Module 9

Albrecht Durer- Image of A Master

1- I chose this video honestly because it was the first one I clicked on and only twenty minutes. It seems interesting. I like videos that focus on one artists life and career.

2- Gothic art opened new ideas in ancient times. Durer was a very skilled artist and started when he was very young. At thirteen years old he drew his first portrait. When he was 19 he drew a portrait of his master as well. Recently discovered a portrait of Durer's mother. She had 18 children and buried 15 of them. In 1544 in drew a sketch of his mother, which looked to be as she was aging. I knew this because she had creases in her face. Durer made wood cuts which is a german manner. When grown Durer traveled as a craftsmen. He was married when he was 22 to a bride that was 15 years old, from a wealthy family. Two months after the wedding he began his travels again for about 4 to 5 months. His wife gave him no children.

3- This relates to the text by similar topics. For example there are artists in the text that can relate to this artist.

4- The video shows more in depth facts, portraits and paintings. I liked this video. It was interesting to learn about Durer's life. He survived traveling on his own making crafts. People do not do that now a days and wouldn't be able to survive.

Velazquez-

1- I chose this video because it looked different and sounded unique from the rest.
2- Velazquez was a Spanish painter born in 1599 in Seville. Velazquez drew paintings for the King, whatever his request may be Velazquez would deliver willingly. He would draw portraits of the king and his family. When he was 24 years old he was named the court painter to Phillip the 4th. Velazquez saw the king as elegant, ageless and sad. He went to Italy for two years to look, copy and study Italian paintings. Velazquez died in 1660.
3- This video relates to the text by covering similarities between painters around the world and their careers.
4- I thought this video was very interesting. I thought it was cool that Velazquez created portraits for royal people.