Unit 1 Section Ⅰ Reading and Thinking（课件ppt）- 2022-2023学年高二新教材英语选择性必修第三册【勤径学升·同步练测】（人教版）

单击此处添加文本具体内容 UNIT 1　ART Section Ⅰ　Reading and Thinking Are you smiling better than Mona Lisa? Leonardo da Vinci is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all times and perhaps the most talented person ever to have lived.He was born on April 15,1452 near the town of Vinci. [对应学生用书第1页] Section Ⅰ　Reading and Thinking In about 1483, he moved to Milan to work as an engineer, sculptor, painter and architect.Leonardo remained in Milan until the city was invaded by the French in 1499.He may have visited Venice before returning to Florence.During his time in Florence, he painted several portraits, but the only one that survives is the famous Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa was one of Leonardo’s favourite paintings, and he carried it with him until he died.Today, it is regarded as the most famous painting in the world, and is visited by thousands of people every year. Section Ⅰ　Reading and Thinking The painting, a half-length portrait, depicts a woman with an expression often described as mysterious.Who is this familiar figure? Many suggestions have been made, but the most likely one is Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a Florentine silk merchant. Another more unlikely—but popular—theory is that the painting was a self-portrait.There are certainly similarities between the facial features of the Mona Lisa and of the artist’s self-portrait painted many years later.Could this be why Leonardo gave the subject such a mysterious smile? Section Ⅰ　Reading and Thinking Leonardo used a technique to leave the corners of the eyes and the mouth in shadow.It is this technique that makes the Mona Lisa’s expression ambiguous.Today,the Mona Lisa looks rather somber, in dull shades of brown and yellow.This is due to a layer of varnish covering the paint, which has yellowed over the years.It is possible that the painting was once brighter and more colourful than it is now. Section Ⅰ　Reading and Thinking 1.sculptor n.　　　　　　 雕刻家 2.portrait n.　　　 肖像;画像 3.depict vt.　　　 描写;描绘 4.ambiguous adj