Renaissance Antics - History Hijinks

The Italian Renaissance is known for its fancy art and ginormous domes, but what about the visionaries behind it? In this ~~fancy new series~~ we'll discuss the antics of the period's most famous artists.
Sources & Further Reading: "Brunelleschi's Dome" by King , "Leonardo Da Vinci" by Isaacson, Benvenuto Cellini's autobiography, and "Artemisia Gentileschi" by Garrard.
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[@Mistborn_San]

Note to become famous: 1 Get banned from Florence 2 Shenanigans 3 Profit

[@wingracer1614]

1 Shenanigans 2 Exile 3 More shenanigans 4 Pardoned by pope 5 Profit

[@UNMDnation]

We are all technically banned from florence right now

[@frankspick7544]

@@UNMDnation then we just have to do some shenanigans so we can get some profit

[@Ostentatiousnessness]

wingracer 16 Unless you’re Machiavelli, in which case you, figuratively, shit on TWO popes and their extended families and STILL get pardoned.

[@ellie1964]

1 get banned from Florence 2 shenanigans 3 ??????? 4 more shenanigans I think 5 ???????? 6 profit I think?

[@alfredfreedomjones5105]

“Fan art isn’t real art!” Lets talk about the relationship between the Renaissance and the Bible.

[@merrittanimation7721]

Or any medieval European art piece honestly.

[@gideonjones5712]

A very fair point now that you mention it

[@TauGeneration]

i mean, they are depictions from a book. *BIBLE MOVIES ON THE OTHER HAND* are technically anime adaptations

[@wickederebus]

@@TauGeneration Bible movies are Netflix adaptations

[@Dusxio]

Fanart isn't Real Art until the source inspiration is a couple decades at least out of date.

[@annceres1204]

Artemisia very fittingly has a name that resembles Artemis. I feel like the goddess would be proud of her.

[@kirralim4977]

Y e s

[@irishmanfromengland25]

Athena would also _love_ her.

[@advanceringnewholder]

@@irishmanfromengland25 she's bussy learning the art of...art??

[@phastinemoon]

@@irishmanfromengland25 Athena. Artemis 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 Being proud of Artemisia

[@dimactavicus]

Because Artemisia is literally derived from Artemis lol

[@ikeekieeki]

"her thumbscrews were the wedding rings he promised" damn, Artemesia. i wish i heard of you sooner.

[@TheMildOne]

The moral: no matter how much power you have in life, artists and historians will always have the last laugh

[@whoknows7968]

The best laugh is the post-mortem laugh, they can't behead you if they already burnt you alive!

[@florian8599]

No. Historians be like: "Goddamnit! The handwriting is _atrocious_ !" They struggle and _then_ have the last laugh.

[@lextatertotsfromhell7673]

Nice flag

[@vinn6811]

Me, who wants to be an artist and historian: AHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAAH

[@Grim_Sister]

As an artist, I can confirm. You might not be able to see it, but there will be slight digs at your commission, depending on how much of a pain you are

[@louiscallahan3720]

Every Renaissance era Italian: Does thing Gets banished from Florence Does even more important, more historically significant, thing I think Florence might be more famous for the people they kicked out than what they kept...

[@merrittanimation7721]

So you're saying the way to become famous is to move to Florence and then get myself kicked out?

[@seelfire4725]

@@merrittanimation7721 if you wanna do it right now.. yes prob you could become famous

[@beccag2758]

Renaissance era Italian: *yeah not so great now are you?!?!?* Red: daddy issues... Renaissance era Italian: how'd you know😱 my father used to punish me severely

[@mrclueuin]

😏😁

[@thecagedsong]

Dante is also famously known for his exile from Florence

[@jameswest6232]

How could you not mention the master troll that was Michelangelo!?!? - The Sistine Chapel is a beautiful piece that also doubles as a mix of subtle, not-so-subtle, and even literal middle fingers to the church ranging from a cloth surrounding God actually being a painting of the human brain to a rendering of God with a hole cut in the back of his robe showing exactly what you think it would to the bishop in his chair. - Best of all, the local clergy hired him AGAIN after that (albeit with more guards to keep an eye on him), but Mikey ended up pulling another fast one by painting a fresco that that included a depiction of sinners being cast into Hell with said sinners baring a striking resemblance to the clergy who hired him.

