Unit1ReadingSkimming*Howistheinformationinthetextorganized?*What’sthetopicofthetext?AccordingtothedifferenttimeperiodsIt’saboutthehistoryofwesternpainting,especiallyaboutitsstyles*Howmanystylesofwesternpaintingarementionedinthetext?Whatarethey?TimeStylesAD5th----15th15th----16thlate19th----early20th20th----todayTheMiddleAgesTheRenaissanceImpressionismModernArtScanningReaditagainandthencompletethefollowingchart.StylesArtistsFeaturesTheMiddleAgeTheRenaissanceImpressionismModernArtGiottodiBondoneMasaccio1.religiousthemes2.morerealisticfrom13thcentury1.paintpeople&natureastheyreallywere----realistic2.drawthingsinperspective3.developoilpaints1.workoutdoors2.shownaturallightchanges3.notdetailed1.abstract2.realistic----looklikephotosTheMiddleAgesGiottodiBondone,Italy1305Masacciointhe15centuryusingperspective(圣母悼子)TheRenaissanceMonaLisabyDaVinci,ItalyTheLastSupperThePondbyMonet,FranceImpressionismSunflowersVincentvanGoghStarrynight(Dutch,1853-1890)AbstractpaintingsModernArtrealistic---photographsInthe20thcentury,somepaintingstryonconcentratingoncertainqualitiesofobjectsTrueorFalse1.Westernarthaschangedverylittlesince6thcentury.2.PaintersintheMiddleAgespaintedmainlyreligioussubjects.3.PaintingsintheMiddleAgeswereveryrealistic.4.Renaissancepainterstriedtopaintthingsinarealisticway,andconcentratedmoreonreligioussymbols.5.TwoimportantdiscoveriesintheRenaissanceperiodwereoilpaintsanddrawinginperspective.6.Impressionistspaintedtheirpicturesmainlyindoors.7.Atfirstpeopledidnotliketheimpressionists’paintings.8.Modernartbeganwiththeimpressionists.FTFFTFTT•Finishthecomprehendingexercisesonpage3inthetextbook.
