A. Work of the Middle Ages √
B. Work of the Renaissance C. Work of Impressionism D. Work of Modern Art
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A. Work of the Middle Ages B. Work of the Renaissance C. Work of Impressionism D. Work of Modern Art
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Introduction
Time
religious themes
many religious symbols
painted outdoors
The Middle Ages
5th to the 15th century AD 15th to 16th century
painted changes in light
not detailed
The Renaissance
Impressionism
abstract, concentrated on late 19th to early qualities of the object
20th century 20th century to today
very realistic:like photographs realistic themes
Modern art
perspective
Time order
new oil paints
1. What were the artists interested in
from 5th to 15th century AD?
What is the main idea of the passage? The text describes the most Western art in important styles of ____________ four periods, The Middle Ages namely(如)________________, The Renaissance Impressionism _________________,_____________, Modern art and _______________.
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齐白石
张大千
Giotto di Bondone Judas kiss犹大之吻 乔托· 迪· 邦多纳
Leonardo da Vinci The Last Supper (1452-1519) Mona Lisa(蒙娜丽莎)
Raffaello Sanzio (1483-1520) 拉斐尔
The School of Athens
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4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the text? A. The conventional artists of the Middle Ages focus more on the religious theme. B. The artists of the Renaissance place greater emphasis on the painting of people and nature. C. The artists of Impressionism finish the √ paintings quickly because they are careless. paintings quickly because they want to show D. Western art has changed a lot in at the last how shadow and light fell on objects different seventeen centuries. ti斯廷圣母
梵高 Van Gogh
《向日葵》 Sunflower
Dream
-----By Picasso
Masaccio's paintings：
Madonna with Child and Angels
Crucifixion
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圣三位一体
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Ages: Middle Ages Time: 5th to 15th century AD Artist: Giotto Feature: Religious 《圣母子》 乔托
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Ages: the Renaissance Time: 15th to 16th century AD Artist: Masaccio
3. We can know from the passage that______________________ A. paintings in Middle Ages were usually painted in a religious realistic way. discoveries B. perspective is the most important discovery of all in the Renaissance. one of C. paintings before the late 19th century were painted mainly outdoors. indoors D. works of the Impressionists are the beginning of the Modern Art.
Discussion
What kind of painting style do you like best among these paintings we appreciated? If you were an artist, what kind of pictures would you paint? Give your reasons. These words might help you in your preparation. realistic, abstract, nature, detailed, traditonal, line, religious, unfinished, modern, colour, shape
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Quiz Try to guess what kind of art style the paintings belong to.
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A. Work of the Middle Ages B. Work of the Renaissance C. Work of Impressionism D. Work of Modern Art
Feature: perspective,
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Ages: impressionism
Time: Late 19th to
early 20th
Artist: Munch Feature: Not detailed, 《呐喊》 蒙克 ridiculous back
Ages: modern art Time: 20th century to today Artist: not mentioned Feature: controversial,
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Ⅴ. Homework.
• Memorise new words and expressions. • Write an essay about art.
Renaissance
Impressionism
Middle Ages
Modern art
Summary
The styles of Western art have changed many times, and it is influenced _________by the customs and _____of a faith people. During the Middle ages, the main aim of painters was to represent religious ________themes, which created a feeling of respect and love for God. In the Renaissance, people began toconcentrate __________more on realistic ________themes, and perspective __________first used by Masaccio, became one of the most important paints descoveries. Also, oil ________were developed. Impressionists _________ draw pictures outdoors and not controversial detailed.Though their paintings were ____________, modern art they are accepted as the beginning of ____________.