[@bookishnewt8468]

I always forget it was Michelangelo, but this is one of my favorite details. Hearing about that makes me want to go see the Sistine Chapel in person.

[@bthsr7113]

@@bookishnewt8468 AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!! BRILLIANT!

[@Dachusblot]

Dude that's not even the only crazy story about Michelangelo. There was also the time when he got on the bad side of the Pope and ended up hiding in a secret room in Medici Chapel for several months, just doodling on the walls, until the Pope promised not to kill him. Oh, and the Pope at the time was a Medici, which makes the whole thing even weirder.

[@peggyliepmann5248]

I think Michelangelo needs to be his own video unto himself, there's way too many stories about him.

[@isaiahtomoana1101]

Part 2!!!!

[@HiopX]

DM: Please don't play a murderhobo for the next campaign PC: Actually, I thought about playin a Bard inspired by a Renaissance artist DM: :D .... :O ..... :(

[@Mainnalle]

Still laughing...

[@hadeskingoftheunderworld7010]

MUHAHQHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAQHHQHAHAHAHQHAHA

[@Grim_Sister]

“I’m going to base my character on a historical figure.” Dm: “Cool. Who?” “Alcibiades.”

[@brittanylegg6410]

This comment elevated the overall quality of KZbin comments. Thank you for the laughs.

[@Zerpderp0]

Leonardo is an Artificer/bard multiclass, change my mind.

[@anonymousfellow8879]

“The revenge was sweet and smelled like construction mortar.” -Blue.

[@blob7800]

1k likes and no reply, wow

[@yuki_eerhs4591]

@@blob7800 greatness don't need no reply, some comments are just too good.

[@skyjoe55]

Edger allen poe would be proud

[@brennuswhite1845]

out of context, sounds like some cask of amontillado stuff.

[@AMoniqueOcampo]

Homeschooling parents, this is your children's art history lesson for today!

[@Ezosresiak]

Monique Ocampo so pretty much every parent right now?

[@theArab__]

Verbal Kint why? I only heard that being done in the US or African Countries

[@Muriuki34]

And a good chunk if not all of Europe. And prolly some Asian countries.

[@likealightning4139]

The Ba’athist Al Ali yeah, school is suspended in pretty much all european countries as well

[@beccag2758]

Was homeschooled from kindergarten to 12th, can confirm😂

[@clementgoh9270]

Corpses: Exists Leonardo DaVinci: Well time to unbox this bad boi

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

Michelangelo too! You can see it in the Sistine Chapel; the church may have forbidden it, but there's an impression of a cranial cross-section surrounding the depiction of God.

[@michaelmacvittie6977]

"That's how you decapitate a man!" ...I expect that from Red, Blue saying it makes me back away further than six feet.

[@j.kaimori3848]

It's different when the facts guy says it.

[@templarw20]

Blue's the guy who met his wife when she destroyed his sword in a fencing match.

[@ANTICENA571]

I’m stealing the phrase “narcissistic murder hobo” as an insult

[@andrewollmann304]

Technically, you’re right (Naissance=birth, Renaissance=rebirth).

[@dairoleon2682]

I think "player character" runs off the tongue more smoothly.

[@dropdead234]

New Character Concept! "I'm *ssssooooo* Wonderful! Don't you think so!?" *Stab*

[@jon-paulfilkins7820]

@@dairoleon2682 Murder Hobo, certainly covers most D&D characters.

[@natkatmac]

I've yet to see a party of murder hobos reach above a Lvl 10, and their deaths are always beautiful.

[@abthedragon4921]

History has a habit of constantly highlighting *wars* and *kings* but it's refreshing when history KZbinrs take time to cover *economics* and *artists* which are just as important. Much appreciated

[@abthedragon4921]

Whoa, I got a like from OSP! YES!

[@lyreparadox]

The Great Courses series has an entire history of Greek and Roman Technology from an engineering perspective. It's fascinating!

[@sierra3052]

War is influential, but I don't agree that it drives history. All things considered, it's a relatively small part of it. Just what gets recorded better

[@Crosshill]

i just want a logistic history of ass-wiping

[@frankm.2850]

And a hell of a lot more interesting imho.

