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Unit 3
The Art of Painting
Welcome to the unit
By the end of this period, you will be able to:
know some popular types of painting;
describe the four paintings in the textbook;
introduce one or two world-famous painters and their masterpieces.
Have you ever been to an art museum/a gallery?
Where is the passage taken from?
A. a news report B.a travel journal
C. a magazine D. a textbook
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Read the passage quickly and get the main idea of each paragraph.
My trip to Paris: visiting the
.
Two greatest
.
Painter: .
Painter:
.
which can be
seen throughout the
impressionists’ paintings.
of Impressionists.
Musee d’Orsay
Impressionist painters
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Cladue Monet
Similarities
Influence
a travel journal
where
who
what
The Musée d’Orsay
Claude Monet [mɒˈne]
Pierre-Auguste Renoir[ˈrenwɑ]
Vincent van Gogh[ˈvɪntsənt væn ˈgəʊ]
Paul Gauguin[gɔ:ˈgæŋ]
The Ballet Class
The Card Players
Blue Water Lilies
Dance at Le Moulin[ˈmu:læŋ] de la Galette[gəˈlet]
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para.1
What is the Musée d’Orsay?
________ in an old railway station, the Musée d'Orsay, a world-famous museum, _______ some of the best-known Impressionist paintings.
Housed
features
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As a huge art fan, I knew exactly what I was looking forward to most about my trip to Paris:visiting the Musee d’Orsay. Housed in an old railway building, this world-famous art museum features some of the best-known paintings from the Impressionist movement of the 19th century.
作为一个狂热的艺术迷,我非常清楚自己此次巴黎之旅最期待的是什么——参观奥赛博物馆。这家世界闻名的艺术博物馆设在一座古老的铁路建筑里,以19世纪印象派运动时期一些最著名的画作为特色。
paragraph 1
安置于,设于...
what 引导宾语从句,在从句中做介词to的宾语。
以...为特征
印象派运动时期
举世闻名的
Read Para.2 and answer the following question.
What are the masterpieces that the author appreciated?
The Ballet Class and The Card Players.
The Card Players
The Ballet Class
para.2
他喜欢在乡间漫步.
As I wandered through the impressionist gallery, I appreciated masterpieces like The Ballet Class and The Card Players. Even though I had admired them hundreds of times on my computer screen, nothing could have prepared me for the wonder I felt when I finally laid eyes on the real thing.
paragraph 2
漫步于印象派展馆,我欣赏着像《舞蹈课》和《玩纸牌者》这样的杰作。尽管我在电脑屏幕上已经欣赏过数百次,但当我终于亲眼见到实物时,还是觉得猝不及防,惊叹不已。
看见,目睹
在...中漫步
使某人为某事做好准备
可能做了...
他喜欢在乡间漫步.
He likes to wander over the countryside.
欣赏
欣赏
虽然从这么多令人称奇的作品中很难选出一幅最喜欢的,但两位伟大的印象派画家给我留下了最深的印象一克劳德 .莫奈和皮埃尔奥古斯特.雷诺阿。
paragraph 2
While it was hard to pick a favourite painting out of so many amazing works, the artists who made the deepest impression on me were two of the greatest impressionist painters, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
给...留下最深刻的印象
Claude Monet [mɒˈne]
克劳德·莫奈
Pierre-Auguste Renoir[ˈrenwɑ]
皮埃尔·奥古斯特·雷诺阿
Read Para.3-4 and fill in the following table.
Claude Monet Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Famous piece 1._____________________ 4.______________________________
Subjects of painting He painted mostly scenes
2. __________________ in the last three decades of his life. He preferred to paint scenes
of everyday life.
Other informa-
tion He brought the pond’s beauty to the canvas
3. ____________________. It is characterized by the small areas of
5. _____________________ and the way the 6. __________________ seemed to mix together.
Read Para.3-4 and fill in the following table.
Claude Monet Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Famous piece 1._____________________ 4.______________________________
Subjects of painting He painted mostly scenes
2. __________________ in the last three decades of his life. He preferred to paint scenes
of everyday life.
Other informa-
tion He brought the pond’s beauty to the canvas
3. ____________________. It is characterized by the small areas of
5. _____________________ and the way the 6. __________________ seemed to mix together.
light across the painting
soft edges of the figures
Blue Water Lilies
from his garden
in a unique way
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette
Blue Water Lilies by Monet
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette by Renoir
paragraph 3
I could see from Monet's works that he was greatly inspired by nature. In the last three decades of his life he painted mostly scenes from his garden. One of these sences is shown in the famous piece BlueWater Lilies, which I studied for quite a while in the gallery.
从莫奈的作品中,我可以看出他深受大自然的启发。在他生命的最后三十年里,他画的大多是自家花园里的风景。其中一处风景就展现在他著名的《蓝睡莲》里,我在展馆里端详了好一阵子。
受到...巨大的启发/鼓舞
that 引导宾语从句,做see的宾语
paragraph 3
I couldn't believe it when I heard he did around 250 paintings of the same water lily pond, all in different colours and styles. It is amazing that every time Monet studied this simple scene, he brought the pond's beauty to the canvas in a unique way.
当听说同一个睡莲池他画了大约250幅画,每一幅颜色和风格都各异时,我简直难以置信。令人赞叹的是,莫奈每次端详睡莲池这处简单的风景,都以独特的方式让它的美跃然于画布之上。
it为形式主语,真正的主语为that引导的主语从句
every time引导时间状语从句
令人赞叹的是...
