Baroque Activity

Links for Information on the Baroque Period
http://www.uib.no/ped/baroque.html
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/baroque/
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHbaroque.html

For Bernini's David
www.sculpturegallery.com/sculpture/david_by_bernini.html

For Apollo and Daphne
http://www.galleriaborghese.it/borghese/en/edafne.htm

• The Story of David and Goliath
http://www.aish.com/SSI/articleToPrint.asp?PageURL=/literacy/jewishhistory/Crash_Course_in_Jewish_History_Part_17_-_David_The_Shepherd3_The_Warrior.xml&torahportion=&teaser=Still+too+young+to+fight+in+the+army%2C+David+becomes+Israel%26%2339%3B
This site provides a comprehensive description of the battle between David and Goliath. Because of the length of this article, it is prudent that students are given this link or hard copy to peruse prior to the lesson.
• Significance of David in Medici Florence
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-84209171.html
This site contains an article from Art Bulletin entitled Donatello's bronze David and Judith as Metaphors of Medici rule in Florence. Because of the breadth and length of this article, it is prudent that students are given this link or hard copy to peruse prior to the lesson.
• Donatello, David
http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/d/donatell/1_early/david/2david_1.html
This site provides an image as well as a brief description of the work.
• Michelangelo, David
http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/m/michelan/1sculptu/david/david.html
This site provides an image as well as a brief description of the work.