[@Pizza23045]

Fun fact: Caravaggio in italian is similar to scarafaggio, the word for chockroach so as a kid i went to a museum and saw a painting made by Caravaggio and shouted: "mom, why does this say coackroach?" And all the people in the room laughed

[@Fannintendociccio1]

Ahahhaaha fantastico 🤣🤣🤣

[@BothHands1]

even 1500's paintings of the human body need to be censored because yt algorithm. but hey, paintings of decapitation are fine. fantastic, our priorities are definitely in order

[@mr.boomguy]

Blood, normalized. Nudity sexualised. Yup. Priorities are correct it seems jk

[@tungstentrain1956]

Leonardo: Vetruvian man, apex of T-posing Blue: THE PROPHECY

[@fictionfan0]

**guitar riff**

[@Bluecho4]

They put the Vetruvian Man on a probe sent into space. Thereby paving the way for future galactic conquest, because all the aliens will be come pre-cowed by the ultimate man asserting dominance.

[@Grim_Sister]

Riggers and animators: “DAMN... Forgot to save before Maya crashed.”

[@scarlett6015]

_"That's_ how you decapitate a man!"

[@theArab__]

Scarlett Blue has a dark past he won’t tell us about....

[@scarlett6015]

@@theArab__ Ofc he does, do you not remember the ninjas?

[@Grim_Sister]

I bet Blue knows this because someone told him that domes are overrated

[@anarnarqelion4403]

Remember the college hell video? "That's as close to murder as you can get" "Well..." "ANYWAY"

[@alecchristiaen4856]

Da Vinci, casually inventing multi-barrel firearms and tanks: "i'm limited by the technology of my time."

[@SuperSongbird21]

I've read somewhere that, ironically, Da Vinci himself didn't believe his awesome painting or designing skills to be the best thing he could do. He apparently was most proud of being able to bend horseshoes straight as a party trick.

[@WHATTHEHELL666]

Yeesh he was strong./g

[@SingingSuperstar28]

In his defence that's a very impressive trick

[@SCP_Wandsman13_13]

To be fair, I’d pay to see that.

[@Cnut_the_grape]

Honestly everything in Renaissance period Italy was hilarious to read.

[@luthientinuviel3883]

I love all of them divas

[@samlee5549]

Except when in a textbook. *sigh*

[@oliverf.68]

Even the Borgias and the wars of the Papal States?

[@luckywithpaint7773]

I got the wrong teacher, because to me everything was as boring as remembering what i ate last week.

[@Cnut_the_grape]

@@albythere1782 don't do kids, drugs

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

5:31 Da Vinci was so ahead of us that he invented T-posing

[@seelfire4725]

@Doot doot da vinci had a time machine and invented it first.

[@professorhistoire5349]

@@seelfire4725 that is a plausible theory

[@hannahshepherd2108]

I love Gentileschi, and her Holofernes is one of my favorite paintings. The thing I admire most about her (similar to what I admire about Dante, actually) is that through her skill she created a world where Agostino Tassi is remembered as a rapist before he's ever thought of as a painter.

[@ptgamer1vlog]

For once the world is fair

[@John_Weiss]

…and let's not forget thta Holofernes in that painting bore more than a slight resemblance to Tassi…

[@byrononeal2579]

“Press Triangle to hug Leonardo” Ahh finally! A man of culture!

[@Grim_Sister]

Do you know nothing, simpleton?! That masterpiece of a game is the reason our Blue Best Boy is even interested in history! Also, Leo deserves all the hugs

[@rafaelfigfigueiredo2988]

Yo, the triangle part means anything about Leo? I think I missed a joke

[@Dennis_Fueru]

@@rafaelfigfigueiredo2988 It's an Assassin's Creed joke

[@ErwinProduction]

I nearly cried when I missed to press :(

[@lyinar]

I do love the fact that when AC2 decided to add QTEs to the franchise, they went with "Press X to Hug Leonardo" and "Press X to try coffee" instead of the then-standard "Press X to not die".

[@kammieceleek5113]

Nobody: Literally Nobody: Blue: DOOOOOOOOOOME! Edit: WTH? I've never gotten this many likes on any comment ever!

