Oil paints were also developed in this period.
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The Renaissance
( 15th to 16th century ) Paintings were influenced by a more humanistic attitude.
possession (n.)
Unit 1 Art Reading
Typical Chinese traditional paintings.
Are these pictures true to life? realistic
It is our custom to put up these paintings
in spring festival. It is a symbol of hope, faith, good luck etc.
Theme: people/ nature/ possessions
Characteristics: realistic/ humanistic/ detailed; traditional/ modern; colorful/ natural light/ shadow Verbal phases: adopt… attitude; attempt to do…
Dialogue
Which art style would you rather see in you home?
Give your reasons.
Madonna with Child and Angels
Starry night
The School of Athens
Sunrise
A: If you could choose one of the paintings, which one would you like most ? B: … … A: Why do you like... …? B: Because it adopt a … attitude to life. And the painter attempted to show … What about you? A: I like … Because it is … Background: custom/ faith/ attitude
possess (v.)
The famous painting was once the possession of a rich Italian.
The famous painting was an item that possessed a rich Italian __________.
The perspective technique was adopted to make the pictures more ________. realistic
Haystacks (草垛）by Monet
As a result The impressionists had to paint quickly._________, their paintings_______________________________________. were not as detailed as those of earlier painters Their paintings didn’t include many small things.
Homework:
Read about the Middle Ages and Modern Art carefully. Find out the characteristics of the paintings in these two periods and compare the differences with the paintings in the Renaissance and by the Impressionists.
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The Renaissance most artists did not paint the thing that people owned. F possession The painters before the Renaissance did not adopt perspective(透视法）。 T
Art is influenced by the customs and faith of a people
A short history of western painting
realistic abstract faith typical humanistic the Renaissance adopt possess possession perspective technique by coincidence impressionism shadow ridiculous attempt
信念 人道主义的 采用 典型的 逼真的,现实主义的 文艺复兴 技术 巧合地 透视画法 拥有 阴影 荒谬的 财产 尝试 抽象的 印象主义
realistic 现实的,逼真的 abstract 抽象的 faith 信念 typical 典型的 humanistic 人道主义的 the Renaissance 文艺复兴 adopt 采用,领养 possess 拥有 possession 财产 perspective 透视画法 technique 技术 by coincidence 巧合地 impressionism 印象主义 shadow 阴影 ridiculous 荒谬的 attempt 尝试,努力
( late 19th to early 20th century) by changes in society. Paintings were influenced by __________________.
What were the changes in society?
Europe changed a great deal, from a mostly agricultural ____________ industrial society to a mostly ______________ one. What did the impressionist paint? A. Landscapes (风景） B. Dining-tables C. The painters themselves
Let’s appreciate some paintings of that times
莫瑞桥--阿尔弗莱德· 西斯莱 蓬图瓦兹. 埃尔米塔日的坡地 --卡米耶· 毕沙罗
Sunrise by Monet Claude in the 19th century
Monet Claude
Impressionism
Niod
Time Characteristics
The Renaissance
15th to 16th century Painted in a realistic way
of paintings
perspective
New oil paints
赛艇--局斯塔夫· 卡耶博特
The Renaissance
( 15th to 16th century )
Paintings were influenced by a more humanistic attitude. ____________________ People began to _________________________to life. adopt a more humanistic attitude
of the paintings
The Renaissance
The Arnolfini portrait
(阿尔诺芬尼夫妇像）
This painting is one of the masterpieces by Jan Van Eyck. The painter recorded the marriage of a famous Italian possessed businessman and banker, who________ a large fortune(财 adopted realistic 富). In the _______ (现实的）painting, Jan _______ （采用） oil painting technique, so the colors are delicate. It is considered one of the most complex paintings in western art detailed history. Not only was it ______（详细的）, but also in addition, all the objects in the room were meaningful. Many attempted to people _________ （试图）understand the meaning of the objects. For example, the green of the woman’s dress symbolize hope, possibly the hope of becoming a mother.
Impressionism
( late 19th to early 20th century)
Paintings were influenced by changes in society. The impressionists began to work outdoors and light shadow attempted to show how _______ and ________ fell on objects at different times a day. The painters in the Renaissance attempted to paint people and nature as they really were ___________________________________________ .(文艺复兴时期的画家试图如实地画出人物和自然）