c) 1774 1788 , , , .
d) 1774 1788 , , .
VIII. Put the italicized words in the corresponding column.
1. He soon evinced a marked inclination for drawing. 2. He stayed in London, working under Gravelot. 3. The Flemish painting, which was highly prized by London art dealers. 4. Road through Wood, with Boy Resting and Dog. 5. In Bath he became a much sought-after and fashionable artist, portraying the aristocracy. 6. Gainsborough was a self-taught artist. 7. The atmosphere visibly creates in the sitters the sense of well-being and delight. 8. Gainsborough shows the pleasure of resting on a rustic bench in the cool shade of an oak tree. 9. The ripe harvest throbs in a hot atmosphere enveloped by a golden light.
| The Present Participle | The Past Participle | The Gerund | The Verbal Noun | The Verbal Adjective |
IX. Give English equivalents of the words in brackets.
1. Gainsborough soon () a marked inclination for drawing. 2. He ( ) the Flemish tradition of painting. 3. He executed a great many small-sized portraits ( ) landscapes of a decorative nature. 4. He ( ) produced small paintings, ( ) full-length, life-size portraits. 5. In London he ( ) portraits and pictorial compositions. 6. As a self-taught artist, he ( ) his own remarkable instinct in painting. 7. Gainsborough () the elegance of his portraits and his pictures of women ( ) have an extreme delicacy and refinement. 8. As a colourist ( ) among English painters. 9. ( ) man and nature are fused in a single whole. 10. The beauty of the green English summer ( ) through the sense of well-being and delight which the atmosphere visibly creates in the sitters. 11. The work ( ) by the richness and warmth of colour of the season. 12. It is because his art does not easily ( ) a well-defined theoretical system that it became a () of the Romantic Movement. 13. ( ) sensitive men experience the feelings of uncertainty and anxiety. 14. The marriage portrait The Morning Walk ( , ) an ideal conception of dignity and grace in the harmony of landscape and figures.
X. Work in chain. Ask your partner one of the following questions. If there is a point or two to be clarified, ask him to do so.
1. How did Gainsborough start his career? 2. What is known about the Ipswich period of his life? 3. What kind of practice did Gainsborough acquire in Bath? 4. What is a self-taught artist? 5. Why did Gainsborough place the sitter in direct contact with the landscape? 6. How is Gainsboroughs concept of the relationship between man and nature reflected in the portrait of Robert Andrews and His Wife? 7. What is expressed in The Market Cart? 8. Why did Gainsboroughs art become a forerunner of the Romantic Movement? 9. What role does nature play in Gainsboroughs works? 10. In what way do Gainsboroughs portraits differ from the traditional portraiture?
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XI. Speak on the following points:
1. Gainsboroughs portraits. 2. Gainsboroughs innovative composition.
UNIT V.
PRE-TASKS:
I. Practice the pronunciation of the following words and word-combinations and learn them.
mainstream ['meɪnstri:m]
to approach smth [ə'prəʊtʃ] ( .) -.;
-.
to swallow up smth ['swɒləʊ 'ʌp] ( .) -.
to turn smth to human use ['t:n tə 'hju:mən 'ju:s]
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a constructed composition [kən'strʌktɪd ˌkɒmpə'zɪ∫n]
Baroque [bə'rɒk] ()
varnish ['vɑ:nɪ∫]
to supplement smth with smth else ['sʌplɪmənt] -. -.
an oil sketch ['ɔɪl sket∫]
made outdoors ['meɪd aʊt'dɔ:z]
keynote ['ki:nəʊt] (.) ;
( .) ,
a standard of scale ['stændəd əv 'skeɪl] ()
smb's surrender to smth [sə'rendə] () - -
passionate ['pæ∫ənət]
acknowledged [ək'nɒlɪdʒd] ()
superb [sjʊ'p:b] ,
orchestra ['ɔ:kestrə]
highlight ['haɪlaɪt] ()
to set in motion a new current (in painting) ['set ɪn 'məʊ∫n ə 'nju: 'kʌrənt]
, ( ),
() ( )
to culminate in smth ['kʌlmɪneɪt] -.
a chord of colour ['kɔ:d əv 'kʌlə]
to equal ['ɪkwəl]
to be equaled by smth () -.
II. Practice the pronunciation of the following (a) toponyms and (b) proper names:
(a) Stour (the River) ['staʊə] .
( , )
Stroke-by-Nayland ['strəʊk baɪ 'neɪlənd] () --
(b) Titian ['tɪ∫(ə)n] , (1490 1576)
III. Scan the text and single out the main points of each paragraph.
IV. Try to guess the meaning of the italicized words. Match them with the corresponding cognate words in Russian where possible. When translating the words, mind the so-called pseudo-international words.