[@bray2964]

*ROOOOOOOME!!! FIFY

[@festethephule7553]

@@bray2964 Why fix something that wasn't broken to begin with?

[@NoNameAtAll2]

@@festethephule7553 Tss

[@bray2964]

@@festethephule7553 to improve it?

[@saulo4302]

D e c a p i t o s p h e r e

[@greenisbest6441]

I’m so glad you included Artemisa, even though she’s not technically renaissance. She’s one of my favorite classical artists.

[@rosalindgatto9630]

*Looks up more about Artemisia* Me: Oh, there was a movie made in the 90's about her life! Neat! *Reads the wiki synopsis of the movie* Me: I'm going to find the director and screenwriter so I can drown them in boiling acid

[@gangrenousgandalf2102]

Where might this synopsis be?

[@rosalindgatto9630]

@@gangrenousgandalf2102 Wikipedia, basically instead of Tassi raping Artemisia they 'fell in love' and it's her father that makes the rape accusation, and the level of erasure is so gross I can't even. The Director said, "I didn't want to show her as a victim but like a more modern woman who took her life into her own hands." But instead of, I don't know, highlighting her massively successful artistic career and literally taking her life into her own hands, the fricken hack made her fall in love with her rapist.

[@cycloidcyclone4309]

@@rosalindgatto9630 well he wasn't the rapist in the movie, but I see your point!

[@rbl4112]

@GangrenousGandalf a bit late, but here it is from Wikipedia: Seventeen-year-old Artemisia Gentileschi (Valentina Cervi), the daughter of Orazio Gentileschi, a renowned Italian painter, exhibits artistic talent, and is encouraged by her father, who has no sons and wishes his art to survive after him. However, in the chauvinistic world of early 17th century Italy, women are forbidden to paint human nudes or enter the Academy of Arts. Orazio allows his daughter to study in his studio, although he draws the line at letting her view nude males. She is direct and determined, and bribes the fisherman Fulvio with a kiss to let her observe his body and draw him. Artemisia seeks the tutelage of Agostino Tassi (Mike Manojlovic), who is painting frescoes in the same building as her father, to learn from him the art of perspective. Tassi is a man notorious for his night-time debauchery. The two hone their skills as artists, but they also fall in love, and begin having sexual relations. Artemisia's father discovers the couple together and files a lawsuit against Tassi for rape. During the subsequent trial, Artemisia's physical state is investigated by two nuns, and then she is tortured by cords wound round her fingers. Nevertheless, Artemisia denies being raped, and proclaims their mutual love. Tassi himself, devastated by her plight, admits to raping her in order to stop her ordeal.

[@nervousgoblinfrog2388]

There is also an anime! its called Arte! it does take some liberties though... It's really good though!

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodDogman]

“Hydrate or Die-drate” Words to live by.

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

Thanking you. Need to take a gulp or two.

[@merrittanimation7721]

I had heard of Artemisia Gentileschi before in an art class but DAMN did my art teacher leave some stuff out about her.

[@acdsarc11]

I learned about her from a book called Rejected Princesses by Jason Porath. Gives a few more details about her life and mentions a movie adaptation where Tassi and Gentilschi were star-crossed lovers.

[@shikatsu]

@@acdsarc11 Ironically I found out about her from an alternate history series called 1632 where she was a character in some short stories, a hell of an artist and a woman as mentioned.

[@paperpumpkin3999]

My art teacher was a big fan of Artemisia and her art. His class and this video though are the only times I've heard anything about her.

[@ItsAGorillaStudios]

The next one should include Diogenes. You know exactly why.

[@lordoftheducks332]

ItsAGorillaStudios I was quoting Diogenes after I got my wisdom teeth out and my mom genuinely didn’t know if I was making stuff up while I was literally high or if this guy actually said “in a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face”

[@mollypearce1187]

Yes we need to do philosophers!

[@word6344]

FEATHERLESS BIPED

[@unicornsprinkles3277]

*BARREL MAN*

[@acdsarc11]

SAM O'NELLA

[@Zenflower54]

I cried at how beautiful Artemisia's art is. The one of the woman holding her hand up to the candle, the texture on her clothes, how dark the shadow is yet how you can still tell what lays beneath. It's all perfect.

