1、Book 6 Unit 1 ArtReading： A short history of western painting 编写：周文娟 审核：高二英语组Learning aims:1) Get to know the four different styles of Western art and their features.2) Practise the reading skills, getting the main idea and find detailed information.I. Fast reading 1. Whats the main idea of the text
2、?2. How many periods of western paintings are mentioned in the text? What are they?How is the passage organized?II. Scan the text and choose the best answer.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 cen
3、tury.C. Impressionist paintings were painted mainly indoors.D. Modern art began in the Renaissance.2. In the Renaissance, painters _.A. painted religious scenes in a more realistic style.B. focused more on religion than on humans.C. began to paint outdoors.D. returned to classical Roman and Greek id
4、eas about art. 3. _ discovered how to make paintings look more real by using perspective.A. Giotto di Bondone. B. Masaccio. C. Claude Monet. D. Pablo Picasso4. At first most people hated the impressionists style of painting, because _.A. their painting were very abstract.B. their painting were very
5、realistic.C. They broke away from the traditional style of painting.D. their paintings were very ridiculous.5. What type of writing is this text?A. An exhibition guide B. An art show review C. A historical report of western art D. An announcementIII. Reading for details.1.The middle ages and Renaiss
6、ance Fill in the chartperiodThe Middle agesThe Renaissance Time Characteristics of the paintingsthe main aim: to represent_A typical picture was full of_.People began to concentrate less on religious themes and adopt a more_attitude to life.Painters painted people and nature_.New technique:_was used
7、 and made people_that they were looking through a hole in a wall at a real scene.New paints:_were developed, which made the colours look_Typical painters2 Impressionism and Modern Art1) What are the characteristics of Impressionism?The pictures were painted_.They were to show_They were not _those of
8、 earlier paintings.2) What are the characteristics of modern art?One the one hand, some modern art is _. Painters concentrate on_of the object, using color _and_.On the other hand, some paintings of modern art are so_that they look like photographs.IV Summary: Fill in the blanksThis text describes f
9、our _(period) of Western art. During the Middle Ages, the main aim of conventional painters was to represent _(religion )themes. During the Renaissance, people concentrated less_religious themes and adopted a more humanistic attitude _life. Perspective paintings even_(convince) people that they were
10、 looking through a hole in the wall. Oil paints were developed, _made the colors richer and deeper. In the late 19th century, social changes _(lead) to new painting styles like Impressionism. Impressionists were the first _(work) outdoors and painted changes in light. Their paintings were not as _(d
11、etail) as those before, but are accepted as the beginning of modern art. Some modern art is abstract _ some of the paintings are so realistic.V. Make a dialogueIf you were to open a new gallery for our school, what kind of art would you prefer to put in and why? Share your opinions with your partner
12、s and make a dialogue .A: If you could put in any paintings you like, which kind of art would you like to choose ?B: I would like , as . Whats your preference?A: Im not fond of Id prefer. BecauseB:. (Realistic/abstract/religious/modern/colorful/natural/wonderful/nice /masterpieces/detailed.)(Traditi
13、onalChinesePaintings/ The Middle Ages/ The Renaissance/ Impressionism/ Modern Art/cartoons)VI HomeworkWrite a letter to the headmaster giving your suggestions and reasons for starting this new art gallery. (100-120words)Dear sir, I wish to make a suggestion about. The gallery would provide.If you we
14、re to., I believe.Its a good idea to. I do hope you will consider my suggestions.Yours faithfully, Li HuaExtensive Reading Masaccio (December 21, 1401 autumn 1428), was the first great Italian painter of the Italian Renaissance. Masaccio was the best painter of his generation because of his skill at
15、 recreating lifelike figures and movements as well as a convincing sense of three-dimensionality(三维).Masaccio died at twenty-six. Despite his brief career, he had a profound(深远的) influence on other artists. He was one of the first to use linear perspective（直线透视法）in his painting, employing techniques
16、 such as vanishing point (灭点)in art for the first time.Perspective The two most characteristic features(特点) of perspective are that objects are drawn: smaller as their distance from the observer increases; Foreshortened: the size of an objects dimensions（尺寸）alongthe line of sight are relatively shor
17、ter than dimensionsacrossthe line of sightA drawing has one-point perspective containing only one vanishing point on the horizon line. This type of perspective is typically used for images of roads, railway tracks, hallways, or buildings. A drawing has two-point perspective containing two vanishing
18、points on the horizon line. Two-point perspective can be used to draw the objects: looking at the corner of a house. Three-point perspective is usually used for buildings seen from above (or below). Looking up at a tall building is a common example of the third vanishing point. This time the third v
19、anishing point is high in space.Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor and writer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented(多才多艺) person. Among his works, the Mon
20、a Lisa is the most famous and The Last Supper the most reproduced religious painting of all time.Raphael was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance(文艺复兴时期盛期). His work is admired for its clarity（清晰） of form and ease of composition(构图). Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vin
21、ci, he forms the traditional three great masters of that period.(文艺复兴三杰) The best known work is The School of AthensMichelangelo was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer of the High Renaissance who had an unparalleled（空前的）influence on the development of Western art. Michelange
22、lo was considered the greatest living artist in his lifetime. His output in every field during his long life was remarkable. He is the best-documented artist of the 16th century. Two of his best-known works, the Piet and David, were sculpted before he turned thirty. Michelangelo also created one of
23、the most influential works in the history of Western art: The Last Judgment.Impressionism Oscar-Claude Monet was a founder of French Impressionist painting, expressing his perceptions(感知) before nature. The term Impressionism came from the title of his painting Impression, Sunrise, which was exhibit
24、ed in 1874 Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Post-Impressionist painter of Dutch origin whose worknotable for its rough beauty, emotional honesty, and bold(大胆的) colorhad a far-reaching（深远的） influence on 20th-century art. His famous works Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers, The Starry NightModern ar
25、tPablo Picasso ( 25 October 1881 8 April 1973), was a Spanish painter, sculptor, poet and playwright who spent most of his adult life in France. He was one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century. Among his most famous works are Guernica (1937), a portrayal of the Bombing of Guernica by the German and Italian airforces at the behest of the Spanish nationalist government during the Spanish Civil War.1. What are the two features of perspective?2. What are three great masters of the Renaissance?3. Where does the term “ Impressionism” come form?
