In the video More Human Than Human we learn that our ancestors had a natural stimulation to the body parts that they believed to be most important.  This is why in the beginning portraits, human portrayals were not in fact realistic. They were more idealistic. The portraits that were created back then, were not a true depiction of what the person looked like in real life. It discussed how as time has passed, and portraits have evolved, they are now almost identical replicas of the human subject. This video related to our text very well because we read about how the  Ancient Egyptians portraits or humans were idealistic and did not represent the real human figure. And, as time went on we saw how the Romans style evolved into a more realistic portrayal of the human subject.

Cairo Museum
I decided to watch the Cairo Museum for no in particular reason, it was actually kind of a random selection.  After viewing it I found the Ancient Egyptian artifacts and their history and story to be the most interesting. The key concepts revolved around the museum.  The museum is constantly receiving new artifacts from excavations, and at times there are so many pieces that it is hard to choose which ones to actually display.  I think that this video relates fairly well to the text.  Although the video did go farther into the history of the artifacts. I enjoyed this video because I have always been curious about what they use to preserve the artifacts.

Beyond the Classical: Byzantine and Later Greek
I chose this video  because the Greek art was intriguing to me in the text. I learned that it was actually before the Renaissance that classical art was born.  Architects in the 19th century developed from the inspirations of the ideas and designs of classical Greece.  In our modern world, pretty much everywhere we turn, there are elements of Greek architecture around us. I feel like another key concept was how the Byzantine Empire separated from the Catholic church to form the Orthodox religion.

 

The Measure of All Things: Greek Art and the Human Figure

After viewing this clip I learned more of the transformation that Greek influence had on art.  It truly made a significant shift to capturing and expressing movement and naturalism and realism.  I think that this video related to the text as far as Greek architecture goes. It gave me a much better understanding of what a great influence the Greeks had on art.

After watching any video after reading the text, I always leave with a deeper understanding of the topics discussed. It helps me to make connections and see things in a way I would not have usually seen them.