1. Nature was beginning to be swallowed up by the expanding cities of the Industrial Revolution. 2. The people were close to the land whose fruits and forces they turned to human use. 3. Constable studied the vivacity of Rubens colour and brushwork. 4. The studies show his passionate self-identification with sunlight, wind, and moisture. 5. The trees are made up of many shades of green and patches of light reflect from their foliage. 6. The Hay Wain was triumphantly exhibited at the Salon of 1824, where Constables broken colour and free brushwork set in motion a new current in French landscape art, which later culminated in the Impressionist movement.
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V. Look through the text and write out all the unfamiliar words and phrases. Look them up in your English-Russian Dictionary. Single out the terms on the fine arts and learn them.
VI. Read and translate the text.
JOHN CONSTABLE (1776 1837)
The mainstream of English painting in the first half of the nineteenth century was landscape. Constable and Turner, the greatest of the landscapists, approached nature with excitement. At that time nature was beginning to be swallowed up by the expanding cities of the Industrial Revolution.
John Constable, the son of a miller on the River Stour in Suffolk, honoured all that was natural and traditional, including the age-old occupation of farmer, miller, and carpenter, close to the land whose fruits and forces they turned to human use. He loved the poetic landscapes of Gainsborough, he studied the constructed compositions of the Baroque, and he admired Ruisdales skies. Rebelling against the brown tonality then fashionable in landscape painting actually the result of discoloured varnish darkening the Old Masters he supplemented his observations of nature with a study of the vivacity of Rubens colour and brushwork.
As early as 1802, Constable started to record the fleeting aspects of the sky in the rapid oil sketches made outdoors. It will be difficult to name a class of landscape in which sky is not the keynote, the standard of scale, and the chief organ of sentiment, he wrote. Constable systematically studied cloud formation in 1821-22. These studies show his surrender to the forces of nature, a passionate self-identification with sunlight, wind, and moisture.
Constable never left England and made dutiful sketching tours through regions of acknowledged scenic beauty. His superb The Hay Wain, of 1821, sums up his ideals and his achievements. Composed as if accidentally though on the basis of many preliminary outdoor studies the picture, painted in the studio, shows Constables beloved Stour with its trees, a mill, and distant fields. In his orchestra of natural colour the solo instrument and conductor at once is the sky. The clouds sweep by; full of light and colour, and their shadows and the sunlight spot the field with green and gold. As the stream ripples, it mirrors now the trees, now the sky. The trees are made up of many shades of green and patches of light reflect from their foliage. These white highlights were called Constables snow. The Hay Wain was triumphantly exhibited at the Salon of 1824, where Constables broken colour and free brushwork set in motion a new current in French landscape art, which later culminated in the Impressionist movement.
In 1829 Constable became member of the Royal Academy.
In later life, after the death of his wife, Constable entered a period of depression in which his passionate communion with nature reached a pitch of semi-mystical intensity. One of his late pictures is Stroke-by-Nayland, of 1836-37, a large canvas in which the distant church tower, the wagon, the plough, the horses, and the boy looking over the gate are instruments on which light plays. The symphonic breadth of the picture, and its crushing chords of colour painted in a rapid technique, bring to the finished painting the immediacy of a colour sketch. Such pictures are equaled in earlier art only by certain landscape backgrounds in Titian or by the mythical reveries of the late Rembrandt.
TASKS:
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I. Give Russian equivalents of the following:
to approach nature with excitement; to supplement smth. with smth. else; the poetic landscape; the brown tonality; oil sketches made outdoors; as early as (some year); a surrender to the forces of nature; self-identification with sunlight and wind; to make sketching tours; regions of scenic beauty; preliminary outdoor studies; patches of light; free brushwork; to set in motion; a finished painting; a colour sketch; smbs passionate communion with nature; to reach some pitch.
II. Give English equivalents of the following:
-. -. / -. -.; ; -.; ; -. ; (); (-.) ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
III. Match the words on the right with their synonyms on the left:
1. triumphant A. enthusiasm
2. excitement B. preparatory
3. preliminary C. straightforwardness
4. vivacity D. trend
5. hue E. the principal motif
6. occupation F. in the plain air
7. immediacy G. victorious
8. current H. tone
9. keynote I. pursuit
10. outdoors J. liveliness
IV. Translate into English making use of the following words and word combinations:
to be swallowed up by smb.; outdoors / indoors; smbs surrender to the forces of nature; highlights; to supplement smth. with smth. else; to set in motion a new current; to earn some money on the side; as well.
