Walking through the Uffizi museum again today gave me a chance to really absorb what I was seeing and take more time to study the paintings. Two pieces in particular really stuck out to me, they are Michelangelo's "The Holy Family with Young St. John the Baptist," and Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus." The reason these two stand out is because I have been learning and hearing about them since I began taking art classes. I have done many master studies in the past, but attempting to sketch these two paintings roughly today could not possibly do them justice. It is so different to be standing in front of a large piece of art instead of just looking at a small image and reading about it in a book. I love being able to see the reactions that others have to the piece. Today, there was a woman standing in front of me as I sketched the Michelangelo piece; she was with a tour guide and every time she moved her head she changed her expression. Although it was nice to have more time there today, it was still not enough to really take in all that is there.
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