1、Unit 1 Art A short history of western painting What do we call these things? paintings painting painter Brainstorming Can you name some famous painting and painters? Can you match the painting with the painters? Monet Can you tell the ages of the paintings? 1 3 2 4 1. Do you know the name of paintin
2、g? School of Athens. 2. Who painted it? Raphael. 3. What can you see in the painting? 4. How does the painting make you feel? Skim the text and complete the main idea of it. The text mainly tells us _ major styles of _ , starting from the fifth century AD. Western art four Q: How many periods of the
3、 paintings are mentioned in this text? What are they? (from 20th century to today) Fast reading: The Middle Ages The Renaissance Impressionism Modern art (14th to 17th century) (5th to15th century AD) (late 19th to early 20th century) Time order The Middle Ages The Renaissance Impressionism Modern A
4、rt from 5th to 15th century from 14th to 17th century late 19th to early 20th century from 20th century to today characteristics religious themes not realistic primitive and two- demensional change: 13th century more realistic showed people in a real enviorment characteristics less religious themes
5、more humanistic attitude use of perspective use of oil paints deep colors 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 characteristics followed invention of photograph paintings were n
6、ot 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, color and life showed inner life of the subject too characteristics analysed shapes of the natural world in a new w
7、ay realistic but dream-like qualities abstract no longer showed reality, but asked the questoin “ what is art?” in different ways Explore different painting styles in Western art. Famous painters and their achievements The Middle Ages Giotto di Bondone(1267-1337) the greatest Italian painter prior t
8、o the Renaissance religious theme real people in a real enviorment (set apart from) realistic human faces and deep emotional impact 乔托乔托 迪迪 邦多纳邦多纳 犹大之吻犹大之吻 Influential painters and their achievements The Renaissance Masaccio(1401-1428) the use of perspective Renaissance men Leonardo da vinci Michela
9、ngelo Raphael Crucifixion Mona Lisa Influential painters and their achievements The Renaissance gained a reputation as a master of shadow and light the use of oil paints reached its height Rembrandt Influential painters and their achievements Impressionism Claude,Monet Impression, Sunrise convey the
10、 light and the movement in the scene - the subjective impression the scene gave him-but not a detailed record of the scene itself Influential painters and their achievements Impressionism Renoir focused on people full of light, shadow, colour, and life not just the outer image of his subjects, but t
11、heir inner warmth and humanity Influential painters and their achievements Modern Art Picasso Cubism abstract Middle Ages Impressionism Renaissance Modern art Modern art Middle Ages Feature: Religious, realistic The Renaissance Feature: perspective, realistic Impressionism Feature: Not detailed, full of light, shadow, color, and life Impressionism Modern art Feature: Cubism, abstract, realistic but dream- like Who are your favorite painters from China? Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is a speaking picture. Enjoy the paintings; enjoy your life! 画是无言的诗画是无言的诗, 诗是有声的画。诗是有声的画。 Thank you!
