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Unit 3
The art of painting
Guessing game
He’s an Italian painter who lived during the 15th and 16th century.
He’s well-known for his works like Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
Leonardo da Vinci
[lɪəˌnɑːdəʊ də ˈvɪntʃi]
He was also a genius scientist and inventor.
Warming-up
He was a famous Chinese painter and was born in a poor family.
The flower,bird,fish and landscapes under his hand looks so vivid.
His shrimp is most famous.
QiBaishi (1864-1957)
He used to worked for art dealers and worked as a missionary(传教士)[ˈmɪʃənri]
His masterpieces:
Sunflowers
Self-Portrait
He cut one of his ears.
文森特·梵高(Vincent van Gogh,1853—1890,France)
Some popular types of painting
Types
Portrait painting
Still life painting
Landscape painting
Cityscape painting
Real-life painting
History painting
静物画
风景画,山水画
都市风景画
肖像画
写实画
历史画
Which type do you think each of the paintings belongs to?
Portrait painting
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Mona Lisa
Still life painting
Sunflower
Landscape painting
A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains
Real-life painting
The Gleaners
History painting
Le Sacre de Napoléon
What Chinese painting types do you know about?
Ink and wash painting
水墨画
Chinese landscape painting
山水画
Bird-and-flower painting
花鸟画
Figure painting
人物画
Where can you go and enjoy these beautiful paintings?
An art museum
According to the title and the pictures, what do you think the passage talks about ?
Prediction
1. Can you give a brief introduction to the Musée d’Orsay?
2. Why’s little mentioned about The Ballet Class and The Card Players?
Careful reading: Para1-2
Claude Monet
Pierre Auguste Renoir
+ Turn to page 88
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Subject of paintings
Famous piece
Content of the painting
Features of the painting
Careful reading: Para 3-4
Blue Water Lilies
beauty of water lily pond
different and vivid colour; vague edge and shape
nature
Subjects of painting
Famous piece
Content of the painting
Features of the painting
Careful reading: Para 4
everyday life
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette
life in a busy neighbourhood of Paris on a Sunday afternoon
small areas of light across the painting; soft edges mix together; so little clear detail
From the two paintings, what common features can you observe??
Similarities in paintings of Impressionists
Pursuit(追求)
Focus
Techniques
style
They sought liberation from the rules of the old style
Everyday subject matter
They employed free brushwork and used colors to show the effect of light on things
Careful reading: para5
Finish the chart below
far less realistic; painted a brief “impression” they had at that moment, burning with vivid colors and light
Which of the following do you think is most likely to be an impressionist painting? Discuss with partners and share your reasons.
Application
It is a normal everyday scene
It is not painted in clear detail.
The painter also used light and vivid colors to express his feelings.
Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment. People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when it's simply necessary to love.
—Claude Monet
What influence did the Impressionists have on other painters?
Careful reading: para 6
The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
The Yellow Christ by Paul Gauguin
Written in first person, and a friendly tone
Focus on detailed description
Strong narrative (叙事性强), based on own experience
Filled with personal feelings and thoughts
Further thinking
1. What’s the author’s impression on the museum and paintings? From where can you see?
2. What’re the language and text features of the travel journal?
First impression of the paintings: the first time that the writer has come to watch the paintings.
Artistic feature of impressionist paintings: The Impressionists depend on their first impression of the scenes.
Pun(双关语)
Further thinking
What do you think of the title?
Brainstorming
What’re the features of traditional Chinese paintings?
Brainstorming
What’re the features of traditional Chinese paintings?
Tools used
paintbrush
ink
traditional paint
special paper or silk
Common genres
figures
landscape
birds-and-flowers
Focuses
Influenced by the traditional Chinese philosophy, which advocates observing the micro by way of the macro, and vice versa.
Water, ink and lines are the main focuses.
Often accompanied by lines of a poem.
Not laying emphasis on the light and shadow of the changes in color, or the detail of the external feature.
If you are a tour guide (导游) of Musee d'Orsay, please introduce the museum to visitors.You should cover the following key points:
The basic information of Musee d'Orsay
Representative painters and features of the paintings
Tips for visiting Musee d'Orsay
注意语言、人称和语法的正确性,100词左右。
Writing Task
Welcome to the Musée d'Orsay, one of the world's most celebrated art museums. Housed in a magnificent former railway station in the heart of Paris, this iconic(标志性的) building draws millions of visitors from around the globe every year.
What captivates visitors most is the museum's extraordinary collection of Impressionist masterpieces — from Claude Monet's Water Lilies to Pierre-Auguste Renoir's vibrant Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette. As you wander through the galleries, you will be struck by the artists' revolutionary brushwork, their bold use of vivid color and luminous light, all employed to capture fleeting moments of everyday life. Yet it is only when you stand before these works in person that you can truly grasp the very essence of Impressionism.
Before you begin your visit, a few gentle reminders: please maintain silence throughout the galleries, and kindly refrain(克制;避免) from bringing food or using flash photography. We hope your experience at the Musée d'Orsay will be truly unforgettable.
Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it!
- (Robert Motherwell)
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