In what way did King Louis XIV of France not use the Baroque style? He wanted to show everyone that he was in control and overpowered everything in any way that he possibly could, and the Baroque, over exaggerated style is the best way to do it. He had many amazing paintings and sculptures of himself depicted as a powerful monarch and leader, and he turned a hunting lodge in Versailles into a grand palace with gardens reaching as far as the eye could see. Every wall, window, ceiling, floor, and column were decorated with the most intricate of designs (flowers, leaves, etc. all in gold leaf), and HE is the subject of a good amount of the art in that palace. One thing that I find particularly interesting is his decision of how the gardens