我注意到,雷诺阿更喜欢描绘日常生活场景。在我看来,他最有趣的画作是他1876年的杰作《煎饼磨坊的舞会》,这幅画展现了某个周日下午巴黎一处热闹街区的生活。
宁愿做...而不愿意做...
prefer to do...rather than do... would rather do...than do...
prefer doing...to doing... would do... rather than do..
paragraph 4
Renoir, 1 noticed, preferred to paint scenes of ereryday life. For me, the most interesting of his paintings is his 1876 masterpiece Dance at Le Moulin de la Galetee, which shows life in a busy neighbourhood of Paris on a Sundy afternoon.
更喜欢做...
which引导定语从句
paragraph 4
When I saw it up close, I was struck by the small areas of light across the painting, and the way the soft edges of the figures seemed to mix together. There' s so much going on, but so little clear detail. This effect makes the lively movement of the dance almost jump out at the viewer.
近距离观赏,画面上遍布着小面积的光斑,人物柔和的轮廓似乎融为一体,令我大为震撼。画上呈现的内容如此丰富,但清晰的细节又如此之少。这种效果使得舞蹈动作活灵活现,引人注目。
被...打动
靠近,近距离
突然出现;一下子吸引住
What are the similarities between Monet’s and Renoir’s paintings?
They sought liberation from the rules of the old style
para.5
What is the old style? What is the new style?
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old style
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new style
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para.5
the Impressionists’ paintings
the works that came before
Subjects:
Techniques:
Styles:
Focus:
everyday subject matter
history paintings
less realistic
realistic
just a brief “impression”
every detail in a scene
employ free brushwork
use color to show the effect of light
/
as o_______ to
pposed
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The Night Watch, 1642, Rembrandt
Impression, Sunrise, 1872, Claude Monet
伦勃朗《夜巡》
莫奈《日出印象》
The Gleaners, 1857, Millet
米勒《拾穗者》
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paragraph 5
Although the paintings had very different settings, it was their similarities that stayed with me long after I left the Musée d'Orsay ---- similarities which can be seen throughout the Impressionists' paintings. Monet and Renoir, along with other like-minded artists, sought liberation from the rules of the old style. Everyday subject matter was the main focus of their works, as opposed to the history paintings that had traditionally dominated European art.
尽管这两幅画的背景截然不同,但在我离开奥赛博物馆后很长一段时间里,一直萦绕着我的却是它们的相似之处一这种相似之处在印象派的画作中随处可见。莫奈和雷诺阿,以及其他志趣相投的艺术家,都力求从之前风格的束缚中挣脱出来。印象派的作品主要关注日常主题,这与传统上欧洲艺术界占主流的历史题材画作大相径庭。
力求从...中解放出来
相对于,而
it was/is+ 被强调部分.that/who+剩余部分
主题; 素材
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It was I that/who loved Zhu Yilong last month.
I loved Zhu Yilong last month.
It was Zhu Yilong that I loved last month.
强调句
英文中的强调
It was last month that I loved Zhu Yilong.
强调部分不能是谓语动词
who
Where do you come from?
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They employed free brushwork and used colours to show the effect of light on things, creating paintings that were far less realistic than the works that came before. To me, these techniques are the essence of the Impressionist view of art. Impressionist artists did not try to paint every detail in a scene---just a brief "impression" they had at that moment, burning with vivid colours and light, before it disappeared.
他们运用自由的笔法,使用色彩来表现光线投射在物体上的效果,创作的画远不如前人之作那么写实。在我看来,这些技巧是印象派艺术观的精髓。印象派画家试图描绘的并非某个场景的所有细节一而 是他们当时产生的瞬间“印象”,在它消失之前,进发着鲜明的光彩。
...的本质
伴随状语
that引导定语从句修饰paintings
that引导定语从句修饰works
1. The Impressionists' vision inspired a whole new generation of Post-Impressionist painters such as Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin.
2. The movement has had a lasting influence on modern art, encouraging artists to look at the world from an entirely new point of view.
What influence did the impressionists and Impressionism have?
Read Para.6 and answer the following question.
Detailed reading
Vincent van Gogh
文森特·梵高
Paul Gauguin
保罗·高更
Post-impressionist paintings
Impressionist paintings
pay more attention to ________
self-emotion
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Sunflowers by Van Gogh
Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? by Gauguin
paragraph 6
The Impressionists' vision inspired a whole new generation of Post-Impessionist painters such as Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, whose works are also displayed at the Musee d’Orsay. It is also worthy of note that Post-Impressionist painters were not the only ones to be influenced by Impressionism---the movement has had a lasting influence on modern art, encouraging artists to look at the world from an entirely new point of view. It certainly left a lasting impression on me too!
印象派的远见卓识启发了新一代的后印象派画家,如文森特.凡.高和保罗.高更,奥赛博物馆有展出他们的作品。值得注意的是,后印象派画家并不是唯一受印象派影响的群体一这场运 动还对现代艺术产生了持久的影响,鼓励着艺术家们从一个全新的视角去看待世界。当然,这也给我留下了难忘的印象!
被...影响
值得一提的是...
对...有深远的影响
从一个全新的角度看待世界
给...留下持久的印象
Para1
Para2
Para3
Para4
Para5
Para6
♦a brief introduction to The Musee d’Orsay
♦Impressionist masterpieces and Impressionist painters
♦the greatest Impressionist painter --Monet and his works
♦the greatest Impressionist painter --Renoir and his works
♦similarities of the Impressionists’ paintings
♦influence of Impressionists and Impressionism
Analyze the struture
Part 1(para. 1)
Part 2 (para. 2-4)
Part 3 (para. 5-6)
The Musée d’Orsay
The title indicates that this was the writer’s first impression to the art museum—the Musse d’Orsay.
In addition, it is a good summary of the artistic features of the Impressionists.— the painters’ brief impression on a scene at the moment.
Critical thinking
2. What do you think of the title of this travel journal? Why?
pun 双关
gallery
decade
display
laid eyes on
employing
vivid
as opposed to
vision
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