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Reading and Thinking
Learn about different painting styles in Western art
UNIT 1 ART
To understand the passage about history of western painting.
To appreciate Chinese and Western-style paintings and describe them.
To learn about different painting styles in Western art.
Love of beauty is taste.The creation of beauty is art.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
What do you know about this painting
School of Athens 《雅典学院》
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Information of the painting 《School of Athens》
School of Athens, fresco (湿壁画) painted
by artist Raphael. It is painted between
1509 and 1511 on a wall in the Apostolic
Palace (使徒宫) in Vatican City (梵蒂冈城).
It is perhaps the most famous of all of Raphael’s paintings and one of the most significant artworks of the Renaissance.
School of Athens is showing Plato and Aristotle surrounded by philosophers, past and present, in a splendid (华丽的) architectural setting.
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Look and discuss
Look at the painting School of Athens on page 1.
1. What does the painting make you think about How does it make you feel
2. Why do you think people create art
It makes me think about history of ancient Athens and its famous scholars. It makes me feel inspired.
I think people create art because art shows beauty, truth, and hope. Art makes people feel inspired.
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Watch a video about the painting 《School of Athens》
Can you list some art styles
dance
music
sculpture
paper cutting
movie
architecture
photography
literature
Before-reading
Before-reading
Read the title, the first paragraph. Think about and discuss following questions with your partner.
What is the passage about
Who are the target readers of this passage
Where can you find this kind of passage
The root of “Impressionism” is “impression”, and we use
“-ism” to refer to things with a certain style.
Can you guess the meaning of “Impressionism”
While-reading
Read the passage and choose the best answers.
1. Which is the purpose of Western art during the Middle Ages
A. Painting realistic scenes.
B. Teaching people about Christianity.
C. Showing real people in a real environment.
D. Showing deep emotional impact.
2. Which of the following artists doesn’t belong to the Renaissance
A. Masaccio. B. Raphael.
C. Claude Monet. D. Leonardo da Vinci.
While-reading
Read the passage and choose the best answers.
3. What caused the breakthrough during the Renaissance
A. The use of perspective.
B. The invention of photography.
C. The analyses of the shapes in the natural world.
D. The abstract art.
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text
A. Artists in the Middle Ages began to adopt a more humanistic attitude to life.
B. Rembrandt gained a reputation as a master of shadow and light.
C. Impression, Sunrise was created by Renoir.
D. Modern artists are sure about the future of art.
While-reading
Make a flow chart to show the changes in Western painting styles.
Period 1 The Middle Ages (Para. 2)
Time
Characteristics
Artists
from the 5th to the 15th century
religious themes
not realistic; primitive and two-dimensional
13th century; more realistic and showed people in a real environment
Giotto di Bondone
While-reading
Draw a timeline to show how the information is organised.
5th
14th
17th
19th
20th
The middle ages
Impressionism
Modern Art
15th
The Renaissance
While-reading
Make a flow chart to show the changes in Western painting styles.
Period 2 The Renaissance (Para. 3-5)
Time
Characteristics
Artists
from the 14th to the 17th century
less religious themes
more humanistic attitude to life
use of perspective; use of oil paints
deep colours and realism; look like photographs
emphasis shifted to people and the world around us
portraits of people of high rank
themes of historical events and mythology
Leonardo da Vinci; Michelangelo; Raphael; Rembrandt
While-reading
Period 3 Impressionism (Para. 6-7)
Time
Characteristics
Artists
Make a flow chart to show the changes in Western painting styles.
late 19th to early 20th century
followed invention of photography
Paintings were not needed to preserve what things looked like.
aimed to convey light and movement rather than recording realistic detail
focused on people, nature, and daily life
full of light, shadow, colour, and life
showed inner life of the subject too
Claude Monet; Renoir
While-reading
Make a flow chart to show the changes in Western painting styles.
Period 4 Modern Art (Para.8)
Time
Characteristics
Artists
from the 20th century to today
analysed shapes of the natural world in a new way
realistic but dream-like qualities
no longer showed reality, but asked the question “what is art ” in different ways
abstract
Picasso
While-reading
Match the paintings below with the correct period of art. Use the information in the reading passage to help you.
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
Impressionism
Modern Art
Modern Art
Renaissance
Post-reading
Match a-i with the right artists.
1. Giotto di Bondone (1267-1337): __________
2. Masaccio (1401-1428): __________
3. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Michelangelo (1475-1564), and Raphael (1483-1520): __________
4. Rembrandt (1606-1669): __________
5. Claude Monet (1840-1926): __________
6. Renoir (1841-1919): __________
7. Picasso (1881-1973): __________
Post-reading
Match a-i with the right artists.
a. He made an important breakthrough: the use of perspective.
b. He analyzed the shapes which existed in the natural world with Cubism.
c. His paintings focused on people and were full of light, shadow, colour, and life.
d. His works conveyed the light and movement in a scene — the subjective impression.
e. He tried to show both the outer image of his subjects and their inner warmth and humanity.
f. Though his works still had religious themes, they showed real people in a real environment.
g. He took the use of oil paints to new heights and gained a reputation as a master of shadow and light.
h. Based on Giotto and Masaccio’s innovations, they produced some of the greatest art that Europe had ever seen.
i. His paintings are set apart from other paintings by their realistic human faces and deep emotional impact.
