........................................................................ ........................................................................................ ...................................... ......................................... NOME CLASSE DATA COGNOME Monet and Impressionism Around 1860 a group of painters gave rise to an artistic revolution in France. Their new style of painting immediately became known as Impressionism. It was the attempt to arrest a particular moment in time by capturing what the human eye saw. WARM-UP ACTIVITY 1.a Pair work. Compare the two paintings by describing their similarities and differences using the words given below. erotic imagery a glass of absinthe rising oblique line academic painting an air of isolation and desolation five cupids two protagonists idealised figure defined horizon line enclosed space female nude sad and empty eyes sleepy expression reflected space mythological beauty a carafe open space three small tables in white marble 1. Alexandre Cabanel, The Birth of Venus, 1863, oil on canvas, 130x225 cm, Paris, Musée d Orsay. 2. Edgar Degas, L Absinthe, 1873, oil on canvas, 92x68.5 cm, Paris, Musée d Orsay. ACTIVITY 1.b Pair work. Tell your partner which of the two styles of painting you prefer and explain why. I prefer the style in painting number 1 because