The Forms of Art

art painting architecture photography music opera [ ɔ pərə] 歌剧 seal cutting 篆刻 …… dance sculpture literature paper cut pottery ( 陶器）

oil painting water color landscape cartoon figure drawing sketch 油画 水彩画 风景画 卡通 人物画 素描 kinds of painting

Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is a speaking picture. ( 画是无言的诗，诗是有声的画。 ) Good painting is like good cooking; it can be tasted, but not explained. ( 好的画犹如佳肴，可以品其美味，却无法解释。 )

Enjoy some paintings and describe them. colour shape line nature realistic abstractdetailed traditional rich religious unfinished modern wonderful colorful attractive lifelike vivid ( 生动的，逼真的 ) fantastic imaginary mystic ( 神秘的 ) valuable Adjectives to describe the paintings:

Xu Beihong Famous painters from China

Qi Baishi shrimp

Zhang Daqian

Giotto di Bondone 乔托 · 迪 · 邦多纳 (Italian) 犹大之吻 religious

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, ) Mona Lisa realistic

Claude Monet Water Lilies 荷花，睡莲 (French, ) not detailed

Dream Pablo Picasso Seated woman (Spanish, ) abstract, rich in color, line and shape

Enjoy some paintings and describe them. colour shape line nature realistic abstractdetailed traditional rich religious unfinished modern wonderful colorful attractive lifelike vivid ( 生动的，逼真的 ) fantastic imaginary mystic ( 神秘的 ) valuable Adjectives to describe the paintings:

Reading （ page1 ） A Short History of Western Painting

1.What’s the topic of the text and how is the information organized? 2. How many parts can it be divided into? And what’s the main idea?

1.What’s the topic of the text and how is the information organized? It’s about the history of western painting and the information is organized according to the different periods of its history.

2. How many parts can it be divided into? And what’s the main idea? Part 1( para.1) a general introduction of Western painting Part 2(para.2-7) some of the main styles of Western painting

5 th C AD 15 th 16 th 19 th 20 th The Middle Ages The RenaissanceImpressionism Modern Art History Period

1.Remember the new words and expressions (page89-90) 2.Read the whole passage at least twice 3.Read Notes. Page 报纸第 11 期 2 ， 3 版词汇和语法. 5. 课本 Page4 --- Exx.1 & 2 。 Homework

harmony and peace. Chinese painting about religion, human abstract, rich in color, oil, line and shape Western painting about nature, such as mountain, water, bird-and-flower, etc.

The ten most expensive paintings in the history

坐在花园中的女人 Femme assise daus un jardin $ 49,500,000 Picasso (Spanish)

梦 Dreaming $ 51,700,000 Picasso (spanish)

鸢尾 草 Irises $ 53,900,000 Van Gogh (Dutch)

双手交叉的女人 Femme aux bras croises $ 55,000,000 Picasso (Spanish)

窗帘，小罐和高脚盘 Rideau,cruchon et comportier $ 60,500,000 Cezanne (French)

没有胡子的艺术家 Portrait de I’artistiesaus barbe $ 71,500,000 Van Gogh (Dutch)

屠杀无辜者 Massacre of the innocents $ 76,700,000 Rubens ( Dutch)

红磨坊街的舞会 An Moulin de la galette $ 78,100,000 Renoir (French)

加歇医生像 Portrait of Dr gachet $ 82,500,000 Van Gogh (Dutch)

拿烟斗的男孩 Boy with a pipe $104,000,000 Picasso (spanish)

an art gallery a place where works of art are on exhibition The Palace of Louvre

A.Leonardo da Vinci ( 达芬奇 ) B.Manet ( 莫奈 ) C.Picasso ( 毕加索 ) D.Vincent Van Gogh ( 凡高 ) B C D Can you name some famous paintings and painters? A