Unit1ArtPeriod1(Reading&thinking)AshorthistoryofwesternpaintingLearningaims1.Learnashorthistoryofwesternpainting.2.Learntograspsomereadingskills.3.Learntoappreciatesomewesternpaintings.LeadinDoyouknowthenameofthesewesternpaintings?TheLastSupperTheSunflowersTheGleanersTheSunriseDoyouknowthenameoftheseChinesepaintings?AThousandLiofRiversandMountainsAlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestivalDwellingintheFuchunMountainsonehundredhorsesPre-readingAshorthistoryofwesternpaintingtimeanddevelopmentCanyoupredictwhatthepassageisabout?1.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Howreligiouspaintingsdeveloped.B.HowWesternartdeveloped.C.Howoilpaintingsdeveloped.D.HowImpressionistpaintingsdeveloped.Part1(Para.1)

A．TheRenaissancePart2(Para.2) B．TheMiddleAgesPart3(Paras.3～5)

C．IntroductionPart4(Paras.6～7)

D．ModernArtPart5(Para.8)

E．ImpressionismFastreadingReadthepassagequicklyandmatch.Part2TheMiddleAgesTheRenaissanceImpressionismModernArtTimeCauseofchange

ArtistsCharacteristicsReadthepassageandmakeaflowcharttoshowthechangesinWesternpaintingstyles.CarefulreadingPeriodDetailsthe5thtothe15thcenturythe14thtothe17thcenturythe19thtothe20thcenturythe20thcenturytotodaytoteachaboutChristianity,uninterestedinpaintingrealisticscenesGiottodiBondone①religiousthemes;②primitiveandtwo-dimensional;③muchlargermaincharacters;④showedrealpeopleinarealenvironment(morerealistic);⑤setapartfromotherpaintingsbytheirrealistichumanfacesanddeepemotionalimpact.NewideasandvaluesreplacedoldonesfromtheMiddlesAages.Masaccio,LeonardodaVinci,Michelangelo,Raphael,Rembrandtconcentratedlessonreligiousthemes;adoptedamorehumanisticattitudetolife;theuseofperspective;theuseofoilpaints;looklikephotoswithdeepcoloursandrealism;theemphasisshiftedfromreligiousthemestopeopleandtheworldaroundus;portraitsofpeopleofhighrank;themesofhistoricaleventsorstoriesfrommythology.TheinventionofphotograpyClaudeMonet,Renoiraimedtoconveylightandmovementratherthanrecordthedetailsofthesceneitself;paintedscenesofnature,dailylifeandpeoplefulloflight,shadow,colour,andlife;showednotjusttheouterimageofthesubjects,buttheirinnerwarmthandhumanityaswellPicasso①analysedtheshapesexistinginthenaturalworldinanewway,withCubism;②gavetheirpaintingsarealisticbutdream-likequality;③turnedtoabstractart;④nolongershowreality,butaskedthequestion“whatisart?Matchthepaintingsbelowwiththecorrectperiodofart.ImpressionismModernArtTheMiddleAgesTheRenaissanceComprehending1.WhatwasthemainthemeofpaintingsintheMiddleAges?A.Thingsrelatedtonature.B.Famouspeopleatthetime.C.Thingsrelatedtoreligion.D.Animalspeopleliked.2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthethingstherichpeoplepaidfamousartiststopaint?A.Therichpeoplethemselves.B.Thegod.C.Housesandpossessions.D.Activitiesandachievements.3.Whowasconsideredasamasterofshadowandlight?A.Masaccio.

B.Rembrandt.C.Michelangelo. D.LeonardodaVinci.4.WhatdidmanyImpressionistsfocusonintheirpaintings?A.Importanthistoricalevents.B.Storiesfrommythology.C.Natureordailylife.D.Kingsandnobles.5.Howdoestheauthordevelopthetextaftertheopeningparagraph?A.Byraisingdebates.B.Byprovidingfacts.C.Byofferinganalyses.D.Bymakingcomparisons.ThestylesofWesternarthavechangedmanytimesoverhistory.Art1.

(influence)bythewayoflifeandbeliefs.DuringtheMiddleAges,themainaimofpainterswastorepresent2.

(religion)themes.IntheRenaissance,peoplefocusedmoreonhumansand3.

(little)onreligion.Artistsbegantoadoptamore4.

(humanist)attitudetowardslife.Masacciousedperspectiveinhispaintings.Anotherinnovation5.

(be)theuseofoilpaints,andsomeofthebestoil6.

(paint)looklikephotographs.wasinfluencedreligiouslesshumanisticwaspaintingsSummaryInthelate19thcentury,paintingswerenolongerneededtopreserve7.

peopleandtheworldlookedlike.Hence,paintershadtofindanewwayoflookingattheirart.SoImpressionismcame8.

beinginFrance.Theirpaintingswerenot9.

(detail)asthoseofearlierpainters.ModernpainterssuchasPicassotriedtoanalysetheshapeswhichexistedinthenaturalworldbutinanewway.Othersgavetheirpaintingsarealisticbutdream-likequality.Stillothersturnedtoabstractart.Instead10.

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