Post-reading
Match a-i with the right artists.
1. Giotto di Bondone (1267-1337): __________
2. Masaccio (1401-1428): __________
3. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Michelangelo (1475-1564), and Raphael (1483-1520): __________
4. Rembrandt (1606-1669): __________
5. Claude Monet (1840-1926): __________
6. Renoir (1841-1919): __________
7. Picasso (1881-1973): __________
f, i
a
h
g
d
c, e
b
Post-reading
Fill in the blanks according to the text. (Para. 2)
During the Middle Ages, the purpose of Western art was to teach people about Christianity. Thus, artists ___________________ painting realistic scenes. Their works were often _________ and two-dimensional, and the main characters were often made much _____________ everyone else to show their importance. This began to change in the 13th century with Giotto di Bondone (1267-1337). _________ his paintings still had religious themes, they showed real people in a real environment. _____________, his paintings are _____________ other paintings by their realistic human faces and deep emotional impact.
were not interested in
primitive
larger than
While
In particular
set apart from
Post-reading
Fill in the blanks according to the text. (Para. 6)
The development of Western art _______ untill the invention of photography in the mid-19th century. ___________, paintings were __________ needed to preserve what people and the world looked like. _______, painters had to find a new way of looking at their art. From this, Impressionism emerged in France. The name of this new movement came from the painting by Claude Monet (1840-1926) called Impression, Sunrise. In this work, Monet’s aim was to _______ the light and movement ___________ — the subjective impression the scene gave him — but not a detailed record of the scene itself.
slowed
After that
no longer
Hence
convey
in the scene
Language Points
1 give a precise definition
2 during the Middle Ages
3 religious themes
4 in particular
5 set … apart from
6 adopt a more humanistic attitude to life
7 in subject matter
给出明确的定义
中世纪时期
宗教主题
使……区别于 / 不同于
尤其
对生活采取一种更为人性化的态度
在题材方面
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8 people of high rank
9 important historical events
10 a detailed record of
11 seek to do sth
12 their inner warmth
13 a realistic but dream-like quality
14 turn to sth
重大历史事件
一种对……的具体记录
力求做某事
一种写实却又梦幻般的品质
他们内在的温暖
转向某事
地位显赫的人
Language Points
1. Influential painters such as Leonardo da Vinci (1452 — 1519) ,
Michelangelo (1475 — 1564), and Raphael (1483 — 1520) built upon
Giotto and Masaccio’s innovations to produce some of the greatest art
that Europe had ever seen. (Para. 3)
一些颇具影响力的画家,例如莱昂纳多·达·芬奇、米开朗基罗和拉斐尔,在乔托和马萨乔的创新基础上继续发展,创作出欧洲前所未见的一些最伟大的艺术作品。
influence n & vt 影响
have an influence / impact / effect on 对……有影响
influential adj 有影响的;有势力的
Language Points
(2) build upon / on
This study builds on ___________ (early) work.
It’s an argument _______ (build) upon sound logic.
If you can’t make a decision, ________ (build) on other people’s suggestions.
earlier
built
build
在……基础上发展;
把……作为……的基础
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(3) produce
① The region produces over 50% of the country’s wheat.
② She produced a delicious meal out of a few leftovers.
③ The drug produces a feeling of excitement.
④ He produces a letter from his pocket.
He is the greatest athlete the country has ever produced.
He produced a TV series about adopted children.
The shop sells only fresh local produce.
出产
烹制
引起,产生
掏出
培养
拍摄
产品
Language Points
While painters as early as Da Vinci had used oil, this technique reached its height with Rembrandt (1606 — 1669) , who gained a reputation as a master of shadow and light. (Para. 4)
尽管早在达·芬奇时代一些画家就使用油彩绘画,但伦勃朗
(1606年 — 1669年)使得这种技艺达到顶峰,他拥有“光影大师”的雅称。
while 虽然;尽管 (=___________)
Tom is very good at science, while his brother is absolutely hopeless.
You can go swimming while I’m having lunch.
I was sleeping ______ the phone rang.
although
(表示对比) ……而
与……同时
when
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(2) gain a reputation 获得名声
________ (devote) to studying cooking, he soon acquired a reputation _______ a first-class cook.
I’m aware of Tom’s reputation _____ being late.
What you do today may ______________ (毁坏) your reputation.
Shanghai lives up to its reputation.
Devoted
as
for
ruin / damage
名副其实
Language Points
Finally, most clients wanted paintings that were beautiful and interesting to look at. (Para. 5)
最后,大多数顾客想要的是漂亮、有趣的绘画。
(1) 他是个很难相处的人。
(2) 这个问题虽然复杂,但很容易解决。
He is difficult to deal with / get along with.
While the problem is complex, it is easy to approach.