The two videos I chose for this week's module were The Drawings of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci: The Mind of the Renaissance. I chose the videos because these are two of the most well known artists of all time, and I've grown to respect and enjoy their works. Also, what better artist to watch a video on while learning about the Renaissance than da Vinci.
The da Vinci video was extremely interesting to me. It seemed like a video biography of the man, starting with his birth. I learned much more about da Vinci than I ever imagined. The fact that he was much more than an artist really showed just how well-rounded and intelligent he really was. The portion of the video that I found most interesting was the fact that by studying the proportions of man and animal, it mad him a better artist. People only know of da Vinci for his artwork, but this video gave me a new found respect for the man that was.
The book touches on da Vinci's life in a brief overview, but this video dives right in to full detail of one of the greatest humans who ever lived. It was just a phenomenal video that I would recommend to everyone who likes da Vinci's work.
The second video, The Drawings of Michelangelo, was interesting, but nowhere near as fascinating to me as the da Vinci film was. The video discussed more of the processes that went into some of his most famous creations. It's a great piece that showed just how Michelangelo got to the final works that he created, however, knowing more about the life of an artist is much more interesting to me.
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