Khan Academy: Art History: Italy: Carracci, Crucifixion & Lamentation

This video [3:38] discusses Caravaggio's, Crucifixion of St. Peter, oil on canvas, 1601 (Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker.

This video Gian Lorenzo Bernini's, Cathedra Petri (or Chair of St. Peter), gilded bronze, gold, wood, stained glass, 1647-53 (apse of Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome). Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker According to...

Video discussing a Roman copy of a Greek sculpture of a youth, c. AD 69-96. The original statue, Diadoumenos, by Polykleitos, c. 430 BC, was melted down for its bronze. Includes links to additional information and images. [9:03]

This video discusses the stature by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Pluto and Proserpina (also know as the Rape of Proserpina), 1621-22, marble (Galleria Borghese, Rome). Proserpina is the Latin variant of the mythic Greek Persephone. [4:06]

This video [3:47] discusses Andrea Pozzo's, Saint Ignatius Chapel in the left transept of the church, Il Gesu, Rome (commissioned in 1695). Many artists contributed including Alessandro Algardi, Pierre Legros, Bernardino Ludovisi, Il...

This video [6:21] discusses Caravaggio's Calling of St. Matthew, oil on canvas, c. 1599-1600 (Contarelli Chapel, San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome).

This video discusses Caravaggio, Death of the Virgin, 1605-06, Oil on canvas, 12 feet, 10 inches x 8 feet (369 x 245 cm) (Musee du Louvre, Paris) Painted for the altar of a family chapel in the church of Santa Maria Della Scala del...

This video [6:52] discusses Francesco Borromini's, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane ("Carlino"), Rome. Commissioned by Cardinal Francesco Barberini in 1634 for the Holy Order of the Trinity; construction began in 1638 and the church was...

This video [5:31] discusses Bernini's, Apollo, and Daphne, 1622-25 (Galleria Borghese, Rome) Voices: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker.

This video [5:00] discusses Gian Lorenzo Bernini's, David, 1623-24, marble (Galleria Borghese, Rome).