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Painting. Genres of painting.

Exercise 1. You’re going to read the texts about different art genres. For questions (A-L) choose from the
paragraphs (1-5) There are two choices which match each genre. There are two statements which you
don’t need
1.History paintings are not limited to those depicting “historic scenes*’. The term derives
from the Italian word ‘istoria’ meaning narrative (story), refering to paintings showing exemplary
deeds and struggles of moral figures. The latter might include Saints or other Biblical, pagan divinities,
mythological heroes as well as real-life historical figures. The depiction aim is to elevate the morals of
the whole community.
2.A portrait can be a painting, a sculpture, a photograph or any other representation of a
person in which the face is the main focus. Traditional portraits usually depict the sitter head-and-
shoulders,half-length or full-bodied. There are several varieties of portraits, including the traditional
portrait of an individual, a group portrait, or a self-portrait. The aim of a portrait is to depict the
character and the unique attributes of the subject.
3.A genre painting refers to the pictures depicting situations and scenes of everyday life,
which typically includes domestic settings, interiors, mealtimes, celebrations, tavern or peasant scenes,
markets, and other street scenes. In general, the key feature of a genre painting is that the scene is
presented in a non-idealized way.
4.Landscapes describe a scenic view, for example: meadows, hills, mountains, valleys, trees,
rivers, forests, coastal views, and seascapes. Painters may depict a real or an idealized scene. Scenic
painting portrayed the divine harmony of nature and a calm confidence in current climatic prosperity.
Many painters focus their attention on the atmospheric effect, dissolved into a haze of colour and light,
to express their feelings for nature’s grandeur and immensities.
5.___ A still life denotes a specific genre of painting which includes the objects (flowers, kitchen
utensils, household objects) laid out specifically by the artist. Some contain complex messages. The
objects displayed may be symbols presenting a political, moral, or spiritual message. Still life pictures
may be classified into 4 groups:
1)flower arrangements;
2)breakfast or banquet arrangements;
3)animal arrangements;
4)symbolic arrangements - which have a more complex message (these contain symbolic images:
skulls, snuffed candles, hourglass with the sand running out, watches, butterflies etc). These messages
may remind the viewer of the transience and triviality of mortal life.
This art genre...
A represents people’s daily routine
B creates the atmospheric effects with the help of colours and lights
C doesn’t idealize people’s usual surroundings
D refers to the usual objects which people have in their dwellings
E shows model heroes and introduces moral values of the community
F is used to describe the street or market scenes only
G depicts people’s facial expressions and their character
H draws the viewer’s attention to the beauty of nature
I includes the characters from the Bible only
J tells the viewers stories about daring people
K is sometimes used by the artists to express their philosophical ideas about life
L can be created not only with the help of brush but with a camera as
Exercise 2. Read and complete the sentences.
1. The aim of a history painting is to elevate the morals of the...
2. Landscapes describe a scenic view, for example, meadow’s...
3. Traditional portraits usually depict head-and-shoulders. half- length or...
4. Genre paintings are domestic settings, interiors, mealtimes, celebrations, tavern or peasant
scenes, ...
5. Symbolic arrangements remind the viewer of...

Exercise 3. Continue the word combinations:
6.
1. to conform to …
2. to break with …
3. to be in advance …
4. to become ….
5. die …
6. … and … of life
7. to combine … and …
8. to be lost … ….
9. the delicacy … …
10. common ….

Exercise 4. Continue the word combinations:
1. real - …
2. head and ….
3. half -…
4. full - …
5. self -…
6. non - ….
7. scenic …
8. banquet …
9. atmospheric …
10. colours and …

Exercise 5. Connect the art genres with their definitions:
1. portrait painting,
2. landscape painting,
3. historical painting,
4. genre painting
5. still life painting
a. the painting of battle scenes, animal painting, poster painting, cartoon painting, miniature, icon
painting;
b. seascape painting or marine, town (city)-scape or urban (street) scene, rural, rustic or
country landscape, woodland scene, riverside scene, etc;
c. a conversational piece, an everyday folk scene;
d. a flower piece, etc;
e. a ceremonial, intimate, group or family portrait, a self-portrait, a shoulder-, half-, knee-, full-
length portrait, et

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