圣母与圣婴圣母与圣婴天使报喜 织锦画 Compare the two paintings《圣母子》中世纪Gods are painted《蒙娜丽莎》文艺复兴People are painted. 莫瑞桥 -- 阿尔弗莱德 · 西斯莱 赛艇 -- 局斯塔夫 · 卡耶博特蓬图瓦兹 . 埃尔米塔日的坡地-- 卡米耶 · 毕沙罗 戴帽的自画像 -- 塞尚作被称为”现代艺术的起源” Fast reading:1. What’s the main idea?The style of Western art has changed a lot with time going by.2.How many styles of Western painting are mentioned in the text? What are they?Four. They are the styles:The Middle Ages, TheRenaissance, Impressionism and Modern art. Key for Ex.1.(p3)1. The style of Western art has changed many times, while Chinese art has changed less often.2. China,unlike Europe, has followed a similar way of life for a very long time.3. This text will describe only a few of the main styles,starting from the 5th century AD. Key for Ex.1.(p3)4. During the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was to represent religious themes.5.Things had begun to change by the 13th century.6. In the Rennaissance, new ideas and values took the place of those that were held in the Middle Ages. Key for Ex.1.(p3)7.One of the most important discoveries during this period was how to draw things in perspective.8.The first person to use perspective in his paintings was Masaccio in 1428.9.When people first saw his paintings they were convinced they were looking.. Key for Ex.1.(p3)10.During the Renaissance oil paints were also developed,..11. In the late 19th century ,Europe changed a great deal…12. At first, most people hated this new style of painting.13. At the time they were created, the impressionists’ paintings were controversial… Key for Ex.1.(p3)14. Nowadays, there are scores of modern art styles…15.It is interesting to pred...