1. Explain why you selected each of the TWO videos you choose from the selection listed above. *I chose to watch the video Velazquez because it was interesting and showed how he was a great influence on artwork in Spain. He chronicled the life of his friend King Philip the fourth among other work that changed the way artwork looked in the 1600s. I chose to watch the Caravaggio video because I wanted to learn something new because I have never heard of him or his artwork.
2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned. *In the video Velazquez, I learned that he was an educated artist and created art that reflected worldly events such as battles and current events. He was good friends with King Philip the fourth and created many works of art based off of his life as well. Velazquez mostly drew portraits of the royal family and jesters. Caravaggio enjoyed creating controversial pictures with himself in it such as him holding the head of Goliath from the Bible. He created art like this to reflect what was going on in his life and his struggle to be accepted.
2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text? *The Caravaggio video shows Baroque style of artwork. Although his artwork showed much tragedy, it had characteristics of this style of art because the colors were bold and the scenes realistic. The Velazquez video also showed characteristics of baroque style. He created portraits of baroque writers during his lifetime as well.
3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts? *The films I watched were interesting, but I did not enjoy them as much as I thought. I understood the objectives and how they relate to the class material but it would be interesting to learn more about female artists or artists from other cultures that may have be involved in these types of art styles (baroque and rococo). The videos just compliment the reading by bringing the concepts of baroque style to life and add some history to the learning.
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