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Book6 Unit 1
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课文
1
A
SHORT HISTORY OF WESTERN PAINTING
Art
1.___________(influence)
by
the
customs
and
faith
of
a
people.
Styles
in
Western
art
have changed many times. 2.__________
there are so many different styles of Western art,
it
would be impossible to describe all
of them in such a short text.
3.___________(consequent),
this
text
will
describe
only
the
most
important
ones,
4.___________(start)
from
the
sixth
century AD.
The Middle
Ages(5
th
to the
15
th
century AD)
During the
Middle Ages, the main
aim
of
painters was 5.___________(represent) religious
themes.
A
6._____
______(
convention)
artist
of
this
period
was
not
interested
in
7.___________(show) nature and people
as they really were. A
typical
picture at
this time
was full of
religious symbols, 8.___________ created a feeling
of respect and love for God.
But
9.___________ was
evident
that ideas were changing in the
13
th
century when painters
like Giotto di Bondone began to paint
religious scenes in a more realistic
way.
The
Renaissance(15
th
to
16
th
century)
During the Renaissance, new
ideas and values gradually replaced those
10.__________(hold)
in the Middle Ages.
People began to concentrate less on religious
themes and
adopt
a more
humanistic
attitude
11.___________
the
same
time
painters
returned
to
classical
Roman and Greek ideas about art. They
tried to paint people and nature as they really
were.
Rich
people
wanted
to
possess
their
own
paintings,
so
they
could
decorate
their
superb
palaces
and
great
houses.
They
paid
famous
artists
12.___________(paint)
pictures
of
themselves,
their
houses
and
possessions
as
well
as
their
activities
and
13
.___________(achieve
）
.
One of the most important
14.___________(discover) during this period was
how to draw
things in perspective. This
technique
was first used by
Masaccio in 1428. When people first
saw
his paintings, they were convinced 15.___________
they were looking through a hole in
a
wall
at
a
real
scene.
If
the
rules
of
perspective
had
not
been
discovered,
no
one
16.___________(be) able
to paint such realistic pictures. By
coincidence,
oil paints were
also
developed
at
this
time,
17.___________made
the
colours
used
in
paintings
look
richer
and
deeper. Without the new paints and the
new technique, we would not be able to see the
many
great 18.___________(masterpiece)
for which this period is famous.
Impressionism(late 19h to early
20
th
century)
19.___________the
late
19
th
century,
Europe
changed
a
great
deal,
from
a
20.___________(most)
agricultural
society
to
a
mostly
industrial
one.
Many
people
moved
from the countryside to
the
new cities. There were many new
21.___________(invent) and
social changes also led
22.___________new painting styles. Among the
painters who broke
away
23.___________
the
traditional
style
of
painting
were
the
Impressionists,
24.___________ lived and worked in
Paris.
The
Impressionists
were
the
first
painters
to
work
25.___________(outdoor).
They
were
eager
26.___________(show)
how
light
and
shadow
fell
on
27.___________(object)
at
different times of day. However,
because natural light changes so
28.___________(quick), the
Impressionists
had
to
paint
quickly.
Their
paintings
were
not
as
29.___________(detail)
as
those of earlier painters. At first,
many people disliked this style of painting and
became very
angry
30._________
it.
They
said
that
the
painters
were
31.________(care)
and
their
paintings were
ridiculous.
Modern Art(29
th
century to today)
At the time they were
created, the
Impressionist
paintings
were
controversial,
but
today
they are accepted as
the 32._________(begin) of 33.________ we call
“modern art”. This is
because
the
Impressionists
encouraged
artists
34._______
(look)
at
their
environment
35.___________new
ways.
There
are
36.___________(score)
of
modern
art
styles,but
without
the
Impressionists,
many
of
these
painting
styles
might
not
37.___________
(existence).
On
the
one
hand,
some
modern
art
is
abstract;
that
is,
the
painter
does
not
attempt
to
paint
objects
as
we
see
them
with
our
eyes,
but
instead
concentrates
38.___________
certain qualities of the object, 39.___________
(use) colour, line and shape
to
represent
them.
On
the
other
hand
,
some
paintings
of
modern
art
are
so
realistic
40.___________ they look like
photographs. These styles are so 41.__________
(difference).
Who can
predict
what painting styles
there will be in the future?