[@denimjacketsandjorts8254]

man i know, she was fantastic

[@AndyG94]

Me: Please mention Artemisia please mention Artemisa Blue: Artemisa Me: Fruck yeah!!!

[@sennaka]

I know, right? She is amazing. :)

[@inkythoughts]

my thoughts exactly, I was so happy!!

[@eleutheros7216]

As an Italian and a major art nerd, Blue's pronunciation of Brunelleschi's full name is one of the most amazing thing I've ever heard

[@peggyliepmann5248]

Years back, I watched an Imax film at the Boston Museum of Science about a parachuting group testing out da Vinci's parachute design. It worked fantastically (obviously) and they intended to do further research into the design and see what else could be learned from it. Even centuries later, Leonardo da Vinci's taking us to school. Which is why everyone should hug Leonardo. Do it now.

[@lexingtonbrython1897]

Artemisia makes me well up in pride.

[@annonimooseq1246]

“The vitruvian man is the apex of t-posing” Jesus: am I a joke to you?

[@ryuukatamura]

Blue said exactly what he said.

[@joekerr5418]

Blue: Did I stutter??

[@nicholasblackstone8464]

.....*eats Skittles*

[@phastinemoon]

Jesus was held up by nails. Vitruvian Man is holding up under his own steam!

[@nikki607]

5:05 I did not expect to find Matt Mercer here. Pleasantly surprised Edit: I'm only a little over halfway through campaign 2 so no spoilers pls. Just making sure

[@aliyapro7895]

He is a master of storytelling after all with his note books filled with characters and intricate details around his fantasy world

[@Geth-Who]

I mean let's face it, he's basically the Artagan of the Internet now. Guy's everywhere.

[@marcusalm7350]

I'm guessing it's because of the dodecahedron 😁

[@bordenfleetwood5773]

That's because he is to D&D as daVinci is to art... There are other great masters out there, but he makes it look *good.* I put a similar amount of work into my campaign setting and adventures, and it's good, my players enjoy it, but Mercer makes it look easy. Like it's the bar.

[@appelofdoom8211]

6:00: Celinni is the only rennisance artist who acts like someone's p̶s̶y̶c̶h̶o̶t̶i̶c̶ dnd character.

[@albertamalachi3560]

Then there's the odd story of him summoning a bunch of demons with the help of a psychic friend and an apprentice. He probably didn't originally start that particular rumor but that one's totally bonkers.

[@VerrouSuo]

We had a kleptomaniac dwarf paladin who liked to steal roads. Yes, it was homebrewed. Hey, there’s a DND Story KZbin video there.

[@rattvisa]

As a dm myself: ”why do i hear boss music?”

[@KarboniteKyla]

So glad to see some love given to Artemisia. So little women artists’ influence have survived to our time and she really is one of my favourites.

[@kirstenpaff8946]

I am not sure if this is true, but I have heard that Artemisia painted Holofernes to resemble the man who assaulted her.

[@rowanl3059]

1:48 when you have to pause and find out why Robb Stark is in Italy and not Westeros

[@empressofdisagio]

This time he really marries Walder Frey's daughter.

[@professorhistoire5349]

when you have to pause to find out why Prince Charming is in Italy and not France

[@patrickstar5136]

5:05 ok I really didn't expect a critical role reference here.

[@bkjftribe]

Patrick Star I appreciate it

[@necraeclipse589]

I was going to say was blue comparung Matt to DaVinci? Though I think it was inreferance to publishing their work as Matt has now published two books on his campaign setting

[@jakubkoubsky]

@@necraeclipse589 Or the dodecahedron (Luxon) from Xhorhas next to Matt.

[@kristoffer-2614]

Blue: Calls The Vitruvian Man the Apex of T - Posing. Jesus on the Cross: That’s where you’re wrong kiddo

[@BiRios]

- Kristoffer - jesus didn’t t pose, he was hung there

[@Felix-wq2ec]

@@BiRios The best kind of T-Pose, Ritual T-Pose.

[@christinavannumroald1052]

ARTEMISIAAAA I swear to god I love her so much!! I very rarely hear anyone talk about Roman Baroque artists and I was honestly so shocked she was on this list I'm not even mad about it being "Renaissance". "Judith Beheading Holofernes" is one of my all time favorite paintings and welp I just love Artemisia and the Roman Baroque so much (seriously guys, the art was amazing!)

