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课件网) Unit 1 Art Reading and Thinking Learn about different painting styles in Western art Learning objectives: By the end of this period, you will be able to: 1. know more about different painting styles in Western art; 2. figure out the main idea and the text organization; 3. explore the characteristics and the development of western painting; 4. identify different western painting styles and share opinions. Lead-in 1.What do you know about these paintings 2.Can you put the paintings in the order when they were painted influential Western paintings Prediction Predict what this passage will talk about, according to the title, subtitles, and the pictures. The text mainly tells us _____ major styles of _____ , showing the _____ of it. Western paintings four history/development Reading for structure 2 4 1 3 General Introduction 5 The Renaissance(14th-17th C) The Middle Ages(5th-15th C) 8 7 6 Impressionism(late 19th-early 20th C) What is the text A. An advertisement B. A travel guide C. An informative essay D. A science report Modern Art(20th C-today) The author’s purpose in writing this passage is _____. A. to advertise the course of painting B. to make you amused C. to tell you how to paint pictures D. to introduce you some information about western painting Reading for details What is Western art It is hard to give a precise definition. As there have been so many different styles of Western art, it is impossible to describe them all in a short text. Perhaps the best way to understand Western art is to look at the development of Western painting over the centuries. Q1: What is Western art Q2: What is the best way to understand Western art Q3: What will the following parts focus on Part 1 Reading for details Part2-5 period themes/ purposes characteristic famous painters &their achievements The Middle Ages The Renaissance Impressionism Modern Art The Middle Ages period themes/ purposes characteristic famous painters &their achievements The Middle Ages religious themes/ to teach people about Christianity not realistic, primitive, two-dimensional, the main characters were often much larger Giotto di Bondone show real people in real environment; realistic human faces, deep emotional impact religious themes not realistic main character was larger still religious but realistic human faces& deep emotional impact Before the 13th century Any change The Renaissance period themes/ purposes characteristic famous painters &their achievements The Renaissance shifted from religious themes to people and the world around us less religious; more humanistic; realistic; accurate Masaccio the use of perspective Leonardo da Vinci the use of oil Michelangelo Raphael produce some of the greatest art Rembrandt a master of shadow and light What kinds of paintings did the people of that time want to purchase (para5) 1. accurate pictures of themselves and the people they loved 2. paintings showing important historica ... ...
