Baroque Blog Post

The Renaissance style as we have discussed before is very clean with straight lines and it’s simpler. The Baroque style is pushing to the limits, crowded and the lines are always curved rather than straight.

When comparing the three Davids, Michelangelo’s, Donatello’s, and Bernini’s you can definitely see the difference in the two styles.

Michelangelo and Donatello both have David standing straight up and there is a slight bend of the arm and leg on the right side in both but other than that they are both very simple and nearly the same.

In Bernini’s he has David crouching down in a way that reminds me of a hockey player. The leg on the right is back farther than the one on the left, when in the other two the left leg is farther back.

The Renaissance Davids have a more soft expression on their faces. Like they are pondering something off into the distance. The Baroque David is much more serious and looks like he is concentrating on something specific.

Maybe Bernini put clothes on David “because he could”? David is hunched over and his body and arms are curved rather than him standing straight up, which is Baroque style. All together Bernini’s is a much different look then the other two.