UNIT 7. The World of Painting » Стр.74 (2)

Circle the correct word. Art museums preserve numerous masterpieces which prove that art painting goes back thousands of years ago. Even now we admire the mosaic and fresco pictures, icons which have survived through hundreds of years. Among the best known icons is The Trinity' by Andrey Rublyov, a painter who opened a new era in world painting. The works of painters, whether Italian, German, English, Dutch, Ukrainian, French or Russian are always marked by a profound humanism and are inspired by innovatory ideas. The names of the greatest impressionists C. Monet, Renoir, Degas are well-known for their individual blossoming fields, so beloved by Claud Monet, the world seems to be constantly changing and shimmering. Auguste Renoir's favourite theme is the bright crowd of a merry Parisian Festival. Painters Cezanne and Van Gogh expressed in their works the desire to return to an integrated perception of the world. In the middle of the nineteenth century Ukrainian art found itself under the strong influence of Taras Shevchenko's art and verse. He created emotionally attractive still life images and acquired his own vision of Ukrainian rural life. Lovely Ukrainian natural scenes inspired many Ukrainian and Russian painters to create poetic landscapes. Nowadays, Ukrainian art probably develops every well-known trend, ranging from Neorealism to Post-modernism.