GUESS 1.Who was she? Mona Lisa 2.Who painted her? Leonardo da Vinci ( ) 3.How long did it take him to paint it? Four years ( )

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UNIT 1 ART

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China-- Xu Beihong, Qi Baishi, Zhang Daqian, Fu Baoshi… Other countries-- Leonardo Da Vinci, Picasso,Vincent Van Gogh, Henri Matisse,Giotto di Bondone Who are your favorite painters, from China and from other countries? Question

北京人民大会堂的正厅中央的巨幅国画 傅抱石和关山月

Xu Beihong ( )

Qi Baishi ( )

Zhang Daqian

Pabol Picasso

Vincent Van Gogh

Henri Matisse

Chinese paitings : realistic detailed traditional natural line rich colourful What do you think of these paintings? Discussion Western paintings : abstract natural religious impressionist ridiculous modern colourful

Match the words with the correct meanings: [A] [B] a. realistic 1. accurate,minute b. abstract 2. state or fact of existing c. existence 3. being in thought but having a physical or practical existence d. detailed 4. lifelike, true to life e. religious 5. classical, of old beliefs f. traditional 6. sincere to believe in a god or gods

The Middle Ages (5 th – 15 th century) During the middle ages, the main aim of painter was to represent religious themes.

喬托 · 迪 · 邦多納義大利畫家義大利畫家 與建築師，被認定為是義大 利文藝復興時期的開創者， 被譽爲 “ 歐洲繪畫之父 ” 。建築師文藝復興 Giotto di Bondone （ ） Giotto was recognized as the first genius of art in the Italian Renaissance. He painted religious scenes in a more realistic style.

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The Renaissance (15 th – 16 th century) The main aim was to paint people and nature as they really were.

巴卡斯蒂伯爵像 拉斐尔 People became focused more on humans and less on religion.

花园中的女人 莫奈 The artists painted outdoors. Impressionism (late 19 th to early 20 th century)

吹笛少年 Monet 莫奈 ( ) A French painter who helped to start the Impressionist movement. he is best known for his paintings of the countryside in which he tried to show the affects of light by painting the same picture at different times of day or in different types of weather

Sunflowers Van Gogh 凡高 ( ) A Dutch painter who went to live in southern France and helped to developed the style of Post- impressionism. His paintings typically use bright colors and have thick lines. One of the most famous ones is Sunflowers.He is also known for being mentally ill and for cutting off one of his ears and later killing himself. Poor as he was during his life, his paintings are now extremely valuable and sold for very high prices.

Modern art (20 th century to today) Nowadays, there are sorts of modern art styles, such as Cubism ( 立体派 ) ， Surrealism( 超 现实主义） Expressionism （表现主义） …

Pablo Picasso ( ) 毕 加索 He was born on October 25, 1881 in Malaga, Spain, as the son of an art and drawing teacher. Picasso was the greatest art genius of the twentieth century.

毕加索的作品，最著名的是和平鸽，《格尔尼卡》，以及无数 长着三只眼睛，几个乳房的怪人画，使他成为二十世纪最具争 议，也最有影响的艺术家。即使看了说不出所以然的人也只有 跟着全世界喝彩。要是遇到其他什么人画的看不懂的画时，就 会说一句： “ 这是毕加索。 ”

Matisse 马蒂斯 ( ) a French painter and sculptor who helped to develop fauvism （野兽派） as a style of painting. His paintings are mostly of ordinary places and objects, but they are pure bright colors and black lines. 奢华