1、Love of beauty is taste.The creation of beauty is art.Ralph Waldo EmersonBrain StormWhen it comes to ART, what comes into your mind? Can you list some forms of art? Do you know what influences ART?artsculpturememorialarchitecturephotographypaintingmusicdance literature operamovieXu Beihong Appreciat
2、ion of Some Famous PaintingsQi BaishiZheng BanqiaoChinese painting is often about _.nature It has the symbol of harmony and peace.Mona Lisas Smile Leonardo Da Vinci (Italian, 1452-1519) Sunflowers Starry night Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890) Claude Monet Water Lilies(French, 1840-1926) Woman Pab
3、lo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)characteristics?Reading and ThinkingA Short History of Western PaintingWhy is the title “A SHORT HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING”?As there have been so many different styles of Western art, it is impossible to describe them all in a short text. Consequently, the best way t
4、o understand Western art is to look at the development of Western painting over the centuries.Fast ReadingHow to develop?5th C AD15th 17th 19th 20th The Middle AgesThe RenaissanceImpressionismModern Art History Period & Painting Characteristics14th The RenaissancePeriodCharacteristicsFamous painters
5、 and their achievementsThe Middle AgesThe RenaissanceImpressionismModern ArtCareful Readingto teach people about Christianityreligious themesGiotto di BondoneMain purpose of the art:Characteristics:Representative artist:In this period, the main characters in paintings were often made much _than ever
6、yone else to show their importance. largerbefore 13th century: not realistic; primitive and two-dimensionalfrom 13th century: more realistic and showed people in a real environment Works of the Middle Ages_themes_symbolsreligiousreligious More Works from Giotto di BondoneCharacteristics:Representati
7、ve artists:adopted a more humanistic attitude to lifeLeonardo da Vinci MichelangeloRaphael RembrandtWorks of the Renaissance Do you know who painted it? What can you see in the painting? Who are these people? What are they doing?School of Athens Raphael The School of Athens is a description of philo
8、sophy. The scene takes place in classical times, as both the architecture and the garments(服饰服饰) indicate. Figures representing each subject that must be mastered in order to hold a true philosophic debate astronomy(天文学天文学), geometry(几何几何), and arithmetic(算数算数) - are described in concrete form. The
9、arbiters (仲裁仲裁) of this rule, the main figures, Plato and Aristotle, are shown in the center, engaged in such a dialogue.Works of the RenaissanceThats why the paintings in the Renaissance could tell more details about people and important historical events or stories.to convey the light and movement
10、Claude MonetRenoirMain purpose of the art:Characteristics:Representative artist: nature or daily life subjective impression peoples inner warmth and humanityfull of light, shadow, color and lifeWorks of ImpressionismTo analyze the shapes existing in the natural worldrealistic but dream-like; abstrac
11、tPicassoMain aim :Characteristics:Representative artist:TheThe Renaissa RenaissancePicasso was regarded as the most creative and contemporary western most far-reaching artist. He and his paintings took art history in the world the immortal (不朽的不朽的) status. PeriodCharacteristicsFamous painters and th
12、eir achievementsThe Middle AgesThe RenaissanceImpressionismModern ArtCould you finish it by yourself?Match the paintings below with the correct period of art. Use the information in the reading passage to help you. ImpressionismModern ArtModern ArtThe RenaissanceDiscuss the following questions in gr
13、oups.(1) Which period of Western art do you like most? Why are you fond of it?(2) How would you answer the question ,“What is art?”Identify changewords sentences change replaced began breakthrough innovation shifted invention find a new way emerged turned to New ideas and values gradually replaced o
14、ld ones from the Middle Ages. The development of Western art slowed until the invention in the mid-19th century. After impressionism, subsequent artists began to ask, .Identify change本本文按时文按时间顺间顺序介绍西方绘序介绍西方绘画画史。使史。使用用表示变表示变化的表化的表达呈现变达呈现变化发展过程。化发展过程。在中世纪时期，绘画在中世纪时期，绘画有有特特殊殊的的服务使服务使命，因而这一阶段画作命，因而这一阶段画
15、作的特的特征是凸显主要人征是凸显主要人物。物。而在而在13世纪发生了改世纪发生了改变变change。到到文艺文艺复兴时期，人文主义思想取代复兴时期，人文主义思想取代了了replaced旧旧理念，画理念，画家开始家开始began对对生活采用更加人文主义的态度生活采用更加人文主义的态度。透。透视法是这一时期的重大视法是这一时期的重大突突破破breakthrough。另一项创另一项创新新innovation是是油画颜料的使油画颜料的使用。主用。主题题也转向也转向shifted人人与周围的事物。与周围的事物。19世纪中叶，摄影的发世纪中叶，摄影的发明明invention驱驱使画家们寻使画家们寻找新方式
16、找新方式find a new way来来审审视艺视艺术，促进了印象派的出术，促进了印象派的出现现emerged。到了现代，绘画呈现出多元化发到了现代，绘画呈现出多元化发展展趋趋势。立体势。立体派代派代表人物毕加索以新的方表人物毕加索以新的方式式a new way来来描绘自然界；还描绘自然界；还有画有画家转家转向向turned to抽抽象艺术。象艺术。 综综上可上可以看出本文使以看出本文使用和用和变化相关的表达有：变化相关的表达有：change, replaced, began, breakthrough, innovation, shifted, invention, find a new w
17、ay, emerged, turned to。阅。阅读时捕读时捕捉这捉这些与变化发展有关些与变化发展有关的表的表达，有助于快速锁定事物各个发展阶段的特征。达，有助于快速锁定事物各个发展阶段的特征。语篇的时语篇的时间顺序间顺序本文介本文介绍发绍发展史，此类语篇最常采用的语篇顺序是时间顺展史，此类语篇最常采用的语篇顺序是时间顺序序。四四个小标个小标题题The Middle Ages (from the 5th to the 15th century)，The Renaissance (from to )，Impressionism (late to )和和Modern Art ()构构成完整成完整
18、时时间链，将整个西方绘画艺术的发展过程清晰地展间链，将整个西方绘画艺术的发展过程清晰地展现出来。现出来。在在介绍各个阶段的发展时介绍各个阶段的发展时，也，也是时间顺序。如在第三个小标题之下：是时间顺序。如在第三个小标题之下：The development of Western art slowed until the invention in the mid-19th century. After that, paintings were no longer needed to . Hence, painters had to find a new way of . From this, Impressionism emerged in France.句子间句子间使用了使用了until, in the mid-19th century, After that, From this表明时表明时间顺序的词语，间顺序的词语，使段使段落自然流畅落自然流畅。可可找找出其他小标题下表示时间顺序的词出其他小标题下表示时间顺序的词语语，看如，看如何通过这些词语使句子之间达到衔接连贯的。何通过这些词语使句子之间达到衔接连贯的。Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.Pablo Picasso
