Step 2 Discussion

1.Are there any paintings in your home? Whose? Which style?

2.Who are your favorite painters, from China and from other countries?

3.Do you know some famous painters and their works? List some. (China-- Xu Beihong, Qi Baishi, Zhang Daqian, Fu Baoshi...Leonardo Da Vinci, Picasso , Vincent Van Gogh, Henri Matisse, Giotto di Bondone...)

4.What do you think of the differences and similarities between Chinese and Western paintings?

Chinese paintings: realistic detailed traditional natural line rich colorful

Western paintings: abstract natural religious impressionist ridiculous modern colorful

Step 3 Some painters' information

1.Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Mona Lisa 朝见圣子

2.Giotto di Bondone (The Middle Ages ) 乔托·迪·邦多纳

Giotto was recognized as the first genius of art in the Italian Renaissance. He painted religious scenes in a more realistic style. Escape to Egypt

3.Monet 莫奈(1840-1926) ( Impressionism )

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.花园中的女人 吹笛少年

4.Van Gogh凡高(1853-1890) 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.

5.Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) 毕加索 ( Modern art ) 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。"

6.Matisse马蒂斯(1869-1954) A French painter and sculptor who helped to develop fauvism（