1、By the end of the class, you will be able to:1. understand the history of western painting.2. appreciate Western-style paintings .3. learn about different painting styles in Western art.4. develop your reading skills by analysing and summarizing.Reading and ThinkingA Short History of Western Paintin
2、gA SHORT HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTINGAs there have been so many different styles of Western art, it is impossible to describe them all in a short text. Fast Reading5th C AD15th 17th 19th 20th The Middle AgesThe RenaissanceImpressionismModern Art Development of Western painting 14th The RenaissanceThe
3、 text is organized in the order of .timeConclusion: During the Middle Ages, paintings mostly focused on _theme, but their characteristics changed from being , to being . periodscharacteristics themespaintersbefore 13th centuryfrom 13th centuryprimitive and two-dimensionala real people in a real worl
4、drealisticreligiousGiotto di Bondonereligiousprimitivetwo-dimensionalrealisticCharacteristics:theme：Famous painters:less religious, more humanistic Leonardo da Vinci MichelangeloRaphael RembrandtConclusion: During the Renaissance, painters adopted a _ attitude to life. By using the two breakthroughs
5、: _ and _, they painted people and the world realistically.more humanistic perspective oil paintsdeep coloursrealismlook like a photograph14th17thThe The RenaissanceRenaissance1.new ideas and values2.The use of perspective3.The use of oil paints4.the emphasis shifted from religious themes to people
6、and world around usCan you find some words to the ?newshiftedFurther thinkingIdentify changeTo help identify the changes that an artical talkes about, look for words that express change, such as breakthrough, innovation, shift.RenoirPaintersworkscharacteristicsClaude MonetSunriselight and movement i
7、n the scenefull of light, shadow, colour and lifescenes of naturedaily lifethemespeopleConclusion: During the Impressionism, art is more about the _ rather than a of things. Meanwhile, paintings show not just _ of their subjects, but their _ as well.detailed recordsubjective impressionouter imageinn
8、er warmth and humanityPicassoOthersStill othersCubism: analyse the shapesRealistic but dream-like qualityAbstract artPainterscharateristicsConclusion: During the Modern Art period, art is no longer showing reality, but using different forms to ask _what art is. How would you answer the question, “?”
9、Art is anything that someone has created and is beautiful or produces emotion inside us.Art is not just painting and d r a w i n g . I t c a n b e photography, or cooking, or music, or dancing, or play a sport.The creation of beauty is art.Ralph Waldo EmersonGroup work: identify and appreciate these
10、 four paintingsperiodThemecharacteristicGroup workperiodthemecharacteristicreligiousThe Middle AgesprimitiveGroup workperiodthemecharacteristicpeoplehumanistic The RenaissanceGroup workperiodthemecharacteristicnot detailed light, shadow, color, ImpressionismGroup workperiodthemecharacteristicabstrac
11、t.Modern ArtAssignment1.Read the passage fluently and underline your difficult sentences.2.Make a summary of the history of western painting including periods of time, themes and characteristics.Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is a speaking picture.Enjoy the paintings; enjoy our life!画是无言的诗画是无言的诗, 诗是有声的画。诗是有声的画。
