Video blog review week 9

1. I chose Leonardo da Vinci because he is one of the most well known artists and the works of art that he created have impacted our society. I chose to watch The Drawings of Michelangelo because his works have always had meaning to the public and he had a great impact on history. I also chose to watch I chose to watch Velazquez growing up but i had no idea what it was so i thought it would be interesting to watch. The final video i watched was Albrecht Durer: Image of a Master because I really never heard of him before and I was intrigued to find out what he stood for and to see what kind of artwork he created.

2. -In the video Leonardo da Vinici, it really gave me a better look into his life and how he grew to be one of the most famous artists in our history. He really is considered a "Renaissance man".
-In The Drawings of Michelangelo, it was interesting to see how Michelangelo would sketch to get an idea of the space and shapes. He was able to show volume and mass in his drawings to express how he felt as he was drawing. Since he is also a sculptor in his drawings, he makes the men looked defined and big. This video did a good job showing Michenlangelo's tools and techniques that he used to create all of his great works of art.
-In Velazquez I found it to be really interesting. I didn't even realize that  He could really paint the emotions of the royals. He also painted Greek Mythology which i find really cool because i always liked greek mythology but it was rare for spanish artists to do greek mythology. He ended up one of the greatest painters from Spain.
-The final video Albrecht Durer: Image of a master, this video really showed us how Durer was a great artist and gave me a better idea of what art was like in Northern Renaissance. He had many influences in his life.

3. The videos relate to the text because they explained very well the lives of the artists they had during their times periods. We read about in the book for example middle ages with the gothic arts, early renaissance to the high renaissance. We were able to see the influences from the period and how the artists grew to be famous artist, but with the videos it gave us a better understanding of how these artists emerged.

4. These videos gave me a greater understanding to the concepts that i have  read about because I was able to see a different side of the artists instead of just researching their works, where they came from, how they grew up wiithin that time period and what was going on in the world because different types of art emerged at different points in history. It gives additional information in a more entertaining way that helps me actually see and picture everything better instead of just reading about it in a book and trying to picture it in my head