715)







Louis XIV as a young man


Louis XIV as an old man


Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles






Louis XIV meets with the Academy of Sciences














1 comment:

Unknown said...

Absolutism is whack, yo!
WTF is with Hobbes anyway? Probably wore took much of that lead powder. Keep up the good work, Dr Good, my BFF!