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 typica