| A. figures B. humanistic C. subjective D. representative E. divided F. realistic |
Western painting can be mainly into four periods—the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, Impressionism and Modern Art. Artists during the Middle Age period showed greater interest in religious to teach people about Christianity, and their works were often primitive and two-dimensional. Later, because of the use of perspective and the oil paint, the paintings in Renaissance period looked more . Some even looked like photographs. Many great painters and their masterpieces appeared during this period. Unlike the artists in Renaissance, the paintings of Impressionists conveyed the artists' impressions the scenes gave them but not just detailed records of the scenes themselves. After that came Modern Art, Picasso was a of this period. Some of his paintings may look too abstract to understand!
