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Unit 1 ART
Reading and Thinking
Activate and Appreciation
What do you know about the picture:
1. Do you know the name of painting?
2. Do you know who painted it?
3. What can you see in the painting?
School of Athens
School of Athens (《雅典学院》)
Raphael
We can see many ancient Greek people gathering in a hall.
亚里士多德
柏拉图
苏格拉底
拉斐尔
Raphael (1483–1520)
(公元前470/469—399)
dance
music
What do you think is art?
Can you list some art forms?
sculpture
architecture
paper cutting
painting
calligraphy
photography
Chinese-style Paintings
Western-style Paintings
Xu Beihong
Appreciation of Some Famous Paintings
Qi Baishi
Zheng Banqiao
Mona Lisa’s Smile
Leonardo Da Vinci
(Italian, 1452-1519)
Sunflowers
Starry night
Vincent van Gogh
(Dutch, 1853-1890)
Claude Monet
Water Lilies
(French, 1840-1926)
Woman
Pablo Picasso
(Spanish, 1881-1973)
characteristics?
Skim
Prediction & Global Reading
A short history of western painting
Predict which aspects will be covered in this passage according to the title, pictures & Para1.
The Middle Ages (from the 5th to the 15th C)
The Renaissance(from the 14th to the 17th C)
Impressionism(late 19th to early 20th C)
General Introduction
Modern Art(from the 20th to today)
How does the passage develop?
Time order
What is the text type?
Exposition
Reading for details
What is Western art? It is hard to give a precise definition. As there have been so many different styles of Western art, it is impossible to describe them all in a short text. Perhaps the best way to understand Western art is to look at the development of Western painting over the centuries.
Q1: What is Western art?
Q2: What is the best way to understand Western art?
Part 1
1. primitive and _____________
2. main characters were____________
3._________themes
4. showed ____________ in a ________________(13th century )
The Middle Ages
Time
purpose
Characteristics
of the paintings
Artists
larger
religious
two-dimensional
real people
real environment
to teach people about Christianity
from the 5th to the 15th century
Giotto di Bondone邦多纳
Reading for details
Para 2
Paintings in the Middle Ages
1. Painters in Renaissance began to focus on _____ .
A. religion B. humans
C. nature D. science
2. What are the TWO important discoveries in the Renaissance?
A. Perspective. B. Oil paint.
C. Religious symbols. D. Impressionist.
Read paragraph 3-5 and choose correct answers.
Reading for details
1. less ______________
2. more _________________ to life
3.use of _____________; use of __________
4. deep _________ and___________;
5. look like ___________
6. emphasis shifted to____________________
The Renaissance
Time
Characteristics
of the
paintings
Artists
from the 14th to the 17th century
religious themes
humanistic attitude
perspective
oil paints
colours
realism
photographs
people and the world around us
Masaccio
Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo
Raphael Rembrandt
Reading for details
Para 3-5
Appreciation
Masaccio
the use of perspective
Appreciation
The Last Supper
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael
Michelangelo
Sistine Chapel
School of Athens
“Renaissance Man”
Appreciation
the use of oil paints
Rembrandt
a master of shadow & light
more than 100 Self-Portraits over the course of 40 years
1. invention of _______________
2. Paintings were not needed to
____________________________
1.aimed to convey ___________________
rather than _______________________
2. painted scenes of ______________________
3. full of _______________________________
4. showed not just _______________ but
__________________________________
Impressionism
Time
Characteristics
of the
paintings
Artists
photography
recording realistic detail
nature, daily life and people
light, shadow, colour, and life
Claude Monet
Renoir
their inner warmth and humanity
Reasons
preserve what things looked like
light and movement
the outer image
late 19th to early 20th century
Reading for details
Para 6-7
Appreciation
Claude Monet
Renoir
1.analyse the _____________ which existed in the natural world but in a new way, with ___________
2. gave their paintings a_____________ but __________ quality
3. turn to __________________
Modern Art
Time
Characteristics
of the
paintings
Artists
from the 20th century to today
realistic
abstract art
Picasso
Cubism
shapes
dream-like
Reading for details
Para 8
Appreciation
Picasso
brief summary
Match the main painting style with each stage
1.The Middle Ages A. Subjective
2.The Renaissance B. Abstract and realistic
3.Impressionism C. More humanistic
4.Modern Art D. Religious themes
Match the paintings below with the correct period of art. Use the information in the reading passage to help you.
Impressionism
Modern Art
The Middle Ages
The Renaissance
Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.
—Pablo Picasso
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