Architecture. Зайцева И.В. - 35 стр.

elaborate - тщательно разработанный
restrained - сдержанный
refinement - утонченность
wreaths - венки
scrolls - завитки
intermingling - переплетение
seaweed - морские водоросли
ribbons – ленты

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       3.4.1 Choose the sentences which correspond to the contents of the text:

1) Baroque is a term applied to European Art of the early 15th century.
2) The word “baroque” was used to describe an irregular or imperfectly shaped pearl
only.
3) The Baroque style was concerned with bright colours, hidden light sources and
contrasting surface textures.
4) Cheap materials were used during the Baroque period.
5) The Rococo is considered to be the late phase of the Baroque.
6) The Rococo style is assumed to have appeared in France.

7) During the Rococo period there was no more integration of architecture, painting and
sculpture.

      3.4.2 Work in pairs. Interview your partner as an expert in Baroque and
Rococo architecture. Use the following words and expressions:

European art; spatially complex compositions; curved surfaces; broken pediments;

paired columns; festoons; tremendous richness of motifs; to be integrated into

decorative ensembles; vivid colours; hidden light sources; luxurious materials;

refinement; a quiet monumentally; the late phase; French origin; to suit elegant tastes;

pastel shades; smooth flowing masses; building structure; to reduce to a minimum; to be

raised to the height.