[@caystedman]

I knew that Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the coolest people ever but I didnt know he was this amazing

[@Lionstar16]

He's even more amazing when you learn he was also left-handed and a vegetarian

[@geraldgrenier8132]

@@Lionstar16 And not having acess to ball point pen and fast drying in, taught himself to write mirrorin normal somhis hand would not smudge his work

[@thedripkingofangmar6778]

He was also considered very good looking

[@neutronalchemist3241]

This clip only scratched the surface. among a ton of other things he casually invented stylographic pen, ball bearings, CVT transmisson, exploded anatomic views, the way to dissect an human eye without deflating it, some law of physics...

[@imaginaryfoe2178]

@@Lionstar16 He was also arrested twice for homosexuality, but he just... didn't show up for the trial. In fact, no one who had any part in the "crimes" did. They played hookie to their own damn trial.

[@kortmann9]

Ah yes, art. I bet we gonna get some DOMES. Edit: Of course I was right.

[@moviemaker1986]

Me: "Leonardo? Assassin's Creed reference, Assassin's Creed reference..." Blue: Press TRIANGLE to hug Leonardo. Me: There it is. I remember I felt terrible when I missed that prompt on accident. I went back a save to do it right.

[@pizzadoggo8169]

If you guys ever decide to cover the renaissance again, I’d love to hear your take on Michelangelo. That man had balls of steel.

[@katmhcharis1236]

YES ARTEMESIA MY GIRL, I LOVE HER THANK YOU.

[@alfredfreedomjones5105]

Me : i sleep Blue : acts like somebody’s psychotic dungeons and dragons character Me: real shit?!

[@NoArtisticLimitation]

Pretty much

[@rattvisa]

As a dm, i felt that qoute.

[@stellgodemperor6033]

@@rattvisa yeah

[@thesparechannel6580]

I watch these to sleep and uhhhh yeah that checks out

[@EmaA-pu7nc]

@@rattvisa I may or may not be the player with that psychotic character-

[@symmetrymilton4542]

Ah, the Renaissance. An amazing time to be alive. A time when you could see remarkable advances in the arts and science....all the while having your face eaten off by a bad case of syphilis.

[@s.colins2050]

5:04 Excuse sir, was that a wild Matthew Mercer? Did you think I wouldn't notice our D&D Jesus? Also, now I really want to see you, Red, and your friends play D&D. Any chance you guys could make that a live stream? Edit: I spy with my little eye, a murderhobo. Fantastic. Please keep him away from me at all costs. 5:58

[@kingskelett6265]

second that

[@BabyBells231]

Oh thank God, someone said it

[@linkenby]

If he's Jesus are the McElroys part of his apostles?

[@JoshSweetvale]

I'd love to DM a game where they all played as Lanterns. GUESS WHICH COLOURS.

[@Specter_1125]

But did you catch the dodecahedron?

[@sarahw7644]

I want "What Would Artemisia Gentileschi Do?" merch, please!

[@bookishnewt8468]

Yes! I would love to have that printed on a mug. While brainstorming and sit there sipping coffee/tea and wonder "how would Artemisia have this character react?" Just picturing story plot-points as though they were one of her paintings.

[@maxtaylor2016]

Why didn't this exist when I was taking that blasted art history class?

[@JackSilver1410]

You're telling me. I was "taught" history by a vegan pacifist who couldn't keep her bullshit out of everything. Thanks to the efforts of OSP and Extra Credits who actually tell it with passion like the STORY it's supposed to be, my interest was rekindled and quickly stoked back to a full flame. THIS is how you learn history.

[@Crosshill]

honestly i bet the people who teach art history class dont know either, cause they read books written by other boring people who dont think its important because art, on its own, is supposed to be dignified

[@stellanocturne]

"Blood Water Paint" is a fantastic, powerful book about Artemisia Gentileschi that I strongly recommend. It's a relatively quick read as it's written in verse, but man does it make an impact

[@saragustavsson3387]

Artemisia is amazing!! She is my favourite artist from that period

[@FuzzyStripetail]

Despite his psychotic tendencies, Benvenuto was surprisingly Cellini when he defended Rome from those bourbon chicken renegades.

