Question

Напишите 6-7 вопросов к тексту упражнения. Painting in England in the 17th — 19th centuries is represented by a number of great artists and during that period it was greatly represented by foreign painters. The Flemish painter Van Dyck was really the father of English Portrait School. The English king personally invited Van Dyck to London and during his first year in England the painter spent most of his time painting the King and the Queen. Such prominent masters as Reynolds. Gainsborough and Lawrence were influenced by his work. He created a genre of aristocratic and intellectual portrait which influenced much the development of English painting. During the 18th century the national school of painting was created. William Hogarth was the first great English painter who raised British pictorial art to a high level of importance. He wasn't success as a portrait painter. But his pictures of social life which he called ‘modern moral subject` brought him fame and position. (если что это упражнение с учебника Карпюк 10 клас, упр.6,с.113)

Answer 1

1. In what century the national school of painting was created? - В каком веке была создана национальная школа живописи? 
2. What genre influenced development of English painting? -  Какой жанр повлиял на развитие английской живописи?
3. About what painting of centuries there is a speech in the text? - О живописи каких веков идёт речь в тексте? 
4.How called the famous Flemish painter? - Как звали известного Фламандского живописца? 

Answer 2

1. Who were some of the great artists representing painting in England during the 17th - 19th centuries? 2. How did foreign painters contribute to the representation of painting in England during this period? 3. What role did Van Dyck play in the development of the English Portrait School? 4. How did Van Dyck's work influence prominent masters like Reynolds, Gainsborough, and Lawrence? 5. How did Van Dyck's genre of aristocratic and intellectual portrait impact the development of English painting? 6. Who was the first great English painter to raise British pictorial art to a high level of importance? 7. What type of paintings brought William Hogarth fame and position, despite not being successful as a portrait painter?