Module 9 Video Review

1. Explain why you selected each of the TWO videos you choose from the selection listed above.

I selected the two of my videos because both contained an interesting title that caught my attention. I suspected it would be favorable to my interest over the other choices. 

2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

Caravaggio is an artist that is physically aggressive against opponents. His paintings are meant to be felt and believed in. His paintings are meant to be taken seriously by producing work that is disturbing to the eye. It creates a presence of sacred drama. His faith was the driving pointing his paintings. He believed Christ was in the flesh of men. Leonardo on the other hand is said to be unstable while growing up. However, his sensitivity develops as he gets older and he began to understand the "emotions of the soul". He was said to be a genius that made up a spiritual and material aspect of nature. 

2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

Leonardos relation to the text is relatable to the video. He did not marry and formed very few close relationships. He is isolated and believed in amusing himself. He loved animals and despised any cruelty that came to them. His interests were represented in all of his paintings and shown throughout the book and video clip. Caravaggio is compared to Peter Paul Rubens within the book. He creates similar work to Caravaggio. Not quite as disturbing. Caravaggio's paintings seem almost frozen in a moment of anguish. In comparison, Rubens figures burst outside the picture in several directions.

3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?

I thought the videos were very informative and give a great amount of depth when being compared to the reading concepts. The reading gives background information but not quite as much detail as the videos offer. The artists are defined in a way that gives an understanding of who they are and why they paint what they do. It answers what their motives are and how they operate as artists.