[@orangecat9113]

Our great lord Mercer's notes being compared to Da Vinci's sketches makes me unreasonably happy.

[@chrisossu2070]

"Oh boy, here I go killing again!" - Benvenuto

[@larissac9598]

Freaking ADORE your part on Artemesia, she really deserves more recognition!

[@uzairh9038]

"37 seconds ago" I am speed

[@internetperson3436]

I am sped

[@ChamsEddine97]

No I'm Patrick

[@Kigit42]

Gotta go fast

[@RF-mc8cx]

Best pick-up line. "Hey, baby, you sure do renai my ssance."

[@minaly22]

4:26 "....politely asked the Duke if he could use the prior's face as his model for Judas." Ooooooffff How does anyone recover from that 😂😂

[@theflickchick9850]

I had never even heard of Artemisia before now! What a queen! Another good example of turning trauma into art is the painting of the horse running towards the train. I forget who the artist was but he lost his family in a car/train crash and kept dreaming about the horse running towards the train, then he stopped having the dream so much. It’s a really beautiful piece of art. Super creepy but beautiful.

[@purplee24]

Congrats on the engagement, Blue! Cyan is SO cool!

[@linkenby]

@Stats 05 they mentioned it in their last botw stream

[@purplee24]

Caitlyn Jones They also announces it on their twitter before that

[@Rose36921]

“Yep, you got that right. Da Vinci did tech.” Yeeeeeeeesss!!!! Representttttttt!!!!!

[@kevinshepardson1628]

That sketch of Gentileschi was so good I temporarily mistook it for a photograph. Whoever did it had a truly phenomenal eye for detail, lighting, and shadow.

[@ryefactory]

Best of blue 2020. “Narcissistic murder hobo”

[@carlosroo5460]

Fish like Blue: "Domes? Did you said Domes?" Patrick: "Yes, sir. With it or without double cape?" Fish like Blue: "Domes?! DOMES?!! DOOOMES?!!! DOOOMES?!!! DOOOMES?!!! DOOO-"

[@Highonwater3X]

"When this ssance business was just starting to be renai'd" I love it

[@lenatrask-trafton190]

Blue: “Romeo & Juliet act 1 scene 1 brawl” Me: “ah yes. Good old fashioned thumb biting”

[@peggyliepmann5248]

"Press Triangle to Hug Leonardo" YES.

[@remsdaydream]

THE DODECAHEDRON WITH MATTHEW MERCER!! u can’t escape him lmaoooo

[@edh9999]

That's why Matt was on there. I was wondering about that.

[@jenniferjump9211]

DaVinci = Luxon confirmed???

[@jakubkoubsky]

@@jenniferjump9211 DaVinci = Matthew Mercer confirmed?

[@scarlettkara2762]

@@edh9999 I think it was actually the fact that he published the Tal'dorei Campaign Guide -- about six years after he started the Critical Role home-game. Though, the fact that he literally was like "I wanted to explore how gravitation could be portrayed in magic since that hasn't been done already" is pretty fair. And pretty effin dope.

[@queenjayisokay1989]

The last time I was this early Blue had his chair by the fireplace

[@nikkospelledlikethat8140]

Red kicked him out.

[@MikaruXDenka]

PRESS TRIANGLE TO HUG LEONARDO! Always and forever!

[@DarkestElemental616]

I love that you covered Artemisia! Her original drawing for Susanna and the Elders was in fact much more violent and had to be toned down; I believe it's visible under the painting itself with modern viewing technology.

[@Circely]

Glad for some humor - hope you and Red are doing ok and staying safe

[@byzantineboi8345]

I showed my English teacher the Shakespeare videos she's now subed to the channel

[@shockingheaven]

I'm so happy you included Artemisia Gentileschi in this. Judith's story is one of my favorites from the Old Testament and I feel like Artemisia's painting is the one that truly makes it justice.

[@ryankelsay5984]

Matt Mercer dipping into frame when the dodecahedron was in the notebook, lmao

[@Yamiryu10]

Hydrate or Die-drate Idk why I laughed so hard at that. Also this is a reminder to hydrate yourself if you haven't already.

