1、Unit 1 ArtReading高二人教新课标版选修六Pre-reading1.Have you visited art galleries?2.What are the names of some famous Western or Chinese artists?3.The following paintings are all very famous.Can you guess their names and their painters?What styles they belong to?Giotto di Bondone乔托迪邦多纳犹大之吻Giotto di Bondone(12
2、67-1337).Florentine painter and architect.He was recognized as the first genius of art in the Italian Renaissance.Giotto lived and worked at a time when peoples minds and talents were first being freed from the shackles of medieval restraint.He dealt largely in the traditional religious subjects,but
3、 he gave these subjects an earthly,full-blooded life and force.Leonardo da Vinci(1452-1519)Michelangelo Bounaroti(14751564)米开朗基罗Creation of AdamRaffaello Sanzio(1483-1520)拉斐尔The School of AthensMasaccio(1401-1427),the first great painter of the Italian Renaissance,whose innovations inthe use of scie
4、ntificperspective inauguratedthe modern era inpainting.Madonna with Child and AngelsCrucifixionMasaccio的作品：V.Van Gogh SunflowerReadingA SHORT HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTINGTask 1:True or False1.Western art has changed very little over the last seventeen centuries.2.Painters in the Middle Ages painted m
5、ainly religious subjects.3.Paintings in the Middle Ages were very realistic.FTF4.Renaissance painters tried to paint things in a realistic way.5.Two important discoveries in the Renaissance period were oil paints and drawing in perspective.TT6.Impressionists painted their pictures mainly indoors.7.A
6、t first people did not like the impressionists paintings.8.Modern art began with the impressionists.FTTTask 2 Read the text carefully and answer these questions1.Whats the main idea of the text?An introduction of the most important styles of Western.2.How many styles of Western painting are mentione
7、d in the text?What are they?Four.They are:the Middle Ages,the Renaissance,Impressionism and Modern art.3.What were the artists interested in from 5th to 15th century AD?Creating respect and love for God.4.How did Masaccio paint his paintings?He drew things in perspective,which makes pictures very re
8、alistic.5.Why did the impressionists have to paint quickly?They were eager to show how light and shadow fell on objects at different times of day.However,because the natural light changes quickly,they had to paint quickly.6.What is Modern art?There are scores of modern art styles.Some modern art is
9、abstract;some is so realistic that it looks almost like a photograph.1.Which of the following statements is true?A.Paintings in Middle Ages were very realistic.B.Western art has changed a lot since the 5th century.C.Impressionist paintings were painted mainly indoors.D.Modern art began in the Renais
10、sance.Task 3 Choose the best answer.B2.In the Renaissance,painters_.A.painted religious scenes in a more realistic styleB.B.focused more on religion than on humansC.C.began to paint outdoorsD.D.returned to classical Roman and Greek ideas about artD3._discovered how to make paintings look more real b
11、y using perspective.A.Giotto di Bondone.B.Masaccio.C.Claude Monet.D.D.Pablo PicassoB4.According to the text,art is influenced less likely by _.A.social changes B.the way of life C.agriculture D.beliefs of peopleC5.When did people focus more on people and less on religion?A.From 5th to 15th century A
12、D.B.From 15th to 16th century.C.From late 19th to early 20th century.D.From 20th century to today.B6.Most people hate the impressionists style of painting at first because their paintings _.A.very abstractB.very realisticC.the same as traditional style of paintingD.very ridiculousDComprehending 1 Re
13、ad the passage carefully and fill in the chart below.PeriodMiddle AgesTimeCharacteristicsof the paintings 5th-15th centuryreligious themesmany religious symbolsPeriodRenaissance TimeCharacteristicsof the paintings 15th-16th centuryrealistic themesperspectivenew oil paintsPeriodImpressionismTimeChara
14、cteristicsof the paintings late 19th-early 20th centurypainted outdoorspainted changes in lightnot detailedPeriodModern ArtTimeCharacteristicsof the paintings 20th century-todayabstract:concentrated on qualities of the objectvery realistic:like photographs2.Write down three new things you have learn
15、ed from the passage about Western art.1.artistic style changes as a societys culture and values changes2.in the middle ages most paintings had religious subjects3.before 1428 Western painters didnt know how to draw in perspective4.at first people disliked impressionist paintings3.Are these statement
16、s true or false?Tick the correct boxes.Give a reason if the answer is false.1 Western art has changed very little over the last seventeen centuries.2 Paintings in the Middle Ages did not use perspective.FT3 Impressionists painted landscapes.4 You cannot recognize any object in abstract modern art.5 In the Renaissance most artists painted indoors.6 Abstract art is still an art style today.TTTFHomework Read the text more after class.Choose one of the paintings and write a short description of it including its style,its painter and what you understand from it.
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