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Amazing Art
艺术是自然的并存,后者赋予我们生命,但前者丰富我们的人生。
Pair work:
Complete the quiz. Try to guess if you are not sure of the answers.(P50-1)
1. Where is the Louvre Museum?
a. In London.
b. In Paris.
c. In Berlin.
2. When was the original castle of the Louvre built?
a. The 12th century.
b. The 15th century.
c. The 18th century.
3. How many works of art are there in its collection?
a. Around 180,000.
b. Around 400,000.
c. Around 480,000.
4. Which work of art is among the “Big Three” attractions of the Louvre?
a. The Code of Hammurabi. 《汉谟拉比法典》
b. Liberty Leading the People. 《自由引导人民》
c. Venus de Milo. 《米洛的维纳斯》
The Code of Hammurabi is a well- preserved
legal code of Babylonia, dating back to about
1754 BC. It was one of the first forms of law,
___________(consist) of 282 laws. It was written
on a largestone monument, and put in a public
place ________ everyone could see it. It was found
in 1901, and is now in the Louvre Museum in
Paris.
Liberty Leading the People is a painting by
Eugene Delacroix, __________(mark) the July
Revolutionof 1830, which overthrew King
Charles X of France.
marking
consisting
where
The “Big Three” attractions of the Louvre are generally believed to be Venus de Milo, the Winged Victory of Samothrace and Mona Lisa.
The “Big Three” attractions of the Louvre are generally believed to be Venus de Milo, the Winged Victory of Samothrace and Mona Lisa.
Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek statue and one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture. It is well-known for the mystery of her missing arms.
The “Big Three” attractions of the Louvre are generally believed to be Venus de Milo, the Winged Victory of Samothrace and Mona Lisa.
The Winged Victory of Samotbrace, also called Nike of Samothrace, is a marble Hellenistic(希腊风格的) sculpture of Nike (the Greek goddess of victory), created in about the 2nd century BC. Since 1884, it has been prominently displayed at the Louvre and is one of the