The Arts and Royalty

In 125 words, compare Ruben’s The Kermis and Poussin’s The Shephard of Arcadia paintings and explain which you prefer. There is another conflict between the playwright Moliere and a well-born Parisian; Louis XIV stepped in. Explain how Louis XIV used the various arts and his motives for doing so. Identify one (1) example of a modern political leader approaching the arts this way.