History has witnessed great changes in the styles of Western art. During the Middle Ages,

History has witnessed great changes in the styles of Western art. During the Middle Ages, a conventional artist would mainly aim to represent __31__ (religion) themes. A feeling of respect and love for God would be created in a typical picture of this period. Then people began to adopt a more humanistic and realistic attitude __32__ life during the Renaissance. Artists attempted to paint people and nature __33__ they really were. Then in the late 19^th century, Europe changed a great deal from a mostly agricultural society to a mostly industrial one, __34__ led to a new painting style __35__ (know) as Impressionism. But as painting of this style were not as detailed as __36__ of earlier painters, they were said to be ridiculous by some people. However, paintings of this period, controversial as they used to be, __37__ (accept) as the beginning of Modern Art. Style of modern art differ __38__ (great) from one another. Some paintings are rather abstract, __39__ others may be as realistic as photographs. It is hard to predict __40__ painting styles there will be in the future.

31.religious  32. to/towards      33.as      34 which  35.known

36.those     37.were accepted    38.greatly  39.while  40.what