Unit 4 Amazing Art Developing ideas 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第三册

Unit 4 Amazing Art What do you know about Han Gan? Leading horse painter of the Tang dynasty, Han Gan was known for capturing not only the likeness of a horse but also its spirit. Unit 4 Amazing art Han Gan and His Horses A. An introduction to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. B. The story behind Night-Shining White. C. The famous artist Han Gan. Task 1 Read the passage and find out what it is about. Complete the diagram with information from the passage. The artist and his masterpiece Name of the artist _________________ Han Gan Name of the painting __________________ Night-Shining White Description of the painting _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What a magnificent horse! We can still feel the power within its burning eyes, bared teeth and kicking hooves. The life of the artist Personal information (birth, dynasty, etc) ____________________________________________________ He was born into a poor family in the early Tang Dynasty. How he became a painter ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ His artistic talent was discovered by the poet Wang Wei. He sponsored Han Gan to study painting and recommended him to a master. Due to Han Gan’s natural talent and years of hard work, he was eventually chosen to serve Emperor Xuanzong in royal palace. What he did as a court painter _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ He frequently visited the royal stables and even moved in to live with the stable workers for quite some time in order to observe horses. The life of the artist Comments on his work Su Shi ___________________________