An excellent short video from SmartHistory on how to recognize Baroque art with comparisons to Renaissance art. Hosted by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.

Artists featured in this video include Michaelangelo, Bernini, Carravagio, Raphael and Vermeer.

Smarthistory is a non profit organization and a collaboration of more than 200 art historians, archaeologists, curators and other specialists who want to make the highest-quality art history learning content freely available to a global audience.

Dr. Beth Harris is co-founder and executive editor for Smarthistory and faculty emeritus at Khan Academy.
Dr. Steven Zucker is co-founder and executive editor for Smarthistory and faculty emeritus at Khan Academy.