Unit One 1
Text A What Is Art? 1
Text B Art History 10
Text C Contemporary Art 18
Unit Two 24
Text A Museums 24
Text B The History of the British Museum 32
Text C The National Palace Museum 40
Unit Three 47
Text A The Plastic Art of Sculpture 47
Text B Michelangelo Buonarroti:Son of Florence 57
Text C The Statue of Liberty 65
Unit Four 72
Text A Painting 72
Text B Why Vincent van Gogh Painted Sunflowers 81
Text C Pablo Picasso:From a Child Prodigy to an Utter Genius 88
Unit Five 95
Text A Sydney Opera House 95
Text B The Paris Opera House 105
Text C Musikverein,Vienna 114
Unit Six 120
Text A The Waltz King—Johann Strauss Ⅱ 120
Text B The Great Composer—Peter Tchaikovsky 131
Text C A Child Prodigy—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 139
Unit Seven 146
Text A Baroque and Gothic Architectures 146
Text B The Architecture of St.Peter's Basilica 157
Text C Bird's Nest—An Architectural Breakthrough 166
Unit Eight 173
Text A Chinese Calligraphy 173
Text B Traditional Chinese Couplets and New Year Pictures 185
Text C Gongfu Tea in China 194
Unit Nine 200
Text A Beijing Opera 200
Text B Symphony No.5 in C minor,Op.67 212
Text C The History of CATS 220
Unit Ten 228
Text A Diamonds 228
Text B Natural Pearls vs.Cultured Pearls 239
Text C Agate 247
Unit Eleven 253
Text A Cloisonné 253
Text B The Chinese Knot 265
Text C Paper-Cut 272
Unit Twelve 278
Text A The Academy Awards-Oscar 278
Text B Celebrated Photographers Using Digital Cameras 290
Text C Laser harp 298
Unit Thirteen 305
Text A Sotheby's 305
Text B Museum Collection 317
Text C Caring for Collections 324
Unit Fourteen 330
Text A Curator 330
Text B Organizing an Art Exhibition 341
Text C Pricing Paintings in an Art Exhibition 349
Appendix 355