Unit 1 - 2Reading - a short history of western painting.pptVIP

Unit 1 Reading A short history of western paintaing 1. Art is influenced by the customs and faith of people. 2. Styles in Western art have changed many times. 3. As there are so many different styles of Western art, it would be impossible to describe all of them in such a short text. 4. Consequently , this text will describe only the most important ones, starting from the sixth century AD. 5. During the middle ages, the main aim of painters was to represent religious themes. 6. A convetional artist of this period was not interested in showing nature and people as they really were. 7. A typical picture at this time was full of religious symbols, which created a feeling of respect and love for God. 8. But it was evident that ideas were changing in the 13th century when painters like Giotto di Bondone began to paint religious scenes in a more realistic way. 9. During the Renaissance, new ideas and _____ gradully replaced those held in the Middle Ages. 10. People began to ________ less on religious _____ and adopt a more humanistic attitude to life. values themes concentrate 1. 文艺复兴时期，新的思想和价值观逐渐取代了中世纪思想和价值观。 2. 人们开始较少的关注宗教主题，而采用一种更人性化的生活态度。 3. 同时，画家们回到了罗马、希腊的古典艺术上。 11. At the same time painters returned to ______Roman and Greek ideas about art. 12. They tried to paint people and nature _____ they really were. classical as 13. Rich people wanted to ______their own paintings, so they could _______ their _____ palaces and great houses. 14. They paid famous artists to paint pictures of _______, thier houses and _______ as well as their activities and achievements. possess decorate superb themselves possessions 4. 富人们想拥有自己的艺术品并用来装饰自己的高级宫殿和豪宅。 5. 他们付钱聘请著名艺术家来为自己画像，画他们的房子、财产以及他们的活动和成就。 15. One of the most important ___________ during this period was how to draw things in perspective. 16. This __________ was first used by Masaccio in 1428. discoveries technique 17. 当人们第一次看到他的画时，他们都会认为是在真实的场景透过墙上的小洞看到的。 18. If the rules of perspective had not _________________, n