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Zucker, Steven and Beth Harris , directors. How to Recognize Baroque Art. Khan Academy, Khan Academy, www.khanacademy.org/humanities/monarchy-enlightenment/baroque-art1/beginners-guide-baroque1/v/how-to-recognize-baroque-art.
This video is specifically about how to recognize Baroque art. It gives specific art techniques that were used during the Baroque era in sculptures and paintings. Some being emotional intensity, dynamism, diagonals, involving, real, interrupted contours, movement and direct focus. The video first focuses on Italian/Catholic art but later goes on to show how to recognize the Baroque style in other European countries that were protestant. This relates back to my final project for it also compares Baroque art to that of Renaissance. This will help me create something that shows the differences between these two art eras.
Harris , Beth and Steven Zucker , directors. How to Recognize Italian Renaissance Art . Smarthistory, 2017, smarthistory.org/how-to-recognize-italian-renaissance-art/.
This video informs us about the different art through out the Renaissance. First speaking about art from the end of the previous era which was the late gothic. Later explaining the early renaissance and the introduction tempura egg yolk based paint, paintings were also began to be done on wood which meant it was portable meaning it could sold. With an emphasis on naturalism with landscape. The high renaissance showing a better understanding of the human body and sometimes having complex interrelated figures.
Ross, Nancy, director. Renaissance Art. Khan Academy, Khan Academy, www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-history-basics/art-1010-ddp/v/renaissance-art-introduction.
This video talks about new things that came about during the Renaissance such as linear perspective, vanishing point which helped with creating depth in art. The creation of the dome in architecture was also introduced. It mentions Donatello’s David, artist like Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael.
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This article discusses the differences between Renaissance and Baroque art. Mentioning things like the concentration in depth and realism sometimes causing lack of emotion on Renaissance art. While Baroque art was more dramatic showing more emotion and movement.
Down, Lee. “Renaissance Art vs. Baroque Art: Understanding the Difference.” Art Artists Artwork, 2017, artsartistsartwork.com/renaissance-art-vs-baroque-art-understanding-the-difference/.
This article also discusses the differences in the art of both eras going more in depth about the linear strategy of the Renaissance and the pyramid shape which is most stable while baroque art uses diagonals. Highlighting the things I will be discussing in my project.