2. How did Masaccio paint his paintings?
He drew things in perspective, which makes pictures very realistic.
3. Why did the impressionists have to paint quickly?
Because natural light changes quickly they had to paint quickly.
Task 2 Skimming
Read again and then complete the following chart.
Name of time Ages
artist
feature
The Middle Ages
5th to 15th century AD
Giotto religious, Bondone realistic
The Renaissance
15th to 16th century
Masaccio
Perspective, realistic
Impressionism Modern art
2. People became focused more on humans and less on religion. (P2第12行)
It tells us that people began to pay more attention to humans than religion.
3.If you were an artist, what kind of pictures would you paint?
4. What would you rather do--- paint pictures, make sculptures, or design buildings? Why?