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人教版英语选修六课文原文 人教版英语选修六课文原文 人教版英语选修六课文原文 Unit1ASHORTHISTORYOFWESTERNPAINTINGArtisinfluencedbythecustomsandfaithofapeople.StylesinWesternart havechangedmanytimes.AstherearesomanydifferentstylesofWesternart,it wouldbeimpossible todescribe all oftheminsuchashort text. Consequently,this textwilldescribeonlythemostimportantones.Startingfromthesixthcentury AD. TheMiddleAges(5thtothe15thcenturyAD) DuringtheMiddleAges,themainaimofpainterswastorepresentreligious themes.Aconventionalartistofthisperiodwasnotinterestedinshowingnature andpeople astheyreally were. Atypical picture at this timewasfull of religious symbols,whichcreatedafeelingofrespectandloveforGod.Butitwasevident thatideaswerechanginginthe13thcenturywhenpainterslikeGiottodiBondone begantopaintreligiousscenesinamorerealisticway. TheRenaissance(15thto16thcentury) DuringtheRenaissance,newideasandvaluesgraduallyreplacedthoseheldin theMiddleAges.Peoplebegantoconcentratelessonreligiousthemesandadopta morehumanistic attitude to the sametimepainters returned toclassical Romanand Greekideasaboutart.Theytriedtopaintpeopleandnatureastheyreallywere. Richpeoplewantedtopossesstheirownpaintings,sotheycouledecoratetheir superbpalacesandgreathouses.Theypaidfamousartiststopaintpicturesof themselves, their houses andpossessionsas well as their activities and achievements. Oneof the mostimportant discoveries during thisperiod washowto drawthings inperspective. This technique wasfirst usedbyMasaccio in 1428. Whenpeople first sawhispaintings,theywereconvincedthattheywerelookingthroughaholeina wallatarealscene.Iftherulesofperspectivehadnotbeendiscovered,noone wouldhavebeenabletopaintsuchrealisticpictures.Bycoincidence,oilpaints werealsodeveloped atthis time, whichmadethe colours usedin paintings look richer anddeeper.Withoutthenewpaintsandthenewtechnique,wewouldnotbeableto seethemanygreatmasterpiecesforwhichthisperiodisfamous. Impressionism(late19htoearly20thcentury) Inthe late 19th century, Europechangedagreat deal,from amostly agricultu