Module 8 Video Review

1. Explain why you selected the video you choose from the selection listed above.
I chose the videos about Florence and the Middle Ages because I am usually intrigued by information I learn about the Renaissance. It is a time that was rapidly evolving and art itself was changing based on humanism.

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

Florence and Middle Ages:

• the Renaissance began realism and emotion in paintings; and embraced nature and the human body
• Donatello was the first male nude sculptor; which represented a work of art and a celebration of the human body
• Michelangelo examined human corpses to gain knowledge of anatomy to connect it to art
• symbolic objects or pieces relative to religious leaders
• baptistery: individuals could not attend church until you were baptized in medieval times
• Human bodies are seen as beauty, order, and harmony 
• Use of exaggeration in art

3. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
The videos relate to the readings because it carried common themes on how art and humanism was evolving rapidly. The components about why the representation of holy figures was used to engage viewers and art exaggeration was becoming more common to get the attention of viewers as well. 

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

The film about Florence was interesting and I learned a lot of factual information that I was not aware of. I did not understand the Middle Ages video besides the art that was shown being explained and reasoning for the way things were portrayed.