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22_Famous Piece of Art

p.87 ex.8
Speaker1 Speaker2 Speaker3
contemporary art, traditional art,
abstract art, modern
video art, performance classical art, Asian
art, pop art
art art
landscape, stuff from the 60’s,
dance, music, lights
portraits, books, TV advertising, comic
movements, sculpture
documentary, pottery books
exhibitions,
museums, galleries,
exhibitions retrospectives,
exhibitions
museums
art is a bit crazy, art is fascinating,
stylish, up-to-date, interesting, a bit
art is incredible,
controversial, expensive, inspiring,
beautiful, amazing
impressive, made from dead and
strange materials disappointing (before)

p.87 ex.9
Speaker1 – sculpture, video art, performance art, contemporary art.
Speaker2 – landscape, portraits, ceramics, classical art.
Speaker3 – abstract art, modern art.

p.87 ex.10a
1. I’m really into that sort of thing.
2. It was so impressive – out of this world.
3. It really took my breath away.
4. It really lived up to my expectations.
5. It was worth the effort and the cost.
6. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Task1
1. d
2. g
3. h
4. b
5. f
6. a
7. i
8. j
9. e
10. c

Task2, 3
1. Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci
2. The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci
3. The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo
4. The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
5. The Scream by Edvard Munch
6. The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali
7. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer
8. The Night Watch by Rembrandt van Rijn
9. Self-portrait without beard by Vincent van Gogh
10. Guernica by Pablo Picasso

Task4
1. Mona Lisa:
 Mona Lisa was painted in the early 16th century.
 It has the highest insurance valuation for a painting ($3 billion).
 It was stolen in 1911.The theft of the Mona Lisa was a worldwide news sensation
and made the painting well known.

2. The Last Supper:

 Leonardo da Vinci started work in 1945 and it took about three years to complete
the painting.
 The last supper is painted on the wall, but it is not a fresco.
 Leonardo da Vinci used his own new technique on his future masterpiece.

3. The Creation of Adam:

 Michelangelo started painting in 1508 and it took about 4 years to complete the
entire ceiling in 1512.
 The Creation of Adam is a small part of a huge painting that covers over 500
square meters of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
 This amazing work of art also consists of 300 figures, portraying the stories told in
the Bible.

4. The Starry Night:

 Starry Night was painted by Vincent van Gogh in an asylum.
 This painting is the “official Starry Night,” but Van Gogh already painted a similar
painting earlier.
 A study has shown that the sky in the Starry Night is a perfect representation of
how it looked like the moment he created the painting.

5. The Scream:
 The initial title of the painting was “The Scream of Nature”.
 Munch painted four different versions of The Scream.
 The Scream has been stolen twice. In 1994 and 2004.

6. The Persistence of Memory:

 The masterpiece is also known as Soft Watches, Droopy Watches, The
Persistence of Time and Melting Clocks.
 The painting made the 28-years-old artist famous.
 The actual oil-on-canvas painting measures only 9.5 inches by 13 inches.

7. Girl with a Pearl Earring:

 Johannes Vermeer didn’t date the painting, so the exact year it was created
remains unknown.
 It’s a rather small painting. The dimensions of it are only 44.5 × 39 centimeters.
 No one knows for sure who this girl in the painting is.

8. The Night Watch:

 The Night Watch has been attacked three times. In 1911, 1975 and 1990.
 The painting’s title doesn’t reflect what is depicted.
 Rembrandt was paid 1,600 guilders to complete this amazing painting, a huge
sum at the time.

9. Self-portrait without beard:

 Self-portrait without beard was painted in September 1889 in Saint-Remy-de-
Provence.
 The self-portrait was a reflection of his state.
 It is one of the most expensive paintings of all time, selling for $71.5 million in
1998 in New York City. At the time, it was the third most expensive painting ever
sold.

10. Guernica:
 Guernica wasn’t always lauded as a masterpiece.
 The painting was not always in greyscale.
 Women are the main characters in Guernica.