Part 2. "The Hero steps forth"
Make sure you know these words:
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mingle, palazzo, virtue, interior, superstition, gargoyle, lute
Task 2.
Ex.1. Group the vocabulary below under the right heading. Some words can be put under two headings. Explain their meaning. What words can be referred to art vocabulary?
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varnish, shepherd, gesture, soldier, longing, mingle, spirit, unpolluted, humanity, cathedral, frame, supreme, cultivated, spiritual, palazzo, poverty, splendid, cascade, justice, agreement, decorate, extraordinary, virtue, Heaven, stillness, astonishment, contempt, colorist, passion, interior, recreate, fashion, reception room, fidelity, glorious, superstition, gleam, chancellor, worship, marvel, gargoyle, giant, gothic, lute, mystery, science fiction, metaphor
Ex.2. Comprehension questions.
Compare Giotto with Duccio concerning their attitude to Heaven.
2. What features does a gothic artist have? Speak about medieval mysticism and its influence on gothic painting.
3. Who is a colorist? What famous colorists can you name?
4. Why did the Flemish artists begin to paint on wood using oils? What was the reason?
5. What was Simone Martini famous for?
6. Roger Van der Weyden has an extraordinary path to emotions, doesn’t he?
7. What distinguished Hieronymus Bosch from other medieval painters? Why was he called as the most mystical painter of the Middle Ages and the last gothic painter in the mankind?
Ex.3. Match the paintings with the artists.
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Giotto
Jan Van Eyck
Roger Van der Weyden
Hieronymus Bosch
Duccio
Simone Martini
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
“Maesta”
“The Resurrection”
“Allegory of Good Government and Bad Government”
“Last Judgement”
“Madonna of Chancellor Rolin”
“Ship of fools”
“St Martin Lays down his weapons
Ex.4. Fill in the blanks with a suitable word given in the box.
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shepherd, colorists, gift, metaphor, harmony, interior
1. The legend says that in the beginning Giotto was just a … . 2. While Giotto had the … of bringing the carriage of the Christian stories down to our level, Duccio somehow managed to weigh us up to theirs. 3. The golden dream of an artist is to live in … with nature. 4. Martini is one of the great … of the world. 5. The Flemish artists invented … . 6. "Ship of fools" was a magnificent … of life as a voyage.
Ex.5. Find the superlative degree of the adjective "late" in the following sentence.
Such fur caps were the latest fashion in that time.
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hat
does "the latest" mean? What’s the difference between
"the last" and "the latest"?
Ex.6. Look at "The Arnolfini Portrait". Remember all the examples of wealthy mentioned by Sister Wendy in the film.
Ex.7. Topics for discussion:
Two heroes – Giotto and Duccio.
The role of superstition in medieval art. Hieronymus Bosch as the most mystical artist of the Middle Ages.