Номер 7, страница 73 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс рабочая тетрадь Афанасьева, Михеева

Unit Four. Steps to the Future. Il. Reading - номер 7, страница 73.

Условие.

7 Read the text and choose the appropriate variants to complete the statements after it.

Whatever the language of the future will be, the language of art is eternal, and works of art will speak for themselves.

About Francisco de Goya

Francisco de Goya, sometimes called the father of modern art, was born in 1746. The son of a guilder, Goya spent some of his youth in Saragossa. There he began studying painting around the age of fourteen. At first Goya copied the works of such artists as Velázquez and Rembrandt van Rijn. Then he spent some time in Rome, Italy, to advance his skills. Later, Goya moved to Madrid.

Through the German artist Anton Raphael Mengs, Goya started to create works for Spain’s royal family. Soon he was appointed official court painter to three generations of Spanish kings. He continued to rise in status and established a reputation as a portrait artist winning commissions from many in royal circles.

Works such as Doña Isabel de Porcel illustrate Goya’s eye for detail. It is one of his typical portraits of the Spanish nobility. The artist skillfully captured the tiniest elements of the face and clothes. The wealthy Spanish lady in the portrait is dressed up in a kind of folk costume, then the height of fashion in Madrid. Goya painted her with soft flattering brushstrokes using the black lace of her shawl to show off her fresh pink colouring. Goya must have painted the lady in the early 1800s. The finished portrait was exhibited in Madrid in 1805.

The artist earned fame in his own lifetime. He got his fortune painting not only beautiful portraits of Spain’s fashionable elite. He also excelled at another, very different kind of art — grotesque prints, mocking at the faults he saw in the world around him. In them the artist criticized the social and political problems of his era. Nothing escaped his critical eye, not even himself.

The print Neither More Nor Less shows a monkey painting an ass. In this print Goya makes fun of his own profession. The ass poses proudly, getting the light, while the monkey-artist crouches humbly in the dark. The monkey’s picture flatters the ass by hiding its huge ears. But in reality, the ass looks awkward and silly. The title of the print is probably a sarcastic reference to the accuracy of most fashionable portraits.

Later though Goya fell out of favour. He even got into trouble with the Inquisition because he had once painted a nude woman. In 1792 Goya became completely deaf after suffering from an unknown malady. He started to work on non-commissioned paintings during his recovery, including portraits of women from all walks of life¹. His style changed somewhat as well. Goya died in France in 1828.

1. Goya started his painting career _______

a) by learning to imitate great works of art

b) in Rome, Italy

c) in his childhood by creating portraits of the Spanish nobility

d) by creating portraits of people from royal circles

2. Francisco de Goya was one of the few artists who _______

a) got commissions from many European royal families

b) got public appreciation during his own life

c) skillfully copied the works of great Italian masters

d) painted royal portraits

3. The artist _______

a) spent all his life in Spain

b) was one of the world-famous portraitists of the 18th century

c) mainly worked in two genres

d) painted his pictures in warm colours

4. The world-famous portrait of Doña Isabel de Porcel _______

a) was first exhibited in France

b) is supposed to be painted in the 19th century

c) is painted with contrasting colours

d) was the first female portrait of the artist

5. At the end of the 18th century Goya _______

a) could neither hear nor speak

b) altered his painting techniques

c) painted only portraits

d) visited Italy

6. Francisco de Goya _______

a) died penniless

b) painted portraits mocking at his rich sitters

c) got his fortune from Doña Isabel

d) was a very attentive observer of the life around him

STATEMENTS	1	2	3	4	5	6
VARIANTS

Решение.

Решение 2.

Прочитайте текст и выберите подходящие варианты, чтобы дополнить утверждения после него.

Ответ:

1. a) by learning to imitate great works of art (научившись подражать великим произведениям искусства)

2. b) got public appreciation during his own life (получил общественное признание при жизни)

3. c) mainly worked in two genres (в основном работал в двух жанрах)

4. b) is supposed to be painted in the 19th century (предположительно, написан в 19 веке)

5. b) altered his painting techniques (изменил свою технику живописи)

6. d) was a very attentive observer of the life around him (был очень внимательным наблюдателем окружающей жизни)

STATEMENTS	1	2	3	4	5	6
VARIANTS	a	b	c	b	b	d