1. C (grant) (allowance from his parents) . 2. Ma (to go bankrupt) . 3. , , . 4. , . 5. . 6. (enticing) .
V. Paraphrase the italicized words and phrases using those from the text.
1. For some reason John never listened to any other kind of music but the leading trend. 2. It goes without saying one must respect one's parents. 3. The play was beginning to grow more and more boring there were no animation and enthusiasm in the actors. 4. Our practical activities were backed up with a course of theoretical studies. 5. In order to win the contest, we had a lot of preparatory work to do. 6. For his students Mr. Smith was a mentor and a friend all rolled into one. 7. It seems so hard for Jane to make up her mind: first she feels like having a cup of tea, then coffee. 8. The British Parliament consists of two chambers the House of Lords and the House of Commons. 9. The leaves of the tree by our window prevented us from seeing the street outside. 10. With the release of their very first album in 1974, The New York Dolls started a new trend in the world pop music which later ended in the Punk movement. 11. When they first met, John thought no other girl could be compared to Jill, but later on he changed his mind. 12. When crossing the street, I nearly escaped being run over, a car rushed by within a hairbreadth of me!
VI. Find in the text opposites (antonyms) to the following words.
1. a marginal (fringe) trend, 2. to despise, 3. excluding, 4. far from smth, 5. to conform to smth, 6. out-of fashion, 7. indoors, 8. impassionate, 9. subsequent, 10. to go out of smth, 11. earlier, 12. nearby, 13. sophistication.
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VII. Say whether the following statements are true or not and explain why.
1. The mainstream of English painting in the first half of the nineteenth century was portraiture. 2. Constable and Turner approached nature as a mere decorative background for their sitters. 3. John Constable honoured all that was part of the nature. 4. John Constable admired the brown tonality then fashionable in landscape painting. 5. John Constable combined his observations of nature with a study of the vivacity of Rubens colour and brushwork. 6. In 1802, Constable started to depict the fleeting aspects of the sky in the rapid oil sketches made outdoors. 7. Once in a while Constable studied cloud formation in 1821-22. 8. The white clouds in Constables pictures were called Constables snow. 9. The Hay Wain was exhibited at the Salon of 1824 but was no success. 10. Constables peculiar style set in motion a new trend in French landscape art, which later culminated in the Suprematist movement.
VIII. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding Comparative and Superlative Degree forms of the given adjectives and adverbs.
| 1. The Positive Degree Form | 2. The Comparative Degree Form | 3. The Superlative Degree Form |
| great | greater | the greatest |
| natural | more natural | the most natural |
| close | ||
| human | ||
| poetic | ||
| early | ||
| rapid | ||
| difficult | ||
| superb | ||
| new | ||
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IX. Fill in the blanks with articles where necessary. Account for your choice.
1. ____ mainstream of English painting in ____ first half of the nineteenth century was ______ landscape. 2. Constable and Turner, ____ greatest of ____ landscapists, approached nature with _____ excitement. 3. John Constable, ____ son of ____ miller on ____ River Stour in ____ Suffolk, honoured all that was ____ natural and traditional. 4. He supplemented his observations of _____ nature with ____ study of ____ vivacity of ____ Rubens colour and brushwork. 5. Constable never left ____ England and made dutiful sketching tours through ____ regions of acknowledged scenic beauty. 6. ____ picture, painted in ___ studio, shows Constables beloved ____ Stour with its trees, ____mill, and ____ distant fields. 7. Constables broken colour and _____ free brushwork set in ____ motion ____ new current in French landscape art, which later culminated in ___ Impressionist movement.
X. Make up questions about the italicized words.
Example: The mainstream of English painting in the first half of the nineteenth century was landscape.
What was the mainstream of English painting in the first half of the nineteenth century?
1. Constable and Turner, the greatest of the landscapists, approached nature with excitement. 2. John Constable honoured all that was natural and traditional. 3. John Constable admired Ruisdales skies. 4. John Constable rebelled against the brown tonality then fashionable in landscape painting. 5. As early as 1802, Constable started to record the fleeting aspects of the sky in the rapid oil sketches made outdoors. 6. Constable never left England. 7. These white highlights in Constable's paintings were called Constables snow. 8. The Hay Wain was triumphantly exhibited at the Salon of 1824. 9. Constables broken colour and free brushwork set in motion a new current in French landscape art, which later culminated in the Impressionist movement. 10. The symphonic breadth of the picture, and its crushing chords of colour painted in a rapid technique, bring to Constables Stroke-by-Nayland the immediacy of the colour sketch.
XI. Work in pairs. One of you argues in favour of the following statements, the other against them. Make use of the vocabulary phrases (p. 88).
1. It seems rather strange that landscape was the mainstream of English painting in the first half of the nineteenth century when the Industrial Revolution was well under way. 2. John Constable honoured all that was natural and traditional simply because he was son of a miller. 3. Never before Constable had any artist used sky as the keynote of his paintings. 4. But for Constables technique of broken colour and free brushwork there would have never been such thing as the Impressionist movement. 5. One of Constables late pictures, Stroke-by-Nayland, looking like a rather careless colour sketch may be accounted for by the period of depression Constable entered after his wifes death.
