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Unit 1
Art
Reading and Thinking
Learning Objective
By the end of the class, you are able to
understand the passage about history of Western
paintings.
appreciate and describe western paintings.
learn about different paintings.
Pre-reading
When it comes to art, what comes to your mind first
Pre-reading
Do you know some famous Chinese artists
Qi Baishi is well-known for his careful paintings in landscape paintings.
Pre-reading
Do you know some famous Chinese artists
Gu Kaizhi, embodying spirit in forms, is recognized as figures and protrait.
Main idea:
The development of Western painting over the centuries.
Para. 1
Para. 2-8
The Middle Ages 5th - 15th AD
The Renaissance 14th -17th
Impressionism late 19th – early 20th
Modern art 20th - today
Read the title and the first paragraph to get the main idea and read the subtitles to learn the structure.
A short history of western painting
Time order
Time order
The Middle Ages
5th -15th Century AD
Main aim of painters:
Characteristics :
Representative artist:
to represent religious themes
religious; realistic
Giotto di Bondone
Time order
The Renaissance
15th - 16th century
Main aim of painters:
Characteristics :
Representative artist:
To paint people and nature as they really were
more humanistic, realistic
Three Masters of the Renaissance
Leonardo da Vinci
达芬奇
Michelangelo Buonarroti
米开朗基罗·博那罗蒂
Raphael Sanzio
拉斐尔·圣齐奥
The Renaissance
In this period, there were 2 breakthroughs:
the use of perspective
the use of oil paints
That’s why the paintings in the Renaissance could tell more details about people and important historical events or stories.
Time order
The Impressionism
late 19th - early 20th century
Main aim of painters:
Characteristics :
Representative artist:
To show subjective impression with the light and movement in the scene of nature, daily life or outdoors
Not detailed, painted outdoors, painted changes in light
Monet; Renoir
While-reading
Skimming:
Paragraph 1
How to define western art
It is hard to define precisely.
While-reading
Paragraph 2
Make a chart to show Middle Ages.
Period 1 The Middle Ages
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
Paragraph 2
1. What are the paintings of this period full of
Read and Answer
2. Why did the idea change in the 13th century
They are full of religious symbols, which created a feeling of respect and love for God.
In the 13th century when painters like Giotto di Bondone began to paint religious scenes in a more realistic way.
While-reading
Paragraph 3-5
Make a chart to show Renaissance.
Period 2 The Renaissance
Time
Characteristics
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
While-reading
Paragraph 3-5
Make a chart to show Renaissance.
Period 2 The Renaissance
Artists
Leonardo da Vinci; Michelangelo; Raphael; Rembrandt
While-reading
Paragraph 6-7
Make a chart to show Impressionism.
Period 3 Impressionsim
Time
Characteristics
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
While-reading
Paragraph 6-7
Make a chart to show Impressionism.
Period 3 Impressionsim
Artists
Claude Monet; Renoir
While-reading
Paragraph 6-7
What’s the background of Impressionsim
Read and Answer
The development of Western art slowed until the invention of photography in the mid-19th century. After that, paintings were no longer needed to preserve what people and the world looked like.
While-reading
Paragraph 8
Make a chart to show Renaissance.
Period 4 Modern Art
Time
Characteristics
from the 20th century to today
analysed shapes of the natural world in a new way
realistic but dream-like qualities
abstract
no longer showed reality, but asked the question “what is art ” in different ways
Time order
Modern Art
20th century - today
Main aim of painters:
Characteristics :
Representative artist:
analyze the shapes which existed in the natural world with Cubism
realistic but dream-like; abstract
Picasso
brief summary
Match the main painting style with each stage
1.The Middle Ages A. Subjective
2.The Renaissance B. Abstract and realistic
3.Impressionism C. More humanistic
4.Modern Art D. Religious faith
post reading
(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 ”
Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
对美的喜爱是品味，对美的创造是艺术。

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