1、Love of beauty is taste.The creation of beauty is art.Ralph Waldo EmersonUnit 1 ArtA SHORT HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING Reading and Thinkingon Page 2Learning about different painting styles in Western artBrain StormWhen it comes to ART, what forms of art comes into your mind? Can you list some ?Warm
2、upartsculpturememorialarchitecturephotographypaintingmusicdance literature operamoviepaper cuttingcalligraphy What do we call these things? paintingswash drawing(水彩画水彩画)styles Ofpaintingoil paintingcharcoal drawing（炭笔素描）（炭笔素描）brush drawing(毛笔画毛笔画) landscape（风景画）（风景画）cartoonfigure drawing（人物画）（人物画）wa
3、ter colorgraphic art(形象艺术画形象艺术画)imitating（临摹）（临摹）life drawing（人体素描）（人体素描） sketch（素描）（素描）What styles of painting do you know of?Pre-readingRembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, (伦勃朗哈尔曼松凡莱因)(1606-1669) (the Dutch Renaissance) Claude Monet (1840-1926) (French Impressionism)日出印象睡莲Read the text quickly and ans
4、wer the following questions.1. How many styles of Western painting are mentioned in the text? What are they? Four. They are The Middle Ages, The Renaissance, Impressionism and Modern art.Skimming2. Whats the main idea of the text ?This passage introduces some of the major movements in Western art an
5、d how art has changed stylistically over the centuries.3. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?To introduce the theme and purpose of the text.4. What type of writing is this passage?A. Argumentative writing 议论文B. Narrative writing记叙文C. Expository writing说明文D. informative essay 知识性小品文D Detailed
6、-readingPeriodMiddle Ages from the 5th to the 15th century Cause of change ArtistFeatureGiotto di Bondonereligious themes; primitive and two-dimensional; much larger main characters; showed real people in a real environment (more realistic); set apart from other paintings by their realistic human fa
7、ces and deep emotional impact to teach about Christianity, uninterested in painting realistic scenesGiotto di Bondone 乔托乔托迪迪邦多纳邦多纳 (1267 - 1337) (The Middle Ages)犹大之吻 More Works by Giotto di Bondonereligious themes, set apart from other paintings by their realistic human faces and deep emotional imp
8、actPeriodRenaissance (from the 14th to the 17th century)Cause of change ArtistFeatureNew ideas and values replaced old ones from the Middles Aages.Masaccio, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Rembrandt concentrated less on religious themes ; adopted a more humanistic attitude to life; the use
9、 of perspective; the use of oil paints; look like photos with deep colours and realism; the emphasis shifted from religious themes to people and the world around us; Portraits of people of high rank; themes of historical events or stories from mythologyWorks of the Renaissancel the the use of perspe
10、ctive and oil paints;l look like photoes;l themes of people and the world around us and important historical events or storiesMasaccio 马萨乔马萨乔 (1401-1427)(the Italian Renaissance)Madonna with Child and Angels圣母子Crucifixion三位一体Art works by MasaccioMichelangelo Bounaroti (14751564) (the Italian Renaiss
11、ance) Creation of AdamSchool of Athens雅典学派Raphael (1483-1520)拉斐尔 (the Italian Renaissance)Raphaels other works of art圣母与圣西施德披纱巾的少女圣体争辩Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) (the Italian Renaissance)ce) Mona Lisa蒙娜丽莎PeriodImpressionism (late 19th to early 20th century)Cause of change ArtistFeatureThe inventio
12、n of photograpy Claude Monet, Renoiraimed to convey light and movement rather than record the details of the scene itself;painted scenes of nature, daily life and people full of light, shadow, colour, and life;showed not just the outer image of the subjects, but their inner warmth and humanity as we
13、llscenes of nature, daily life and people; full of light, shadow, color and lifeWorks of ImpressionismPierre-Auguste Renoir (18411919)(French Impressionism)游艇上的午餐钢琴前的少女full of light, shadow, color and lifelaimed to convey light and movement rather than record the details of the scene itself;lthe sub
14、jective impression the scene gave himClaude Monet (1840-1926)(French Impressionism)Vincent Van Gogh 凡高凡高(1853-1890) (Dutch impressionism)向日葵The Starry Night Rembrandt (1606-1669) (the Dutch Renaissance)a master of shadow and lightPeriodModern art (from the 20th century to today)Cause of change Artis
15、tFeatureNot mentioned analysed the shapes existing in the natural world in a new way, with Cubism gave their paintings a realistic but dream-like quality; turned to abstract art; no longer show reality, but asked the question “what is art?Picasso Picasso (1881-1973) (Spanish contemporary artist)anal
16、ysed he shapes existing in thenatural world in a new way, with Cubism3. Match the paintings below with the correct period of art. Use the information in the reading passage to help you. ImpressionismModern ArtModern Art The Renaissancefull of light, shadow, color and lifedream-like, abstract quality
17、like photos or portraits of people of high rank in oil paintsReading Comprehension1. What did painters mainly paint during the Middle Ages？A. Things around them. B. Things related to religionC. Famous people at that time D. Animals people were fond of2.What do we know about the Renaissance？A. Leonar
18、do da Vinci invented oil paints during this period B. Some of the greatest oil paintings were created during this period C. Artists no longer believed in religion during this period D. Masaccio was the most influential artist during this period3.When did the oil painting come into being？A. During th
19、e Middle AgesB. In the late 19th century C. During the Renaissance D. In the 20th century.4. What caused the emergence of Impressionism?A. The invention of photography.B. The slow development of Western art C. Peoples love for nature D Peoples love for themselves5. From which is the passage probably taken?A. A story book B. A science magazine C. A business D. An art magazine.Homework单击输入您的封面副标题
