Art is influenced by the _______and _______of a people.

c. Read the paragraph 2 together and fill in the chart.

period 1The Middle Ages (5th-15th century)

Characteristics of the paintings _______themes

full of________________

period 2The renaissance

features/characteristics:

1. focused more on ______ and less on ___________.

2. two developments:

a. ___________________

b. ___________________

3. artist: ________________

period 3: impressionism

features:

1. work _______

2. they are eager to show how_______ and ________fell on objects at different times of day.

period 4 :modern art

Read the last paragraph carefully and then summarize the style of modern art.

The impressionists' paintings were ____________ but today they are accepted as

___________of modern art. some modern art is _____,and some art is _________,their styles are __________.