Методические указания по английскому языку для студентов 1 курса всех специальностей. Терехова Г.В. - 10 стр.

painting: it is an early spring day; the rooks are nesting in birch-trees; we can also see a small church with a bell-tower,
a few houses and grey snow that has melted in some places. The sky is grey. We have a feeling that the landscape is
filled with damp spring air. The picture is painted in light colours. Tretyakov liked this picture and bought it for his
gallery.
         We can also see landscapes by Isaac Levitan and Mikhail Nesterov, historical and folk subjects by Victor
Vasnetsov and Philip Malyavin, portraits by Konstantin Somov and Valentin Serov (the latter was an outstanding artist,
famous for his splendid gala portraits), etc.
         The artists felt flattered if their pictures were chosen and bought by Pavel Tretyakov. After his death many
painters presented their pictures to the gallery. Some of them painted great canvases specially for this museum. For
example, Victor Vasnetsov painted a great canvas “The Warriors”.
         We are proud of the Tretyakov Gallery, its superb paintings and talented artists.

         6.1.3 Do you remember?

       1 Who was the founder of the first gallery of Russian paintings in Moscow?
       2 What is the date of its foundation?
       3 How many paintings were there in the collection of Pavel Tretyakov by the 1870s?
       4 When was the Tretyakov collection opened for the public?
       5 When did Pavel Tretyakov present his collection to the city of Moscow?
       6 Who was the first trustee of the Tretyakov Gallery?


         6.1.4 Recalling the facts

       1 When and how was the Tretyakov collection greatly enlarged?
       2 When was the Tretyakov Gallery closed for reconstruction?
       3 What buildings were added to the gallery?
       4 What can you say about the Tretyakov Gallery after the reconstruction?

         6.1.5 Thinking about the main idea

       1 Explain why we consider the year 1856 to be the date of the foundation of the Tretyakov Gallery.
       2 Explain why the gallery was called after Pavel Tretyakov.
       3 Explain why it was necessary to reconstruct the gallery in the 1980s.
       4 Enumerate the famous painters whose works are displayed in the Tretyakov Gallery.

         6.1.6 Are the following statements true or false ?

       1 In 1863 fourteen painters –students of the Academy of Arts –refused to paint pictures on religious themes.
       2 In 1870 they joined the artists from Moscow to form “The Travelling Exhibition Society”.
       3 Ilya Repin was the leader of this group.
       4 Ivan Kramskoy was a talented landscape painter.
       5 Alexei Savrasov was a famous portrait painter.
       6 Valentin Serov was famous for his splendid gala portraits.
       7 Victor Vasnetsov painted “The Warriors” specially for the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg.

         6.1.7 What do you know about

       1 Pavel Tretyakov, the founder of the gallery?
       2 “The Travelling Exhibition Society”?
       3 Ivan Kramskoy and his portraits?
       4 “The Rooks Have Come” by Alexei Savrasov?
       5 the reconstruction of the gallery?

         6.1.8 Imagine you are a guide in the Tretyakov Gallery. Speak about

       1 the foundation of the gallery;
       2 Pavel Tretyakov;
       3 the expansion of the museum’s collection;
       4 pictures painted by Ivan Kramskoy;
       5 the painting “The Rooks Have Come” by Alexei Savrasov;
       6 any portrait or landscape painting except Kramskoy`s and Savrasov`s;
       7 any historical canvas painted by any Russian artist;

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