Baroque Period

THE DIFFERENT STYLES OF BAROQUE AND RENAISSANCE, WITH EMPHASIS IN COMPARING Michelangelo's DAVID with Bernini's DAVID

There were many differences in art between the Baroque Period and in the Renaissance era.   The characteristics of the Baroque period included a feeling of movement, energy and tension.   Another characteristic was time.   Time was important to painters of the Baroque period. They saw time as a measurable component.   Baroque art makes a direct appeal to the emotions of the viewer.   On the other hand, the Renaissance era produced a more calm approach and used less emotion.   There was sense of intellectual development.
To understand the contrast between the two time periods, there is one sculpture that is most obvious and that is the sculpture David.   In two different time periods, there were two very different portrayals of the sculpture David.   One David sculpted by Michelangelo in the Renaissance era and the other David by Bernini in the Baroque Period.   Both sculptures are found in Gardner’s Art through the Ages textbook with Michelangelo’s David figure 22-9 and Bernini’s David figure 24-7 respectively.
I would like to describe the differences in the art of the Baroque Period and the Renaissance art in respect to the sculpture of David by Michelangelo and Bernini.  
In the Renaissance era, Michelangelo Buonarroti transformed an enormous block of marble into a sculpture called David.   The marble sculpture was seventeen foot high.   This sculpture was a symbol of political liberty.   In Michelangelo's David you can see the calmness, particularly in his facial expression.   There is no anxiety or emotion shown throughout the sculpted body.   Classical attitudes normally appeared more calm and controlled.   Although, the sculpture was large, it was still inanimate.   The towering pose and stern look portrays someone of great confidence.   David looks to be a scholar and in deep thought of future actions.   He looks somewhat withdrawn and...