Методические указания по английскому языку для студентов 1 курса всех специальностей. Терехова Г.В. - 12 стр.

Monet, “Rouen Cathedral at Noon” and “Rouen Cathedral at Sunset”. He depicted one and the same cathedral, but in
different tones: warm yellow pink tones of midday and cold blue tones of twilight.
          Another brilliant Impressionist was Pierre Auguste Renoir. He demonstrated a new approach to the portrait.
One of his masterpieces is called “The Nude”. It is an ideal of a living woman, not a painter’s dream. A combination of
cold blue fabric and an anxious body of the model reminds us of the colour harmony of a mother-of –pearl shell. That is
why the second name of this painting is “The Pearl”.
          Edgar Degas is different from other Impressionists as he didn’t paint in the open air. But his models are always
in motion. An example of this is one of his masterpieces, “Blue Dancers”. The pastel is full of magic blue colours of
different shades.
          There are also some superb canvases by Camille Pissarro, Alfred Sisley and others. We can say that the
collection of impressionist paintings in the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts is the best in our country.
          The Museum of Fine Arts is very popular among Russian and foreign lovers of art. The museum cooperates
with many world-famous museums. So masterpieces from the Louvre, Dresden, the leading galleries of the USA and
other world collections are being exhibited here .
          Another interesting feature of the museum are the so-called December Parties. They were organized on the
initiative of the famous Russian pianist Svyatoslav Richter. The main idea of these parties is to combine two kinds of art
– music and painting.
          The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts is a remarkable depository of world art; it is the pride of Moscow and
Russia.

        6.2.3 Identify these terms: plaster, Grecian vases, Egyptian antiquities, prints, Renaissance, the
Impressionists, open air, pastel.

         6.2.4 What do you remember about the creation of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts?

       1 When was the Fine Arts Room founded?
       2 What did the collection of the Fine Arts Room consist of by 1869?
       3 Who designed the Museum of Fine Arts?
       4 Who was the founder and the first director of the Museum of Fine Arts?

         6.2.5 Recalling the facts

       1 What did a well-known Egyptologist, Vladimir Golenishchev, present to the museum in 1909?
       2 What collections did the Museum of Fine Arts acquire in 1924?
       3 Some masterpieces from the Hermitage were added to the picture collection, weren’t they?
       4 Was the museum enlarged in 1948? What are the names of the collectors of French paintings?
       5 Can you enumerate the treasures the Museum of Fine Arts comprises?

         6.2.6 Thinking about the main idea

       1 Say when and where a group of young painters organized its own exhibition?
       2 Explain why this group of painters was called the Impressionists?
       3 Enumerate the painters who belonged to the Impressionists?

         6.2.7 Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

       1 The Impressionists were the first revolutionaries in modern art.
       2 They showed in black and dark colours the daily life of people.
       3 They painted only in their studios and never in the open air.
       4 The colours were pure, airy and bright.
       5 The main thing for them was to watch how the subject changed under various light conditions.

         6.2.8 What do you know about

       1 the paintings “Rouen Cathedral at Noon” and “Rouen Cathedral at Sunset”?
       2 the painting “The Nude”?
       3 the pastel “Blue Dancers”?

         6.2.9 Imagine that you are a guide in the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. Speak about

       1 the foundation of the Museum of Fine Arts;
       2 the expansion of the museum’s collection;
       3 the Impressionists;

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