Christian Schism and Global Cataclysm: Art in the Renaissance and Baroque Eras

Central Themes from Class

Michelangelo's David
https://www.accademia.org/explore-museum/artworks/michelangelos-david/ 

Donatello's David
https://smarthistory.org/donatello-david/ 

Bernini's David 
https://borghese.gallery/collection/sculpture/david.html 

The Medici Family
https://new.artsmia.org/stories/meet-the-medicis-the-mad-marvelous-family-behind-the-italian-renaissance 

Caravaggio's Calling of Saint Matthew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yxSjUvh0g8&ab_channel=Smarthistory 

The Reformation, Luther, Indulgences 
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/30/how-martin-luther-changed-the-world 
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Understanding Linear Perspective in Art, Renaissance to Modern 
https://www.invaluable.com/blog/understanding-linear-perspective-in-art/

Renaissance Vs. Baroque
https://www.thecollector.com/renaissance-vs-baroque-what-are-the-differences/ 


Finding Connections to the Ringling Collection

Medici
​https://emuseum.ringling.org/search/medici

Atmospheric depth, Linear depth perspective, Baroque
https://emuseum.ringling.org/objects/20720/bacchus-and-ariadne-on-the-isle-of-naxos 

Linear Depth perspective, Renaissance
https://emuseum.ringling.org/objects/26814/building-of-a-palace?ctx=c5181392dfcef4510666f9038662f5a2888a1271&idx=23 

Connects to Protestant Reformation (Both the artist and the muse)
https://emuseum.ringling.org/objects/21869/cardinal-albrecht-of-brandenburg-as-saint-jerome?ctx=f2c3cd0cc2ddeef9f31aafe5077106cb230c6a95&idx=9
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Copy of Michelangelo’s David 20th century
https://emuseum.ringling.org/objects/26885/david?ctx=f47b69db31290cc97ff4d76e7b7cdbdb9c0f176c&idx=116