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XII. Speak on the following points:
1. The artistic influences Constable was under. 2. Constable's style and colour.
UNIT VI
PRE-TASKS:
I. Practice the pronunciation of the following words and word-combinations and learn them.
as it was [əz ɪt 'wɒz] ,
to adorn [ə'dɔ:n]
altarpiece ['ɔ:ltəpi:s] ( )
to indulge in smth [ɪn'dʌldʒ] -.
to be engaged in (some activity) [ɪn'geɪdʒd] -.
except for [ɪk'sept] - / -
to commission a picture [kə'mɪ∫n ə 'pɪkt∫ə]
scenes from everyday life ['si:nz frəm 'evrɪdeɪ 'laɪf]
gusto ['gʌstəʊ] ,
for all [fə◡rɔ:l ] ()
to be bathed in light ['beɪðd ɪn 'laɪt]
to silhouette smth [ˌsɪlu:'et] , -.
rectangle ['rekˌtæŋgl]
a curve of the figure ['k:v əv ðə 'fɪgə]
to invest smth with smth else [ɪn'vest] -. -.
to anticipate smth [æn'tɪsɪpeɪt] -.
II. Practice the pronunciation of the following (a) toponyms and (b) proper names:
(a) Flanders ['flɑ:ndəz]
Flemish ['flemɪ∫]
Holland ['hɒlənd]
(Dutch ['dʌt∫] ; Danish ['deɪnɪ∫] )
Netherlands ['neðələndz]
Spain [speɪn]
(Spanish ['spænɪʃ] )
(b) Ann of Cleves ['æn əv 'kli:vz] (1515 1557)
( VIII (1540))
Brueghel ['bru:g(ə)l] , , (1525/1530 1569)
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Frans Hals ['frɑ:ns 'hæls] , (1581/1585 1666)
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Holbein ['hɒlbeɪn] , , (1497/1498 1543)
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Jacob van Ruisdael ['dʒeɪkəb ˌvæn 'raɪzdɑ:l]
(1628/1629 1682) ( -)
Jan Steen ['dʒæn 'sti:n] (1626 1679)
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Jan van Goyen ['dʒæn ˌvæn 'gɔɪən] (1596 1656)
( -)
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin ['ʒɑ:ŋ bə'tɪst sə'mɒŋ ∫ɑ:r'dɑ:ŋ]
(1699 1779) ( )
Johannes / Jan / Vermeer ['dʒəʊhən v:'meə / -mɪə]
(1632 1675) ( )
Meindert Hobbema ['meɪndət 'hɒbɪmə]
(1638 1709) ( -)
Pieter de Hooch ['pɪətə də 'hu:∫] (1629 1684)
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Rembrandt van Rijn ['rembrənt ˌvæn 'raɪn]
(1606 1669) ( )
III. Scan the text and single out the main points of each paragraph.
IV. Try to guess the meaning of the italicized words. Match them with the corresponding cognate words in Russian where possible. When translating the words, mind the so-called pseudo-international words.
1. Holland and Flanders freed themselves from the control of Spain, and the Dutch established an independent nation. 2. The Protestants did not believe in decorating their churches with works of art. 3. The pictures were small in scale. 4. Frans Hals in his painting The Gypsy Girl gives us a good idea ofthe vigor and love of life of the Dutch people. 5. The portraits of Hals, with a few brush strokes, seem to have caught a fleeting expression amusement, scorn, mischiefand fixed it on canvas forever. 6. Often there is an open door through which light illuminates the s ubject. 7. A series of rectangles the map on the wall, the corner of the wall, the casement window, and the table edge are balanced by the curves of the figure and the basin. 8. Vermeer uses the elements of a simple domestic scene to create unified areas of light and shade. 9. Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, the French painter, is similar in spirit to these Dutch artists. 10. Chardin painted the activities and interests of the common people.
V. Look through the text and write out all the unfamiliar words and phrases. Look them up in your English-Russian Dictionary. Single out the terms on the fine arts and learn them.
VI. Read and translate the text.
THE DUTCH SCHOOL
In the 17th century, Holland and Flanders, then known as the Spanish Netherlands, freed themselves from the control of Spain. As it was, for about a century the Dutch struggled to establish an independent nation, as they were Protestant, while the Flemish remained Roman Catholic. Flemish art continued to serve the church in paintings of religious subjects to adorn altarpieces and chapels. The Protestants did not believe in decorating their churches with works of art. They were very proud, however, of the country they had won at the cost of so much blood and suffering. As they prospered, the rich burghers indulged in the luxury of portraits of themselves and their wives and pictures to hang in their homes.
These paintings showed the beautiful Dutch countryside, charming village streets and houses, the interiors of homes and taverns, and simple people engaged in everyday duties and pleasures. The pictures were small in scale. Except for a few commissioned to hang in guildhalls and town halls, they were intended to ornament the private home.