[@shoobydoobydoooo]

I HAVE ARRIVED! Thank you for continuing to put these out through quarantine, makes my day a bit better.

[@alexpare2030]

What's funny is that I had an art history class that briefly talked about the Renaissance and showed Susana and the Elders in class. The professor then went on to talk about how it was the painters "male gaze" that influenced the pervy tone of the picture, having no actual idea that the painter was actually a woman.

[@clairedavison6650]

Blue really said; "does anyone want a hit of the dodecahedron?" huh?

[@ohfrickitsvic]

oh my god, the dodecahedron reference... *chef's kiss*

[@amyswan4702]

I had read about Artemisia two years ago right before I got accepted into the college I wanted and I spent the whole year waiting for any of my professors to ask for a research about famous artists. One of them did at the end of the year. I did about 10/12 pages that included her back story, comparing her Judith painting, discussing a couple of other paintings of her, and listing her achievements. I got full mark on that research and the professor still remembers me!

[@t40xd]

0:32 and thus, the name for my D&D character was born

[@VoidKing666]

Half of these people are IRL D&D characters

[@seermayton-el3488]

Blue: 7:50 Red reading in another room: *looks up sensing a disturbance in the force*

[@damudkip2115]

This video has been hyped on the streams...can’t wait!

[@Shiyamirai]

Artemisia is one of my top three artist idols. Her flow just speaks for itself. And it only strengthens when you know her history.

[@DynomitePunch]

you know someone once asked me "how do these guys get THIS good at what they do" and i said "can you make a plate from clay?" he said no, so i told him, "what if i told you, your only source of income was the ability to make plates and other dishes from clay, and fire them and that as you did it people began demanding more pretty, nicer designs" he said "but i can't" and i said "only because you have other options and haven't practiced it since your where a young man or teenager, if i went back intime, and forced you to only make dishes from clay, chances are you'd get good at it real quick and start getting creative, making people, animals, objects.....eventually you'd get so good at it you could do it blindfolded, because most of art and any other physical medium is muscle memory, and because of this, you begin developing greater skill and eventually start dabling in technology out of boredome cuz videogames and movies aren't a thing" the point in this diatribe is for those artists out their who see davinci and other's work and think "man, i'm nowhere near their lvel" you aren't you might not ever be, unless you put down that tablet and pick up a real brush and canvas with real oil lead paints and get started now MAYBE you'll be almost as good as them by the time your fifty, people learn things easiest when their younger and then develop what they learn further from a skill to a mastery, so to any out their who are comparing themselves to these guys stop, your work is great on it's merrit, and your a wanderful artist just for making the attempt, keep practicing and keep up the good work, also thanks blue this was a fun video, i put this here because i know theirs atleast one artist looking at this video bummed that their not that good and it's for them, sorry for being so long winded

[@lallamitaquitena1816]

I loved Artemisia! This is GREAAAAAT! :D I love the passion when narrating her life history! She's a great artist and deserves all the love

[@sandyb4585]

Thank you for having Artemisia on there!! I learned about her in art appreciation and wish that I could have know about her way sooner! You described her perfectly!!

[@AquarianAlchemist]

Artemisia was such an amazing artist! You should check out her under drawings/under paintings. They portray more of what she wanted.

[@Kisaimooglet]

I think this is my favorite of the "famous people in history" format. I would LOVE to see more episodes about artists.

[@thevoidlookspretty7079]

“So smart it actually makes me angry.” I laughed for 2 straight minutes and I don’t know why.

[@ManiaMac1613]

Oh boy, I'm early! Quick, gotta think of a joke: What did Mike Tyson say to Vincent Van Gogh? *You gonna eat that?*

[@JaelaOrdo]

😂👍🏼

[@trash4321]

5:32 I wasnt expecting blue to say these words Btw this vid is a goldmine for those ppl who make those osp out of context vids

[@Zebraswirls]

Thank you for talking about Artemisia Gentileschi! She's one of my favorite artists, I feel like she's not given the props she deserves

[@TransSappho]

Holy shit I’m so glad you covered Artemisia Gentileschi!!! Her Judith beheading holofernes is literally my desktop wallpaper to give you an idea of how much I’m a fan