1.      I chose to watch The Drawings of Michelangelo and Leonardo Di Vinci: The Mind of Renaissance because I wanted to learn more about these two particular artists. I find them to be both very interesting as well as their artwork. They are two both very well known names and such a huge part of our art history. These artists both have very well known paintings

 

2.      In the Drawings of Michelangelo, key concepts discussed include:

 

a.       How in today’s society students are allowed to view his pieces in museums. However, if Michelangelo knew this he would be horrified because during his time period they were kept away

b.      Born in Florence in 1475 into a family that had great social potential

c.       Michelangelo was a creator in all of his pieces; he is known for contouring and finding his way out

d.      He uses his drawings as stock of ideas

 

In Leonardo Di Vinci: The Mind of Renaissance, key concepts discussed include:

e.       Leonardo intelligence goes back to infancy being aroused by nature

f.       As Leonardo grows his sensitivity develops by observing faces, hand gestures, and motion of the soul

g.      Leonardo was the ideal Renaissance man; dipping his time into so many different elements

h.      He mastered proportions of animals heads and man

 

3.      The videos relate to the readings in the text by both interpreting the artists style and their uniqueness. The movies and the book both give a history of the time period they were most famous for and their famous paintings. They both also introduce very important concepts and themes of these artists.

 

4.      I really enjoyed watching the films. I thought they were both very informative and I learned a lot more about these artists. I felt as though the book and the movie help to tie in different key points regarding these artists. It adds much depth by helping me to understand these artists and their personalities and how it came through in their artwork.