wk 7 video blog

1. Explain why you selected each of the FOUR videos you choose from the selection listed above.
I chose the videos that interest me the most. I chose The Drawings of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci: The Mind of the Renaissance because I like Michelangelo and Leonardo's works. I chose La Primavera (Botticelli)  because I like his piece The Birth of Venus. I chose Velázquez because I was not familiar with his work. 2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

The Drawings of Michelangelo the key concept I learned was that his works of art could illustrate how he thought and worked.
Leonardo da Vinci: The Mind of the Renaissance the key concept i learned was first you have to have to become a master of perspective and then acquire complete knowledge of proportion of humans and other animals
La Primavera (Botticelli) the key concept I learned is that it is difficult to recreate a work and another thing to understand what it means everyone thinks something different
Velázquez the key concept i learned was that Velazquez captures the moments in his works.
2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
The Drawings of Michelangelo relates to the text because Michelangelo lived and worked through the Renaissance. Leonardo da Vinci: The Mind of the Renaissance relates to the text by explaining that Leonardo is the "Renaissance Man" and they both illustrate his work.
La Primavera (Botticelli) relates to the text by  explaining that Botticellis work displays the rarefied and learned side of Renaissance art. Velázquez relates to the text because they both illustrate his masterpiece the Las Meninas.
3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?
The films were interesting The Drawings of Michelangelo added depth to my understanding by illustrating how hard and almost impossible it was to redraw Michelangelo's drawings. Leonardo da Vinci: The Mind of the Renaissance added depth by explaining the greater your knowledge the more your work will be recognized and admired. La Primavera (Botticelli) added depth to my understanding of viewing art and how others may think of the same piece in a totally different way. Velázquez added depth to my understanding of Velazquez himself because I was familiar with him or his works.