Welcome to the Renaissance Art Film Festival! Watch three of the five short films below and answer the questions that follow, using information from the films as well as your knowledge of the Renaissance. Your answers should be 3-4 sentences each. Include information that you've learned about the Renaissance and its guiding idea of humanism in your answer.
Choice 1: "How to Find the True Face of Leonardo da Vinci" below.
After watching this film, explain why you think we know (or still don't know) what da Vinci looks like. Are the primary sources Woldhek used in the talk reliable?
Choice 2: "Dissecting Botticelli's Adoration of the Magi" below.
What does this film tell you about the relationship between art and political power in 15th century Florence?
What does this film tell you about the relationship between art and political power in 15th century Florence?
Choice 3: "The Many Meanings of Michelangelo's David" below.
Is a work of art limited when it's tied to a location? Are truly great art pieces relevant to all places and times? Explain your answer.
Choice 4: "Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man of Math" below.
If this image accurately demonstrates many different cultural trends of Leonardo's time period, what image or images do the same for ours?
If this image accurately demonstrates many different cultural trends of Leonardo's time period, what image or images do the same for ours?
Choice 5: "What 'Machiavellian' Really Means" below.
Why do you think Machiavelli's The Prince continues to be so shocking and notorious to this day? Do you see The Prince influencing any modern political movements or trends?
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