Baroque Blog

Viewing the different styles of sculptures, they resemble some likes but a lot of differences between to two time periods.  Michelangelo's and Donatello's sculptures of David clearly have a central or alike meaning to both of them. Bernini’s David and his many other painting and designs clearly show there a different twist and Baroque meaning to them. Michelangelo and Donatello both have a central line for David and Bernini’s has a very curvy look to it. I also notice with Michelangelo and Donatello they have it as very plain and no excitement to what they are trying to show. With Bernini’s his is more outstanding and very catching to look at.

With Baroque being the time period of Bernini and his sculptures we can see he applied the meaning of Curves and grotesque or distorted within David. Comparing it to Michelangelo and Donatello as well, we can see that mannerism was brought into the Baroque style. Seeing Bernini’s sculpture it almost looks like he is trying to persuade that “He is that Good”, or He can do it that way because he is that good. The meaning behind the sculpture is not there unlike Michelangelo and Donatello.

Another very clear difference between the two time periods is the motion that they are in. The meaning behind that is, Bernini and being during the Baroque time period the sculpture looks almost as he is in motion not in a stand still spot. In other words it is like a snap shot rather than a portrait like during the renaissance period was. Its very interesting viewing the different styles and types and see there a likes and differences. Clearly we can see a more interest in the artist or sculpture in Baroque then Renaissance.